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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Travelers with a keen eye along Highway 12 may have noticed flashes of bright orange in the bushes, trees and beaches that line the road. Located from Nags Head all the way to Ocracoke Island, these small receptacles that resemble a mini-pup tent are part of the efforts of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture […]
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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