UPDATE: Vidant responds to action by Dare commissioners By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN Vidant Health has responded to action taken by the Dare County Board of Commissioners last week that essentially cuts its county funding by half. The board voted unanimously at its June 2 meeting to give half of […]
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A summer of waiting for important decisions
Some of us will be sweating this summer — and not just because of the weather. There are decisions or actions due on any number of issues that will have profound effects on the future of not just Hatteras but also Ocracoke. There are two court opinions we’re waiting for, a decision on the long-term […]
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Buxton Fire District tax will increase 2.39 cents By IRENE NOLAN
The Dare County Board of Commissioners at its meeting Monday night approved a 2.39-cent increase in the Buxton Fire District tax to build a new firehouse. Beginning July 1, the fire district tax will be 10.58 cents per $100 of property valuation. Bryan Perry, chief of the Buxton Volunteer Fire Department, addressed the commissioners about […]
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Commissioners vote to share county support for Vidant in Avon with Hatteras Medical Center By IRENE NOLAN
The Dare County Board of Commissioners at its meeting on Monday night voted unanimously to give half of the $100,000 in support that it contributes to Vidant Health, which operates Vidant Family Care in Avon, to the newly reopened Hatteras Medical Center. Beginning with the next fiscal year, which begins July 1, $50,000 in county […]
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UPDATE: Commissioners approve concrete plant in Waves with conditions By IRENE NOLAN
UPDATE: Commissioners approve concrete plant in Waves with conditions By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The Dare County Board of Commissioners last night approved Commercial Ready Mix Products’ request for a conditional use permit to build a concrete plant in Waves on the former Dare Building Supply site. The plant will […]
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UPDATE: Commissioners approve cement plant in Waves with conditions By IRENE NOLAN
UPDATE: Commissioners approve cement plant in Waves with conditions By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The Dare County Board of Commissioners tonight approved Commercial Ready Mix Products’ request for a conditional use permit to build a concrete plant in Waves on the former Dare Building Supply site. The plant will provide […]
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Trimble will be leaving his job as superintendent after fewer than two years
Barclay Trimble will be leaving his job as superintendent of the Outer Banks Group of the National Park Service, which includes Cape Hatteras National Seashore, after fewer than two years on the job. Stan Austin, NPS Southeast Regional Director, made the announcement in a news release on May 27, that Trimble had been selected as […]
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Dr. Beach’s Top 10 U.S. beaches
By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN Dr. Beach’s list of the Top 10 U.S. beaches was released last week just before the Memorial Day weekend and Buxton Beach in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore is again on the list. This year the Cape Hatteras National Seashore beach ranks No. 6 on the list – up […]
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Waterfall Park: Hatteras Island’s worst eyesore? WITH SLIDE SHOW
In its heyday in the 1980s and ?90s, Waterfall Park in Rodanthe was one of the busiest and happiest of places. It was filled with families enjoying all of the water-themed attractions, such as waterslides, go-carts, a free-fall tower, and swimming pool. It was built by the Merjos family of Virginia Beach. The parents ? […]
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Ocracoke’s chief lifeguard is among the NPS employees recognized for valor
Heroic National Park Service employees and partners who risked their lives to assist others in need were recognized Friday in Washington, D.C., at the Department of the Interior’s 69th Honor Awards Convocation. Among them was Don Hutson, chief lifeguard at the Ocracoke Swim Beach in Cape Hatteras National Seashore, who helped rescue five swimmers caught […]
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