While not exactly humming with excitement, the July 31 consent decree status conference in the federal courthouse in Elizabeth City had its revealing moments. Counting the judge, only 14 people had gathered in the courtroom by the time Judge Terrence Boyle entered. Of those 14, half were court officers or federal marshals. The Southern Environmental […]
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Picking up and starting all over in Hatteras village:One couple’s story of tragedy and recovery
“This is where our house used to be, right here,” Debbie Hodge said, pointing to a barren stretch of sand. She could have been standing on any beach on the island, and it would have looked the same, just empty. It was the fall of 2003, and Debbie was then 51 and her husband, Cliff […]
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The saga of the Little Hatteras boat people
My trip to work changed dramatically after Hurricane Isabel tore through our little island on Sept. 18 and created an inlet between my home in Frisco and my office in Hatteras village. It changed not only for me but also for many other folks who had to get back and forth across the new inlet […]
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Getting together and giving back: Beach Klub offers entertainment, family fun, and community service….WITH SLIDE SHOW
It’s not every day you hear the phrase, “…and then we’ll release the live mermaids.” But each Tuesday night, everyone who attends The Beach Klub’s Avon Luau gets the opportunity to see — and even swim alongside — a pair of living, breathing mer-ladies. And that’s in addition to the other entertainment offered at the […]
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Park historian Doug Stover will retire July 31
After 32 years with the National Park Service, park historian and cultural resources manager Doug Stover will retire on July 31. Over the course of his career, Stover worked in positions of increasing complexity, and along the way, his career spanned five United States parks in three regions and included many interesting and unusual special […]
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Hatteras Island Wildlife Rehabilitation: More than just fixing animals
It’s no secret that Hatteras Island is home to some incredible—and incredibly diverse—wildlife. While most of us, visitors and residents alike, love and admire these creatures, few people truly appreciate just how delicate and complex our relationship with them is, and even fewer understand how to care for them without crossing that ever so tenuous […]
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‘Pop-up’ businesses engender debate on Ocracoke’s future
By B.J. OELSCHLEGEL At the last Ocracoke Development Advisory Board meeting in July, there was an outpouring of concern for the newly adopted amendment regulating the “pop-up” businesses on the island. The Hyde County Board of Commissioners approved the new regulations on June 3. Prior to 2010, the village had not seen this approach to […]
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Park Service offers visitors close-up look at sea turtle nests
Each spring and summer, female sea turtles — loggerhead, green, and occasional leatherback — make a brief trip to the shores of Cape Hatteras National Seashore to nest. Approximately two months later, under the cover of darkness, up to 150 hatchlings emerge from each sandy nest in a mad dash across the beach to reach […]
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Coast Guard rescues seven from sinking boat in Diamond Shoals
The Coast Guard rescued seven people Wednesday, July 17, after the 26-foot boat, Going Deep, started to sink approximately 14 miles east of Cape Hatteras. The boaters contacted Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders at approximately 4:30 p.m. and reported their vessel was taking on water. The watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast […]
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Celebrating Independence Day on Hatteras Island ….WITH SLIDE SHOW
Throngs of people gathered on the beach surrounding Avon Pier on Thursday evening, July 4, to celebrate America’s birthday by watching fireworks. Traffic on Highway 12 was at a stand still in Avon as people jockeyed to find parking places of which there were few. Lines of people flowed along the road towards the […]
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