The M/V Rodanthe – the new river-class vehicular ferry for the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route – arrived at the NCDOT Shipyard in Manns Harbor, N.C. over the weekend, and is expected to make its official debut in mid-July, 2019. The new ferry will replace the 22-year-old M/V Thomas A. Baum, and is part of an ongoing […]
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After initially proposing that more public restrooms would be built on Ocracoke by July, that hope has faded for this year as the Ocracoke Preservation Society did not receive any acceptable bids for the project. The nonprofit organization is still looking for a contractor for this project at the Island Inn and has dropped the […]
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On June 17, 1999, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse began a journey rather than guided one. Over the course of 23 days, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was relocated 2,900 feet to where it stands today because of the threat of shoreline erosion, the park service website states. When Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was completed in 1870, the […]
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Purchasing a second home on Hatteras Island usually involves a number of different motivations. The decision usually starts with a basic desire to establish a more permanent relationship wit the island and to have a place in which to create lasting memories for the family. At some point, the investment aspects of the purchase come […]
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42 members of the Class of 2019 at Cape Hatteras Secondary School received their diplomas at the commencement ceremonies on Saturday evening, June 15. The Class of 2019 marched into and out of the William P. Dillon Memorial Gymnasium to the traditional “Pomp and Circumstance,” played by the Cape Hatteras Secondary School Graduation Band, which […]
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By Bruce Paul, www.thebigrock.com Top Dog became “Top of the World” Saturday when it landed a record-breaking 914-pound blue marlin to win the 61stannual Big Rock Blue Marlin tournament. Top Dog captain Ryan Knapp of Ocean City, Md., and angler Todd Dickerson, Damascus, Md., fought their catch for more than five hours and then needed an additional […]
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The North Carolina Ferry System’s Ocracoke Express passenger ferry will be making an adjustment to its schedule on June 16. Under the new schedule, the ferry will depart Hatteras at 9:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., with departures from Ocracoke’s Silver Lake Terminal at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. “We heard from many passengers […]
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The Coast Guard medevaced a 55-year-old Canadian man from a cruise ship 100 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras Friday morning. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard’s 5th District command center in Portsmouth, Virginia, initially received the report via phone call from personnel aboard the cruise ship Anthem of the Seas, who stated that one of their […]
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NAGS HEAD — Robert “Rob” S. Pate of Nags Head, NC left us to go to the Lord, June 12, 2019. He was born August 21, 1971 in Pensacola, FL. Rob is survived by his mother Connie R. Pate; father, Christian Pate, III; a son, Jaxson Pate; stepdaughter, Mariah Glass; sister, Tracey Pate Zimmerman; brother […]
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NAGS HEAD — Veronica Victoria Rodriguez passed away on June 8, 2019. She was born January 1, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland. Veronica is survived by her son, Bill Stafford and wife, Lynn of Towson, Maryland; her son, Ronald Stafford of the home; her brother, Wayne Colburn of the home; granddaughter, Jessica; grandson, Billy, as well […]
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