UPDATE: Redevelopment of old Coast Guard housing gets commissioners’ approval By CATHERINE KOZAK

By CATHERINE KOZAK By CATHERINE KOZAK The Cottages at the Cape project in Buxton cleared a major hurdle on Monday, with unanimous approval by the Dare County Board of Commissioners of a zoning change that will permit duplexes and rebuilding of buildings under certain conditions. Formerly housing for Coast Guard families at Group Cape Hatteras, […]

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New book details a horrific chapter in World War II history that unfolded off the North Carolina coast BY CATHERINE KOZAK

Two years before the 1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane devastated Ocracoke and Hatteras islands, a national tragedy had played out in the waters off the Outer Banks, and to this day, many Americans have little knowledge of the horrific slaughter that took place. Kevin Duffus, author of the recently released book, “War Zone: World War II […]

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Neighbors of the old Coast Guard housing in Buxton are concerned about development By CATHERINE KOZAK

By CATHERINE KOZAK By CATHERINE KOZAK Developers who have contracted to buy the housing complex at the former Coast Guard base in Buxton are renewing promises to keep the community’s concerns in mind as they plan restoration of the property. Neighbors of the long-abandoned base came out in force at a public hearing on a […]

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Is ‘smart growth’ a U.N. conspiracy? By CATHERINE KOZAK Coastal Review Online

By CATHERINE KOZAK Coastal Review Online By CATHERINE KOZAK Coastal Review Online A group in Currituck County that has expressed suspicions about the motives behind terms like “smart growth” and “green projects” said it is not giving up despite the county’s recent approval of a long-term planning document. “To me, it has definite ties to […]

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Sea-Level Rise: The onrushing train By CATHERINE KOZAK Coastal Review Online

For at least a decade, numerous North Carolina scientists have been warning with increasing stridency about the state’s vulnerability to impending sea-level rise, but policymakers have yet to take heed.  Two reports released this month by a group of independent researchers, however, have only reinforced the dire predictions about the effects of a rising Atlantic […]

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Dig for Civil War cannons at Hatteras Inlet ends in disappointment BY CATHERINE KOZAK

Dig for Civil War cannons at Hatteras Inlet ends in disappointment BY CATHERINE KOZAK BY CATHERINE KOZAK BY CATHERINE KOZAK They had maps, ground-penetrating radar images, and historical accounts all pointing to two buried cannons where the Civil War battle at Fort Clark raged 150 years ago at Hatteras Inlet.   Early one morning last […]

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Dredging improves shoaling in Hatteras ferry channel, and more is planned BY CATHERINE KOZAK

BY CATHERINE KOZAK BY CATHERINE KOZAK As the dredge Merritt chugged away from Hatteras yesterday after 14 days working in Rollinson Channel, conditions in the ferry passage, at least for now, had considerably improved. And after next week, they should be getting even better. Shoaling created by Hurricane Irene in late August had created hazardous […]

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