Buxton’s Jim and Marcia Lyons are recognized for volunteerism

Jim and Marcia Lyons of Buxton have volunteered with the North Carolina Coastal Federation on and off for about 10 years, and their devotion to the recent living shoreline project at Durant’s Point in nearby Hatteras earned them a Pelican Award from the federation. Sarah Hallas, coastal education coordinator for the federation’s office in Manteo, […]

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The Seneca Guns – mysterious booms that rattle windows and nerves of coastal residents – were quiet this past summer. The fearsome rumbles occur with no warning and leave no clues to reveal their origins. To be sure, the next Seneca Guns event will trigger frantic calls to local emergency management agencies. It probably will […]

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The Seneca Guns – mysterious booms that rattle windows and nerves of coastal residents – were quiet this past summer. The fearsome rumbles occur with no warning and leave no clues to reveal their origins. To be sure, the next Seneca Guns event will trigger frantic calls to local emergency management agencies. It probably will […]

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The Seneca Guns – mysterious booms that rattle windows and nerves of coastal residents – were quiet this past summer. The fearsome rumbles occur with no warning and leave no clues to reveal their origins. To be sure, the next Seneca Guns event will trigger frantic calls to local emergency management agencies. It probably will […]

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On a damp August evening at the beach in Emerald Isle, a lull between downpours brought a group of men, women and children to the base of a dune marked off with bright pink plastic strips tied to four wooden stakes. Three nights earlier, a sea turtle nest had hatched, sending a flood of baby […]

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