At the end of the Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) meeting on November 4, the BOC agreed to allocate up to $250,000 from the Beach Nourishment Fund to pay for an upcoming study to examine the details and costs of initiating a beach nourishment project in Avon. The allocation for an Avon study stemmed […]
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Two weeks after the federal holiday, Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS) faculty, staff, and students refused to allow Veteran’s Day to go unrecognized. In their annual Veteran’s Day event on Friday, CHSS honored local veterans and active-duty servicemen and women with sustenance, signs, and songs. Veterans were welcomed into CHSS’s cafeteria at 9:00 a.m. for […]
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March 10, 1934 – November 20, 2019 MANTEO — Patricia Basinger Fearing, age 85, died Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at her home. She was the widow of Woodson Bradford (Woodie) Fearing, II, whom she married in 1967. A sixth-generation Charlottean, she was the daughter of the late Thelma Bennett Basinger Hooton and the late Julius […]
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The Oregon Inlet Campground will stay open at Cape Hatteras National Seashore after its customary seasonal closure. The campground usually closes after Thanksgiving weekend, but this year the campground will stay open for the entire year as the National Seashore evaluates a new camping opportunity. All 120 sites will be open for use. One restroom […]
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KITTY HAWK — Carol R. Stanfield Medeiros, 82, of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina passed away on November 22, 2019 at home after a long illness. Carol was born in Springfield, Illinois, daughter of the late Roscoe and Dorothy Stanfield and spent her formative years in Broadwell and Lincoln, Illinois. In 1956 she moved to Washington, […]
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Since Hurricane Dorian devastated Ocracoke on Sept. 6, many friends from near and far have come to the island’s aid, and more are on the way to create a community Thanksgiving feast. The meal will be from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Berkley Barn, and is for residents, non-resident property owners, and temporary volunteers […]
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold five public meetings in early December to receive suggestions and comments on cultch planting. Cultch planting involves strategically placing shells and rock to enhance shellfish habitat in potentially productive shellfish areas. Oysters, clams and other aquatic life are attracted to the cultch and begin to immediately colonize […]
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The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission is moving forward with management measures for the blue crab fishery designed to end overfishing and achieve sustainable harvest. The commission last week selected management measures for the draft Blue Crab Fishery Management Plan Amendment 3. The draft amendment will now be sent for departmental review. Selected management measures would: […]
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The U.S. Coast Guard continues their search for a 50-year-old boater who was reported missing while sailing from New York to Florida on Thursday night. Michael Bye was reported to be sailing aboard his 35-foot recreational vessel, the H.M.S. Me II. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard’s Fifth District command center were notified at 7:40 p.m. […]
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The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site & Museum in Rodanthe has a wave of special events and activities planned for this coming week, as part of their annual Season’s End Festivities. On Tuesday, November 26, at 2:00 p.m., visitors will have an opportunity to go back in time to the Life-Saving Station’s early 20th-century heyday by […]
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