45 seniors at Cape Hatteras Secondary School received their diplomas at a graduation ceremony held on Saturday, June 10. A collection of both friends and family joined the graduates in The William P. Dillon Memorial Gymnasium on a warm and sunny evening to celebrate the happy occasion. The graduation ceremony followed a Community Celebration of […]
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By CATHERINE KOZAK As I start my 23rd Atlantic hurricane season as a person who actually lives in hurricane territory, I?m more sensitive to talk that condemns coastal residents for living on, you know, the coast. The attitude is if you want to risk living near the ocean, then you should not expect any government […]
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The school year at Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS) may be winding down, with graduation and summer vacation just around the corner, but it?s ending with quite a bit of exciting news. Let?s start with the story of Elizabeth Muller, who in recent days, has been better known as ?Speller 185? at the national Scripps […]
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By JOY CRIST Chock it up to spending too much time at the office and not enough time on the beach, but it slipped my mind that it was the start of Memorial Day weekend until I ventured out onto N.C. Highway 12. The steady line of southbound cars is already pouring into the island, […]
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Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center say the Atlantic could see another above-normal hurricane season this year. This announcement was made at a May 25 news conference held at their weather and climate prediction headquarters in College Park, Maryland. Last year produced 5 land-falling storms, including Hurricane Matthew, which caused $10 billion in damage and […]
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After being retired for a few years following a Number #1 designation as the Best Beach in America in 2007, Ocracoke Island has once again risen to the top of the famed Dr. Beach list in 2017, earning a #3 spot. The list has become a nationally recognized guideline of the best beaches in the […]
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These visitors were breast cancer patients and their families, and their island vacation was part of the Little Pink Houses of Hope’s annual Spring Retreat. Now, in case you’ve never heard of the organization, Little Pink Houses of Hope is a non-profit based in Burlington, NC with an underlying mission to promote breast cancer recovery […]
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Four men face charges after allegedly street racing on N.C. Highway 12 on Thursday morning, leading to a car accident that left one person dead and sent two others to the hospital with serious injuries. Five vehicles from Virginia were allegedly involved in a speed competition south of Whalebone Junction. The four surviving drivers Patrick […]
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By JOY CRIST In an effort to safeguard humane treatment for animals, Commissioners approved an ordinance that establishes regulations for the tethering of dogs in the unincorporated areas of Dare County at the recent Board of Commissioners (BOC) meeting on May 15. The ordinance, which was presented to the BOC by Commissioner Ross, essentially makes […]
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Locals, visitors, and even NCDOT ferry personnel on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands were surprised on Tuesday when they encountered a vessel that’s even more famous than the ferry itself – The Oscar Meyer Wienermobile. There are currently six Wienermobiles cruising around the country, and they are all manned by “Hotdoggers,” who are traditionally younger college […]
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