The Outcasters, an all-women’s team from Nags Head, won the 61st Cape Hatteras Anglers Club Surf Invitational Fishing Tournament. Stephanie Bayne, Audrey Whitlock, Sharon Newbold, Ginger Knight, Angie Gaskins and Jean Flannigan caught 47 fish for a total of 218 points to finish atop the 120-team tournament that’s the largest in the world.
Thunderstorms and showers with gusty winds are forecast for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands beginning Monday night due to a low pressure crossing the coastal North Carolina area, per a Monday afternoon update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. The strongest storms are expected to develop between midnight and sunrise on Tuesday […]
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The Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) covered a number of Outer Banks-related issues and achievements at their November 5 meeting in Manteo. Topics which pertained to the island and / or the local community included the following. Budget Amendment Approved to Dredge Hatteras Inlet The BOC approved a budget amendment to allow for […]
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A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a 57-year-old man suffering chest pains aboard a 48-foot sailing vessel approximately 200 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, Saturday morning. Watchstanders at the Fifth District Command Center in Portsmouth received Personal Locater Beacon and Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon alerts registered to the sailboat Marie Elena at around noon Friday. […]
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The Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) approved the proposed framework of the recently revived Commission for Working Watermen at their November 5 meeting, paving the way for commission member appointments to be made. The Dare County Commission for Working Watermen originally formed in 2008, but quietly ceased meeting in December of 2012 without formally […]
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The National Parks of Eastern North Carolina are pleased to announce that Dr. Tracy A. Ziegler has been selected to serve as the new chief of resource management and science for Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Cape Lookout National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, Moores Creek National Battlefield, and Wright Brothers National Memorial (National Parks […]
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After months of work, the new PORT Health Services site is on the brink of opening, and the folks behind the massive effort to bring expanded mental health facilities to Hatteras village are planning two events to make a grand introduction to the community. The new PORT Health services site stemmed from a grassroots movement […]
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Below is a list of people who have been arrested on view or with warrants by the Dare County Sheriff’s Office for a felony charge and taken to the Dare County Detention Facility. All subjects are considered innocent until proven guilty. October 1, 2018 Ryan Clay Huddleston (M, 32) – (F) Possession Sch VI CS, […]
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Almost exactly two and a half years ago, county and state officials gathered at the base of the Bonner Bridge to ceremoniously dip their shovels in the dirt and mark the launch of the new Bonner Bridge project. And my, how much has changed in just a couple of years’ time. Since the April 16, […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates related to recreational activities on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News items related to the National Seashore for the week of November 8 include the following: A Winter Lighthouse Climb will be held on December 8 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. During the climb, visitors […]
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