The reaction was swift and loud on the Outer Banks and along parts of the Atlantic coast last week after the Department of the Interior’s announcement that a 45-day public comment period had started for the Trump Administration’s new five-year offshore oil and gas leasing program. And advocates say they are gearing up to fight […]
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H2OBX makes a splash on opening day
June 23, 2017 | Island Features | By: Neel Keller
STORY AND PHOTOS BY NEEL KELLER OUTER BANKS SENTINEL What is being billed as “the Outer Banks’ wettest, coolest, wildest, splashiest and craziest new attraction” opened Thursday, June 22 to rave reviews from the visitors. The much-anticipated H2OBX Waterpark attracted a “good size crowd” for its opening day, said Marketing Supervisor Leah Cribb, who said […]
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The Lost Colony turns 80
March 30, 2017 | Island Features | By: Neel Keller | From The: Outer Banks Sentinel
When the 2017 season of The Lost Colony opens on May 26, the production at Roanoke Island’s Waterside Theatre will aim the spotlight squarely on a milestone event: America’s longest running outdoor symphonic drama turns 80 this year. The Lost Colony will celebrate with some high-tech upgrades and a rolling out of the red carpet […]
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Bigger paychecks to start within weeks
January 31, 2017 | Local News | By: Neel Keller
By NEEL KELLER Outer Banks Sentinel Ten days after being presented with a salary study showing that 38% of the county workforce was below the “recommended minimum salary rate,” the Dare County Commissioners unanimously approved a plan to raise county worker pay that will cost nearly $3.7 million over a two-year span. Those raises will […]
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