UPDATE: Hatteras village takes first step to re-open vacant medical center ….WITH SLIDE SHOW

A newly-created panel representing the Hatteras community was given the go-ahead from Dare County commissioners on Tuesday, Jan. 18, to find a health provider to fill the vacated medical center building in the village. The five-member Hatteras Village Medical Center Board of Trustees will become a not-for-profit corporation and will not be controlled or funded […]

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New Dare sheriff, Doug Doughtie, aims to foster stronger community relationships

Doug Doughtie has taken over the Dare County Sheriff’s Office at a tough time, handicapped by government budget crunches and a disengaged, discouraged citizenry. But the veteran lawman, a big man who greets visitors with a cheery smile and a vigorous handshake, said that the key to effective law enforcement comes down to being more […]

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HealthEast will close Hatteras clinic on Dec. 30

It’s official. HeathEast Family Care will close its Hatteras office on Dec. 30.     Contents, including patient files, will be transferred to the remaining HealthEast clinic in Avon starting the first week of January, said Travis Douglass, vice-president and executive director of University Health Systems physicians, which contracts the three UHS doctors on Hatteras Island. […]

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Bob Steinburg challenges incumbent Tim Spear for District 2 seat in state House of Representatives

By CATHERINE KOZAK Bob Steinburg didn’t think it was right that a candidate for state office should go unchallenged in November’s election. Before he knew it, the Edenton Republican had filed to face off against incumbent Democrat Tim Spear for the District 2 seat in the North Carolina House of Representatives. Active for years in […]

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20 years ago a runaway dredge tore a hole in the Bonner Bridge, and islanders and visitors relied on temporary ferries for months…WITH SLIDE SHOW

BY CATHERINE KOZAK A hard nor’easter was pounding the Outer Banks as Mickey Baker and  Carmie Prete hustled home to Ocracoke Island that October night 20 years ago, intent on beating the heavy weather before Highway 12 flooded. As they crossed the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge, they spied something odd looming in the darkness, just […]

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