It was on the 5 o’clock ferry from Aurora, heading back to the Outer Banks, when a conversation took place that encapsulated the divergent viewpoints I had heard during my 450-mile trek combing the coast. The passenger in the adjacent white pickup truck leaned out his window, asking where I was going, and I told […]
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“They were at the wrong place at the right time,” said Frank Schwartz, a marine zoology professor at University of North Carolina’s Institute of Marine Sciences in Morehead City. “A lot of things came together at the same time. It was a kind of perfect storm for shark attacks.” Two attacks last week on swimmers […]
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Long-sought funds to finish the Graveyard of the Atlantic in Hatteras could be provided soon, but it might not be smart for supporters to hold their breath. The money would be forthcoming only if the General Assembly this session backs Gov. McCrory’s “Connect NC” $2.85 billion bond proposal, agrees to put it to a public […]
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After a quarter century of planning, studies, bickering, and finally legal challenges from environmental groups, the decrepit 2.7-mile Herbert C. Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet will be replaced with a new parallel span. The announcement came in a news release about 1:30 this afternoon that the North Carolina Department of Transportation, along with the state […]
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By CATHERINE KOZAK Instead of being dissolved, the Dare County Oregon Inlet and Waterways Commission is being reinvigorated with a more direct approach to Hatteras Inlet’s issues. At its meeting in Manteo on Tuesday night, the seven-member panel voted unanimously to recommend to the county Board of Commissioners that it continue to function. The panel […]
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By CATHERINE KOZAK The proposed consolidation of the Dare County Oregon Inlet and Waterways Commission and the Oregon Inlet Task Force has been met with strong pushback from users of Hatteras Inlet, who fear their needs will be swamped by Oregon Inlet’s continual woes. At a contentious meeting on Thursday of the ad-hoc committee appointed […]
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Artifacts found in recent digs in Buxton may be solid evidence that the so-called “Lost Colony” fled to Croatoan. Or they may not. Until findings are published, the work is among numerous unproven tidbits that add to centuries of speculation on what happened to the English settlers who disappeared from Roanoke Island after 1587. The […]
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This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Scotch bonnet as North Carolina’s official state shell. For a state with one of the longest coastlines on the Eastern Seaboard, it makes sense that it was the first to have its own shell. Unfortunately, the lovely gastropod — snail, that is — is notoriously difficult to […]
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Businesses owners on Hatteras Island already have to contend with unpredictable weather and periodic road issues, but local kiteboarding businesses say unfair competition may be also undercutting their bottom line. Although it is mostly done under the radar, some out-of-town companies have been sub-leasing large houses to groups and offering kiteboarding workshops, meals made by […]
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By CATHERINE KOZAK Coastal Review Online For members of LegaSea, an Outer Banks grassroots anti-drilling group, it was like a flashback to more than 25 years ago when Mobil Oil Corp. wanted to sink an exploratory well off Cape Hatteras – except this time, they were joined by opponents of all ages and political stripes. […]
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