Though many area residents took advantage of early voting at the Fessenden Center in Buxton, March 3 officially marked Primary Day in Dare and Hyde Counties. Election results came in late Tuesday night for North Carolina, and there were few surprises and a number of incumbent wins for both parties on a county and statewide […]
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Over the next four weeks, weather permitting, the National Park Service (NPS) and Cape Lookout Mobile Sportsfishermen (CLMS) fishing club will conduct a joint project to restore and expand the bathhouse, rebuild the RV dump station, and work on the back road of Portsmouth Island in the Long Point Cabin area, per a recent update […]
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The Island Free Press was honored to win 16 North Carolina Press Association (NCPA) Awards at the NCPA’s annual convention and awards banquet in Raleigh on Thursday, February 27. The IFP took home 13 editorial awards and three advertising awards, which included first-place wins for photography, feature writing, e-mail newsletter, use of social media, and […]
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The Lifeline Outreach OBX Center in Salvo has grown by leaps and bounds since it first began in a storage closet at the Lifeboat Community Church in 2006. Now housed within its own building, complete with a thrift store, separate food pantry, and even a personal greeter in the form of Charlie the cat, organizer […]
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The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) will hold their first quarterly meeting of 2020 on February 19-21 at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center, and there are several big amendments on the agenda that are slated to be voted on and addressed. On Thursday, February 20, the meeting agenda calls for a vote on […]
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Dare County Planning Department Director Donna Creef touched on some of the major concerns with the new Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) at an informational meeting held in Buxton on Thursday evening, February 13. The new flood maps, which will go into effect on June 19, may misrepresent the actual risk of flooding for a […]
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A potential beach nourishment project in Avon took a step forward at the February 4 meeting of the Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC), as the Board unanimously selected contractor Coastal Science and Engineering to submit a contract for a feasibility study. County Manager Bobby Outten explained to the Board that the Capital Improvements Planning […]
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Cape Hatteras Secondary School recently held their 2020 Homecoming, and announced their Homecoming court representatives during the event. The court consists of ten couples chosen by CHSS peers to represent the student body, and the 2020 Homecoming Court included the following students Freshmen, class of 2023: Garland Midgett and Chloe Flythe Sophmores, Class of 2022: […]
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After going dark over the weekend, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was illuminated once again after the U.S. Coast Guard conducted successful repairs at around 7 p.m. on Sunday night. The lighthouse will remain on through Monday morning, as the Coast Guard finishes up remaining repairs to the light. Though the lighthouse itself is managed by […]
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Island residents noticed that the skies were a little darker over the weekend, as the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was not functioning and appeared to be turned off. Though the cause of the malfunction is not yet known, Michael Barber, Public Affairs Specialist for the National Parks of Eastern N.C., reported that the Cape Hatteras […]
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