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Monthly Archives: May, 2018

Hatteras Island Rescue Squad Launches Rip Current Education Program for the Summer

Local News Staff Reporter -
The Hatteras Island Rescue Squad is bringing back their Rip Current Safety and Beach Hazards program for the summer of 2018, after a successful...

Ocrafolk Festival Breezes into Ocracoke Village June 1-3 By...

Island Features Joy Crist -
One of the most anticipated weekends of the summer is just around the corner for music fans on Ocracoke Island, as the Ocrafolk Music...

Night Sky: BIG Planets and Other Night Sky Highlights for June 2018

Island Features Gerry Lebing -
Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system. Its diameter is about 87 thousand miles--that’s about 11 times larger than Earth’s! Jupiter is...

Senate Approves Budget with $15 Million for Dare Dredge

Local News Sam Walker -
This year’s legislative short session is expected to be about as short as it can get, and passing an adjusted state budget is going...

Massachusetts Man Dies in the Ocean Near Ramp 70 on Ocracoke Island

Local News Staff Reporter -
On Wednesday afternoon, a 55-year-old man died while swimming in the ocean near Ramp 70 on Ocracoke Island. The man was visiting from North...
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Cleron Overton Carawan

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Cleron Overton Carawan, 91, of Wanchese, NC, passed away...

Congressman Murphy introduces bipartisan legislation to help owners remove oceanfront homes before they collapse

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Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., alongside Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME),...

ORV night driving restrictions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands begin May 1

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Night driving restrictions on oceanside beaches within the Cape...

Rip Current Awareness Week: Inland, out-of-state residents are vast majority of victims

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Story courtesy National Weather Service This week is Carolinas Rip...

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Traffic lights in Hatteras Village will be replaced with stop signs

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Due to deterioration and a high replacement cost, the...

Cora Lee O’Neal

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Cora L. O’Neal was called home to be with...

Blackfin tuna catches close to shore are creating a buzz

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Hatteras Island is currently experiencing an unusual event in...

Rudy Leroy Austin

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OCRACOKE -- Rudy Leroy Austin, a cherished native son...

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