In honor of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse’s 150th anniversary, which will be formally celebrated on December 16, 2020, the Island Free Press will be featuring new and archived stories about the famous Hatteras Island landmark all week long. The following story was first published in August, 1999, from a special section of The Island Breeze […]
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(This article is republished from an August 1999 special section of The Island Breeze on the move of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.) The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse began its historic and controversial move out of harm’s way on June 17 at 3:05 p.m. in a steady downpour of rain. The journey ended 23 days later on […]
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(This article is republished from an August 1999 special section of The Island Breeze on the move of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.) In 1870 when it was built, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was 1,500 feet from the ocean. By 1919, the ocean had advanced to within 325-350 feet of the tower and by 1935, it […]
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(This article is republished from an August, 1999, special section of The Island Breeze on the move of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.) They are engineers and laborers, historic preservationists and stone masons, designers, inventors, and jacks of all trades. They are northerners, southerners, and Hatteras Islanders. They are the men who have moved the […]
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(Editor’s Note: Irene first wrote the following story as a blog entry for July of 2016. As she notes, she had a regular “Beach Manners” story for years, and after the success of last year’s entry, she planned on continuing the tradition in the years to come. Her tips on beach etiquette are still essential […]
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Irene Nolan, recently deceased editor and co-owner of the Island Free Press, was a woman of many talents and varied interests and her friendships reflected that. She was a very good cook and enjoyed food, and she loved to entertain. Of her many friends, the closest enjoyed dining experiences together for many years, both […]
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It’s very surreal sitting here and typing an article for the first time for the Island Free Press, since the passing of Irene Nolan. If someone was to ask any of my teachers if I would’ve been writing for any reason in my later years, they probably would have chuckled… and so would I. Irene […]
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By IRENE NOLAN A retired Nags Head businessman, who is also treasurer of the local Republican Party, is in line to replace former commissioner Beverly Boswell, who resigned from the county Board of Commissioners on Jan. 3 to fill the District 6 N.C. House seat vacated by Paul Tine. Since Boswell is a Republican, it […]
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By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The National Park Service’s staff members began work last week on the new bigger and longer “Bypass Road” that will help ORV drivers get to Cape Point at some times when the tide is too high or the beach is too badly eroded — as it has been this […]
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By IRENE NOLAN Jordan Bartholomew, 32, of Buxton died today while he was surfing off the Old Lighthouse Beach in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Boone Vandzura, the seashore’s chief ranger, said a call came in to Dare County 911 at 1:10 p.m. about a water rescue. National Park Service personnel responded, along with the […]
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