What are you serving for Valentine’s Day weekend? A special dessert? I have two choices for you. One is very rich, sweet and homey. The other is more subdued, lighter, and elegant. Either is a good option for Valentine celebrations. PANETTONE BREAD PUDDING Panettone, a cake-like Italian Christmas bread studded with dried fruit, is definitely […]
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After hooking a fish, reeling it in from the sea floor and posing for a photo, there’s a fairly good chance a recreational fisher might release their catch back into the ocean. The chance of that fish’s survival is less clear. Rising numbers of released fish, combined with an uncertain likelihood of their survival, has […]
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Many properties have been reclassified on the new flood maps that will become effective on June 19. The Dare County Planning Board will hold two informational meetings about the updated flood maps for Dare County that will become effective June 19. Many properties have been reclassified on the new flood maps, in many instances at […]
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While the NC Ferry Division will again rent a passenger ferry for Ocracoke this summer, it is battling a defamation lawsuit brought by the company still building a custom passenger ferry. Last May, US Workboats (formerly known as Armstrong Marine Inc.) in Hubert, near Swansboro, sued the NC Ferry Division over breach of contract, claiming […]
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The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division will resume a three-boat schedule on Pamlico Sound Feb. 13. The new schedule will be as follows: • Ocracoke to Cedar Island: 7:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. • Cedar Island to Ocracoke: 7:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. • Ocracoke to Swan Quarter: 7 a.m., […]
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A potential beach nourishment project in Avon took a step forward at the February 4 meeting of the Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC), as the Board unanimously selected contractor Coastal Science and Engineering to submit a contract for a feasibility study. County Manager Bobby Outten explained to the Board that the Capital Improvements Planning […]
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Hyde County will receive $2.08 million in grant money from the Golden LEAF Foundation for Hurricane Dorian repairs. The awards are part of a total $2.975 million for disaster recovery and two job creation projects that the Golden LEAF board approved at their meeting last week. All together, these projects will assist five counties recovering […]
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The Dare County Waterways Commission, accompanied by representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT), met in the Fessenden Center Annex in Buxton on Monday night to discuss recent developments in dredging projects throughout the county. Unfortunately, these entities have all have faced obstacles […]
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The Coast Guard is searching for a possible missing vessel after being alerted by an unregistered emergency position indicating radio beacon and finding debris approximately 126 miles southeast of Wilmington, Tuesday morning. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard District Five command center in Portsmouth, Virginia received the distress alert at approximately 11 a.m. Watchstanders issued an […]
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The N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will begin placing additional sand and sandbags along portions of N.C. 12 on Wednesday on Ocracoke Island in response to lingering effects from Hurricane Dorian. The project is designed to protect four segments of the roadway damaged by Dorian and a subsequent storm in November. The project will involve […]
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