Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) recently announced that the 5 minute power outage scheduled for Thursday, February 27, at 2 p.m. could last up to an hour due to faster than expected progress on moving the transmission cables to the new Bonner Bridge replacement. The power outage will affect Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo and Avon, although […]
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Kerry Wayne Felty, age 61, of Clayton, NC passed away peacefully in his sleep into the Lord’s arms on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 in Buxton, NC. Born on October 1, 1957 in Greenville, KY to Jerry Wayne Felty and Janet Lou Tyson Sperber, he worked in the Information Technology field in Raleigh until 2011. Since […]
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Residents sound off on Basnight Bridge option There was another skirmish over the new Oregon Inlet bridge last week as a group of Hatteras Island residents — speaking remotely from the Fessenden Center Annex in Buxton during the Dare Commissioners’ Feb. 19 meeting — registered their displeasure with the effort to name it after former […]
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February 11, 1928 – February 25, 2019 KITTY HAWK — Annie Catherine Jones Sanders, 91, of Kitty Hawk, NC surrounded by loved ones quietly passed to be with her Lord and to join her beloved Jimmy Ray on February 25, 2019, at her home. Born February 11, 1928, in Blackstone Virginia, she was the daughter […]
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced new election dates to fill the seat in North Carolina’s Third Congressional District, which has been vacant since Congressman Walter Jones, Jr. passed away earlier this month. “People in eastern North Carolina need a voice in Congress,” Gov. Cooper said. “We’re moving ahead so they can choose their new representative […]
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Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS) of Coastal Studies is in the process of rebuilding its research oyster reef using the oyster rack method, (which entails attaching oysters to a rack before placing in the sound waters), and they need the community’s assistance to help make the operation a success. Used oyster shells are requested to […]
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Photos by Don Bowers Our very own Lady Canes have done it again. For the second year in a row, Cape Hatteras Secondary School’s (CHSS) girl’s basketball team has gone undefeated to earn the title of NC 1A Conference Champions and qualify for the state playoffs. Though the team was defeated in the 4th round […]
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The 2019 Cape Hatteras National Seashore camping season at the Oregon Inlet, Cape Point, Frisco, and Ocracoke campgrounds will begin on Friday, April 12. Water and electric services are available at 23 camping sites at Oregon Inlet Campground. All campgrounds accommodate tents, trailers, and motorhomes up to 35 feet. Each campground also provides restrooms, potable […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Thomas Everett Baker, 76, of Kill Devil Hills, NC passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2019.
Drilling opponents prepare for May meeting The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is currently expected to hold an open house meeting regarding the proposed 2019-’24 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program on May 14 at the Ramada Plaza in Kill Devil Hills. That information was shared at the Dare Board of […]
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