It was a glorious day on Hatteras Island as cleanup from Hurricane Sandy’s brush by the Outer Banks began in earnest. I was astounded when I woke up this morning to bright sunshine for the first time in four days and looked out my window. Here in Brigands’ Bay in Frisco, the storm tide was […]
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Ocracoke was flooded by soundside storm surge from Hurricane Sandy by Sunday morning. “I don’t think anyone was expecting this much water so soon,” said Sgt. Jason Daniels of the Hyde County Sheriff’s Department from his home along Old Beach Road. Daniels is on duty but not driving around in the flooded streets, although expects […]
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Candidates for three Hyde County commissioner positions talked about issues affecting the county at the October Ocracoke Civic and Business Association in the Community Center. In attendance were John Fletcher, who’s running unopposed for Ocracoke Township; Sharon Spencer, incumbent and board chairperson, and Earl Pugh Jr., both of the Lake Landing district, and Anson Byrd, […]
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In what may have been the party of the century, Ocracoke Island celebrated beloved native son Kenny Ballance’s retirement from his position as Ocracoke district ranger for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. After 35 years, Kenny retired in October from the National Park Service and threw a party on Oct. 19, his birthday, inviting islanders, […]
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In what may have been the party of the century, Ocracoke Island celebrated beloved native son Kenny Ballance’s retirement from his position as Ocracoke district ranger for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. After 35 years, Kenny retired in October from the National Park Service and threw a party on Oct. 19, his birthday, inviting islanders, […]
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In what may have been the party of the century, Ocracoke Island celebrated beloved native son Kenny Ballance’s retirement from his position as Ocracoke district ranger for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. After 35 years, Kenny retired in October from the National Park Service and threw a party on Oct. 19, his birthday, inviting islanders, […]
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The word is out in the pirate community about Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree on Friday through Sunday, Oct. 26-28, and dozens of pirate aficionados are expected to descend on Ocracoke and Hatteras islands to participate. This first annual free event is sponsored by the Hatteras-Ocracoke Council of the Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce. An […]
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The word is out in the pirate community about Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree on Friday through Sunday, Oct. 26-28, and dozens of pirate aficionados are expected to descend on Ocracoke and Hatteras islands to participate. This first annual free event is sponsored by the Hatteras-Ocracoke Council of the Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce. An […]
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Residents and travelers who use the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry can expect to see some relief in the Rollinson Channel sometime after mid-October. Roger Bullock, chief of navigation for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, confirmed Monday in an interview that the pipeline dredge Richmond is scheduled to makes its way to the Hatteras Inlet channel after […]
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The pipeline dredge Richmond arrived in Ocracoke’s Silver Lake Harbor early in September and began maintenance dredging Sept. 7 of the Big Foot Slough off Ocracoke, according to Hank Heusinkfeld of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, who contracts dredging operations in North Carolina. Hatteras Inlet has been plagued with heavy shoaling (or sand buildup) […]
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