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The forecasted accumulation of snow during Wednesday night’s storm has increased in the Wednesday morning update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City Office. As of Wednesday morning, southern Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island is expected to get 2-3 inches of snow, while northern Hatteras Island, (including Rodanthe, Waves and Salvo), is expected […]
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Up to three inches of snow is now forecast for the islands, per the Wednesday afternoon update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. 2-3 inches is forecast for all of Hatteras Island in the latest briefing, and 1-2 inches is forecast for Ocracoke. The transition from rain to snow is expected […]
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October 27, 1953 – January 17, 2018 WANCHESE — RoseTillett Davenport, 64, died peacefully at her home in Wanchese. Shefought a hard battle with brain cancer and lost that battle at 2:05a.m. on Wednesday, January 17, 2018. She will be remembered as a lovingwife, mother, and grandmother. Born in Currituck County on October 17, 1953, […]
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Taking advantage of a lull in crisis mode, members of the Dare County Waterways Commission spent Tuesday’s quiet winter night planning proactive steps to stay ahead of issues looming this year in Hatteras Inlet. “This is a good time for us to set the bar,” Chairman Dave May told the panel at its first meeting […]
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A light snowfall is expected across most of eastern North Carolina, including Hatteras and Ocracoke islands, per the Tuesday morning briefing from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. As a cold front crosses the region on Wednesday, precipitation will initially fall as rain, with temperatures above freezing. Then, beginning in the early […]
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On January 11, Republican Ed Danko announced his candidacy for the November 2018 election for the at-large seat of Dare County Commissioner. If elected, it would be the first time in recent memory that the Board of Commissioners would have two representatives from Hatteras Island – The last time it occurred was from 1961 through […]
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A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for Eastern North Carolina per the Tuesday afternoon update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. The highest impacts will be on the mainland, west of Route 17, and the rainfall that may turn into eventual snow is forecasted to begin on Wednesday evening at […]
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The skies over Buxton were a little darker over the weekend, as the light of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse stopped functioning due to damage from the recent wave of winter storms. Though it was not clear which storm caused the lighting issue, (whether it was the early January storm or the recent thunderstorms on Friday), […]
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The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission is accepting public comment on five recommended changes to the commercial fishing license structure it plans to further discuss at its February meeting. “Nothing here is etched in stone,” said commission Chairman Sammy Corbett. A committee made up of three commission members voted yesterday to recommend the full commission begin […]
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