The CHSS Lady Canes brought the crowd to its feet on Saturday night with a 52-45 win over the Roxboro Community Bulldogs. The Lady Canes now advance to the fourth round of the 2018 Women’s Basketball Championships – 1A with an upcoming Tuesday game against Pamlico County. Facing a team that they had never played […]
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Local Efforts are Leading to New Substance Abuse and Mental Health Center in Hatteras Village
February 23, 2018 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
There’s an old saying that “it takes a village,” but sometimes a strong individual can get the ball rolling to make a big mark on the community. Plans are in the works to install a new substance abuse and mental health services center in the former medical building in Hatteras village, and many of the […]
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New Pea Island Bridge Officially Named the “Captain Richard Etheridge Bridge” at Tuesday Afternoon Dedication
February 20, 2018 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
The former patchwork bridge that extended across a small section of Pea Island never had an esteemed name. Built in a hurry after 2011’s Hurricane Irene cut an inlet where a portion of N.C. Highway 12 used to be, the bridge was technically known as the Pea Island Internment Bridge, and was affectionately referred to […]
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Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Repaired and Back to Beaming
February 17, 2018 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
After more than a month of dark skies, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was once again shining its light on Saturday night, February 17. The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse had been turned off since roughly January 12, after several severe winter storms affected the Hatteras Island area, and caused damage to hard-to-replace parts on the lighthouse’s electrical […]
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Motion to Change Members of the Commission Passes
February 16, 2018 | Fishing | By: Joy Crist | From The:
By JOY CRIST By JOY CRIST Several surprise motions were passed at the February 14-15 North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission’s (MFC) meeting in Wrightsville Beach. The MFC voted on Thursday morning by a 5-4 vote to redefine the qualifications for a commercial fishing license with criteria that had not been previously discussed. Then on Thursday […]
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2018 Election Season Will Be One to Watch
February 16, 2018 | Editor's Blog | By: Joy Crist
By JOY CRIST The 2018 Election Season officially began on Monday, February 12, as filing opened in Dare and Hyde Counties for an array of positions. And while there?s still time for more candidates to join in the mix, (as filing remains open until February 28), 2018 is already shaping up to be an interesting […]
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Dare County Waterways Commission Make Imminent Plans for “Crunch Time” Dredging
February 14, 2018 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
Members of the Dare County Waterways Commission made imminent plans at their February 12 meeting to speed up dredging in Hatteras Inlet in order to accomplish as much as possible before the March 31 deadline. Dredging the South Ferry Channel (or Connecting Channel) in Hatteras Inlet is allowed from October 1 through March 31, but […]
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Lighthouse Remains Off for Nearly a Month as Replacement Parts are Created from Scratch
February 12, 2018 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse has been “turned off” for roughly a month now, due to damage from a wave of January storms. Though it was not clear which exact storm caused the lighting issue, (whether it was the early January storm or the severe thunderstorms on January 12), the damage was reported by the weekend […]
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Tess Judge Announces Run for N.C. House Democratic Nomination
February 12, 2018 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
On Monday morning, Kitty Hawk resident Tess Judge (D) announced that she is seeking her party’s nomination for the North Carolina General Assembly representing N.C. House District 6 – which covers Currituck, Dare, Hyde and Pamlico counties. Tess Judge was a last minute write-in candidate in 2016 against Rep. Beverley Boswell (R) of Kill Devil […]
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Boswell Announces Plan to Seek Re-election
February 12, 2018 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
On February 10, North Carolina State Representative Beverly G. Boswell (R-Dare) formally announced her plan to seek re-election to the North Carolina General Assembly representing N.C. House District 6 which covers Currituck, Dare, Hyde and Pamlico counties. Prior to Rep. Boswell’s election to the state legislature in 2016, she served as a Dare County Commissioner […]
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