In one of Dare County’s most closely watched races, Democrat incumbent Allen Burrus beat unaffiliated candidate Kevin Conner for the Dare County Board of Commissioners District 4 seat, representing Hatteras Island, with 67 percent of the vote to Conner’s 33 percent. And the other headline from yesterday’s election is that the races for the District […]
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The decision to run for the Dare County District 1 Board of Commissioners seat as a write-in candidate was not an easy one to make but there are no other options. Many supporters worked hard to gather signatures needed to get my name on the ballot as an unaffiliated candidate. I was the Outer […]
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Latest ferry schedules Stumpy Point –Rodanthe The NCDOT Ferry Division is offering 16 departures from each side to assist with the re-entry process for Hatteras Island, on the following schedule beginning 5 a.m., Friday, Sept. 9: Departing Stumpy Point at 12:30 a.m., 2 a.m., 3:30 a.m., 5 a.m., 6:30 a.m., 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11 […]
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Firefighters got a break today in combating the Pains Bay wildfire in the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge on the Dare County mainland that has been burning since last Thursday. Bill Sweet, public information officer for the Southern Area Incident Command Team that took control of firefighting efforts this week, said a planned burnout on […]
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Bodie Island Lighthouse needs more funds to continue renovation BY SANDY SEMANS BY SANDY SEMANS BY SANDY SEMANS The future is not looking good for completion of the repairs needed for Bodie Island Lighthouse so that the historic structure can once again be opened to the public. A massive restoration project was begun in December, […]
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Don’t confuse all the talk about “Get Pinked” with being tickled pink. There’s a world of difference. For the next 12 weeks, readers of the Outer Banks Sentinel and other local media will learn why being involved in The Outer Banks Hospital’s Development Council’s Get Pinked campaign isn’t just about women who deal with the […]
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BY SANDY SEMANS SENTINEL STAFF BY SANDY SEMANS SENTINEL STAFF Approximately five dozen scientists have signed on to a letter drafted by Audubon North Carolina which solicited signers to add their support in asking the National Park Service to adopt the “highest degree of protection” listed in the US Geological Survey’s management protocols that include […]
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By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The Cape Hatteras National Seashore 2009 annual reports for protected species and a report on the status of off-road vehicle management plan and negotiated rulemaking were released last week and are available to the public on the Park Planning (PEPC) Web site under the Interim Protected Species Management Strategy […]
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