Due to shoaling issues and low water depths in Big Foot Slough, the North Carolina Ferry System is temporarily implementing size and weight limits on vehicles using the Cedar Island-Ocracoke and Swan Quarter-Ocracoke routes. Effective immediately, no vehicles over 40 feet will be allowed on the Pamlico Sound routes, and each departure will carry no […]
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Cape Hatteras Secondary will be taking two spirit buses to support the varsity girls basketball team in the 4th round of the state playoffs against Pamlico County High School on Tuesday, February 27. The seats on the bus will only be given to high school students who have no missing work from any class and […]
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The CHSS Lady Canes brought the crowd to its feet on Saturday night with a 52-45 win over the Roxboro Community Bulldogs. The Lady Canes now advance to the fourth round of the 2018 Women’s Basketball Championships – 1A with an upcoming Tuesday game against Pamlico County. Facing a team that they had never played […]
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Ed Danko, a candidate in the upcoming Republican party primary for an open at-large seat on the Dare County Board of Commissioners, has resigned from the local party organization amid a controversy involving the candidate and a local business. In recent days, stories have circulated inside and outside of Dare GOP circles that Danko had […]
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As of Wednesday, February 21, about 93% of the total sand for the project had been placed on the beach. The hopper dredge Magdalen resumed pumping on Wednesday afternoon following delays caused by rough seas and a broken wire at the connection of the float hose. The pipe has been flipped and work is currently […]
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MANTEO– James Flora Midgett, 76, of Manteo, passed away Friday, February 23,2018 after a brief illness. He was born March 29, 1941 in Rodanthe, NCto Margaret Frances Cuthrell (Midgett) of Washington,NC and Warren Jerome Midgett of Salvo, NC. James was an activemember of Manteo Faith Baptist Church. Inaddition to his parents, he is preceded in […]
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Editor’s Note: The Island Free Press is delighted to be working with journalism students and writers from CHSS this year, and will be posting their work in our Commentary & Guest Columns page as they continue to grow into exceptional journalists.
There’s an old saying that “it takes a village,” but sometimes a strong individual can get the ball rolling to make a big mark on the community. Plans are in the works to install a new substance abuse and mental health services center in the former medical building in Hatteras village, and many of the […]
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The halls of Cape Hatteras Secondary School echoed with anticipation last night as the Lady Canes prepared to take on the Tigers of Creswell High School. Even those who had not been to a basketball game all season came in support of the Lady Canes, packing into bleachers with an excited sense of pride in […]
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The Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) covered a wide range of Hatteras Island-related issues at their February 22 meeting in Manteo. Topics which pertained to the island and / or the local community included the following. Proposed Zoning Amendments for Food Stands Following a presentation from Planning Director Donna Creef, the Board of Commissioners […]
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