The short term dredging of the Connecting Channel has paved the way for mariners to travel through Hatteras Inlet, but plans need to be made to keep the channel open in the weeks and months to come. This was the overlying message at the Dare County Waterways Commission meeting, which was held on June 12 […]
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In 2016, the Avon Farmers Market had a banner year with more than 25 vendors lined up every week in the large grassy yard next to the Avon Beach Klub. It was the highest number of vendors since the market was first established in 2010 in Buxton, and the summertime market was a big success […]
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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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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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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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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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