By SANDY SEMANS ROSS Just as the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission convenes on Wednesday for its quarterly meeting in Raleigh, there has been a complete turnover of the panel’s commercial fishing members. By statute, the nine-member board must include three members representing the commercial industry. Sammie Corbett and Alison Willis, both of whom have served […]
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In early August 2016, the Durham VOICE, a community newspaper written by teens, and Partners for Youth Opportunity, the nonprofit that runs the newspaper, teamed with the Ocracoke Observer to bring the teen writers to this Outer Banks island for a working weekend. Jock Lauterer, senior lecturer and director of the Carolina Community Media Project […]
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A local man was charged with multiple offenses after hitting and destroying the sign in front of the Uglie Mugs Coffee Shop in Avon on Sunday evening. Per State Highway Patrol officer Trooper Weaver, the individual was driving a Lexus 2002 ES at approximately 6:39 p.m. on Sunday when he hit the sign outside of […]
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The Chicamacomico Historical Association and Dare County Arts Council is co-hosting an art exhibit at the DCAC Gallery in Manteo throughout the month of August to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the famous 1918 Mirlo rescue. As part of its efforts to restore the Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station, CHA has carefully replaced and preserved older cedar […]
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A stray pony that was picked up while enjoying a walk along a Rodanthe beach on Monday afternoon was returned to its owners soon after it was found, per Dare County Animal Services. The pony was spotted unaccompanied and moseying along the oceanfront, and approached a few beach-goers who in turn called the Dare County […]
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The Outer Beaches Realty Waves office was struck by lightning on Sunday morning during a series of thunderstorms that blew through Hatteras Island. Outer Beaches Realty reported in a statement that while the building has sustained some damage and is closed at this time, there were no injuries. Firefighters were called to the scene at […]
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Conditions in the ocean and the atmosphere are conspiring to produce a less active Atlantic hurricane season than initially predicted in May, though NOAA and FEMA are raising caution as the season enters its peak months. “There are still more storms to come – the hurricane season is far from being over. We urge continued […]
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Dare County Advanced EMT (AEMT) Bill Laricos was recognized at the August 6 Board of Commissioners meeting as the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Dare County EMT of the Year, as well as the North Carolina EMT of the Year. Each year, VFW chapters select emergency medical technicians, law enforcement and firefighter personnel to receive […]
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By CATHERINE KOZAK COASTAL ONLINE REVIEW As the need for dredging in North Carolina waterways has long ago surpassed the availability of funds and equipment to dredge, Dare County, with the help of $15 million provided in the recent state budget, is about to try something different: Build a dedicated dredge to maintain its waterways. […]
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Coast Guard helicopter and boat crews helped eight people on a charter boat as it was taking on water about 30 miles southeast of Hatteras Inlet, Thursday. The crew of the fishing boat Runaway called Coast Guard Sector North Carolina at 12:21 p.m., reporting that the Good Times, a 44-foot white boat with eight people […]
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