Summer programs are now underway at the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site and Museum. The newest program is “Traditional Hatteras Island Cooking-with Samples!” All programs are free with the site admission fee. The fee is $6 for general admission, $4 for seniors and students, and $5 per person for groups of 20 or more. All […]
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The U.S. Coast Guard and a good Samaritan rescued two people Saturday, June 15, aboard a 22-foot sailboat taking on water in the Pamlico Sound near Ocracoke. The crew of the Sea-Ya, a 22-foot sailboat, contacted Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders at 1:10 p.m. requesting assistance because their boat was taking on water. Sector […]
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Thirty-four members of the Class of 2013 at Cape Hatteras Secondary School of Social Studies received their diplomas at the commencement ceremonies on Saturday evening, June 10. The Class of 2013 marched into and out of the William P. Dillon Memorial Gymnasium to the tradition “Pomp and Circumstance,” played by the Cape Hatteras Secondary School […]
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Dredging operations in the Hatteras ferry channel were suspended today to allow the Dredge Merritt to get to safe harbor to ride out the expected high winds and choppy waves caused by Tropical Storm Andrea through Friday. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ plan is to get the Merritt back to work in the channel […]
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Fair Haven United Methodist Church in Rodanthe is just one of the homes, businesses, and landmarks destroyed by the Outer Banks’ merciless weather these past two years. Fair Haven has taken its fair share of beatings over time from hurricanes and northeasters, but Hurricane Irene delivered a punch to the little church that has left […]
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North Carolina commercial and recreational seafood harvests dropped in 2012, likely due to a combination of environmental, economic, and regulatory factors, including the shoaling of Oregon Inlet. Commercial fishermen harvested 56.7 million pounds of finfish and shellfish from North Carolina coastal waters in 2012, a 16 percent drop from the previous year, according to the […]
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The Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History Center on Highway 12 in Frisco will be offering a number of special programs for children and families this summer. The bird observation room will be used for two programs, and hands-on activities will take place in the “Action Center” and on the nature trail. The program’s […]
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The National Park Service Outer Banks Group is ready with a summer schedule full of a variety of programs for park visitors, including history talks, nature walks, recreational programs, and a multitude of children’s programs. The summer schedule runs from June 1 – Sept. 2. Program schedules and descriptions are available on-line at each park’s […]
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By B.J. OELSCHLEGEL On Jan. 1, 2009, Hyde County applied new assessments to each parcel on the county tax roles. These values were the result of an 18- 24 month professional study of the market and were verified as being at 100 percent of market value. This re-evaluation was triggered by a growing discrepancy between […]
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National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis announced last week that he has selected Stanley J. Austin to serve as the agency’s Southeast regional director. Austin will begin his new duties in mid-July. “Stan is a proven leader with a track record of innovative problem solving, and I am delighted he has accepted this opportunity […]
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