It?s that time of year again, when the outcome of legislation that affects our lives on the Outer Banks lies in the hands of lawmakers in Raleigh, who are rushing to pass bills so they can go home. Most of us don?t pay much attention to the legislative process. Even if we do, we wait […]
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New Hatteras Island Shop has a Very Familiar Location By JOY CRIST
Visitors who make a turn onto Light Plant Rd. in Buxton may do a double take when they pass by an iconic home that’s tucked away across from the Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperation. This is the site of one of the most famous gift shops in Hatteras Island history – The Old Gray House Gifts […]
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Highlights from the May 1 BOC Meeting By JOY CRIST
The Dare County Board of Commissioners tackled a number of issues and topics in their roughly day-long meeting on May 1, 2017. Here are the highlights of this most recent session. Supporting Working Watermen Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution in opposition to House Bill 867 which is known as the Coastal Fisheries Conservation and Economic […]
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Rural School Bill Passes in the NC Senate By JOY CRIST
A North Carolina senate bill that will allow the Ocracoke school to retain its current teaching staff and grade structure passed with 49-0 votes, (with one absentee vote), on April 27. The bill, which is sponsored by Senator Jim Davis (R) Senate Majority Whip Jerry W. Tillman (R) and Senator Rick Horner (R) will provide […]
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Updates on Ocracoke and Hatteras Dredging Projects
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ sidecaster dredge Merritt arrived in Hatteras Inlet and began the long awaited dredging of the Connecting Channel for several days before it was redirected to address an emergency situation near Ocracoke Inlet. The Merritt arrived at Hatteras Inlet in late April, and was able to dredge from Saturday April […]
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Local Couple Gets Married with the Longest Walk – or Rather Run – Down the Aisle
If you were nervous and sweating walking down the aisle at your wedding, then just imagine if that aisle was a little more than 13 miles long… and also, instead of walking, you were running. That was exactly the scenario when Matthew and Melinda Cartwright donned their wedding attire, laced up their wedding-themed black and […]
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Is a Roundabout Coming to Hatteras Island?
By JOY CRIST An April 27 open house hosted by the NCDOT and the entities building the North Rodanthe bridge posed an interesting question to locals who stopped by the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Community Center ? ?Are you ready for a roundabout?? The open house, (which is traditionally standard NCDOT procedure when a design change is made […]
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New Entertainment Complex in Rodanthe Coming Together for a Summer Grand Opening By JOY CRIST
For nearly a year, residents and visitors driving along NC Highway 12 in the tri-villages have looked outside their vehicle window and wondered, “What the heck is that giant building in Rodanthe going to be?” At first, many folks thought it was going to be another beach souvenir store – albeit a huge one. And […]
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CHNS Commercial Services Orientation and Open House Explains Commercial Uses within the Park
On Friday, April 28, a collection of local business owners and Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) representatives met at the Hatteras Realty Avon office to review the Commercial Use Authorization Program that allows for-profit businesses to conduct activities, tours, etc. in the National Seashore. The Seashore’s Commercial Services program permits businesses to provide visitor services […]
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Bill That Includes the Repeal of the Outer Banks’ Plastic Bag Ban Approved by N.C. Senate
A Senate bill focused on environmental deregulation changes, which includes the repeal of a 2009 law that bans the use of plastic shopping bags by Outer Banks retailers, was approved Monday night by the N.C. Senate in a 31-17 vote. The bill now moves on to the House. The repeal of the plastic bag ban […]
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