Travelers driving past Canadian Hole may have noticed some unusual activity in recent days, as Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) and contractor Carolina Power and Signalization (CPS) are working to replace a transmission pole along the soundside in the area. The work is taking place during the week of January 6, and the existing wooden […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Donna Elizabeth Magruder, 75, originally of Arlington, VA, died January 9, 2020, at her Kill Devil Hills, NC home. Born February 21, 1944, in Washington, DC- she was the loving daughter of the late Donald R. Magruder and the late Frances E. (Betty) Magruder. Donna attended Washington & Lee High School in Arlington, […]
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Resiliency planners with Wood, a company which offers contract-based solutions in energy and environmental markets, convened a public Hazard Mitigation Plan meeting on Wednesday night, January 8, in Buxton to encourage feedback from locals on the plan’s current draft. For the past year, both Dare and Currituck counties have made moves to create a Hazard […]
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Bob Woodard, Chairman of the Dare County Board of Commissioners, was in Washington D.C. on Thursday morning to attend the White House event where President Trump announced an update to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations in order to streamline and shorten review times for major infrastructure projects. During his remarks, President Trump referenced […]
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Demolition of the now-closed Herbert C. Bonner Bridge is just beyond the halfway point, while N.C. 12 on northern Pea Island is getting a new layer of asphalt this week. Work to tear down the bridge that carried N.C. 12 over Oregon Inlet for more than 60 years has been taking place at both ends […]
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The Coast Guard suspended its search Thursday afternoon for two mariners who were reported missing after the commercial fishing vessel Papa’s Girl capsized in the vicinity of the Pamlico Sound. Watchstanders at the Fifth Coast Guard District command center were notified Tuesday night by a distress signal that was sent from the vessel’s emergency position […]
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AVON — Reba Rae Jordan, 63, a native and lifelong resident of Avon, was called home by her Lord on Saturday, January 4, 2020, while in her home. She was born on September 6, 1956 in Buxton, NC to the late Joseph and Ruby Williams. She was a member of the St. John United Methodist […]
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Ocracoke Islanders should see the removal of full-to-bursting trash bins this week, said Hyde County Manager Kris Noble at Monday night’s board of commissioners meeting. The contract with David’s trash was scheduled to terminate Dec. 31, she said, but the company has been granted an extension. The county had planned to seek bids for a […]
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The Coast Guard continues to search through Wednesday night for two missing mariners whose vessel capsized in the vicinity of the Pamlico Sound, Tuesday night. Watchstanders at the Fifth Coast Guard District command center received the vessel’s distress signal from an emergency position indicating radio beacon on Tuesday night and quickly launched an MH-60 Jayhawk […]
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Old Christmas has roots on Hatteras Island due to its isolated nature, and subsequently, the stubborn nature of its inhabitants. Great Britain changed calendars dropping 11 days from September in 1752, leaving “New Christmas” on December 25th, and Old Christmas – the first Saturday after The Epiphany – about 11 days after the new Christmas […]
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