The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division announces that it has suspended its Swan Quarter-Ocracoke and Cedar Island-Ocracoke routes because of a coastal storm. Travelers are cautioned that other routes may be affected as the storm progresses. A low pressure system moving off the North Carolina coast today is bringing heavy rain and […]
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Programs aim to help Hatteras families at Christmas
Christmas this year on Hatteras Island is going to be rough for many Hatteras Island families who homes and belongings were washed away or damaged by Hurricane Irene in August. Most of the physical damage was in the villages of Avon, Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo, but families in the southern villages will also be feeling […]
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Hit musical, “Always…Patsy Cline,” coming to Buxton on Nov. 13
Hatteras islanders are in store for a rare treat when the hit musical, “Always…Patsy Cline,” lights up the stage at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 13, at the Cape Hatteras Secondary School in Buxton. This performance is free and open to the public. Special invited guests will be the island’s volunteer fire chiefs and firemen […]
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Students are collecting Christmas decorations for hurricane victims
Foster Mattingly and Victoria Gaskins, both seniors at Cape Hatteras Secondary School, are out to make sure that families in the villages of Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo whose homes and belongings were lost or damaged in Hurricane Irene in August have a brighter Christmas. The students are active in the school’s DECA organization, which requires […]
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Garden club members collect seeds to “re-green” storm-battered landscape
Local garden club members, area Master Gardeners, and businesses have joined in the Seeds for Salvo effort to “re-green” the battered landscape from Rodanthe to Avon. As the area is cleared of debris, the loss of plant life has become obvious in the wake of Hurricane Irene. Headed by Dare Master Gardener alumni Clair Sutton, […]
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Rogers rules big trout bite at Jennette’s Pier
Before sunrise Sunday, Oct. 23, Rick Rogers caught more speckled trout than most people catch all year long. Inside a dome of light under Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head, he reeled them in two at a time. Every cast Rogers nailed the trout. He was truly in his element, noted pier-house keeper Michelle Revels who […]
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It’s not a case of American vs. foreign workers
By B.J. OELSCHLEGEL It has been many years since I wrote my first article for the local newspaper, The Ocracoke Observer. At first it was a chore to meet the deadline, almost like the drag of a school term paper. But, over the years, I have begun to look forward to the time that I […]
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UPDATE: Really Free Market organizers have set closing date for daily markets
UPDATE: Really Free Market organizers have set closing date for daily markets The organizers of the very successful Really Really Free Markets on Hatteras Island, which have come to the aid of all islanders who have been victims of Hurricane Irene, have set some closing dates. The Really Really Free Market in St. Waves Plaza […]
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The Mess at Mirlo: Future is uncertain for Rodanthe beach houses
By ANNE BOWERS The road that runs through Mirlo Beach has been fixed and the dunes rebuilt but homeowners face serious questions on how to repair their houses on the east and west sides of Highway 12. Hurricane Irene delivered a crushing blow to Mirlo Beach, which is located in north Rodanthe, by destroying […]
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14th annual Wedding Weekend will be Jan. 7-8
The Outer Banks Wedding Association (OBWA) will sponsor it 14th Annual Wedding Weekend in January. This event will kick off on Saturday, Jan. 7, with a self-guided tour of wedding-related businesses, including ceremony and reception locations. The weekend will conclude on Sunday, Jan. 8, after an Expo boasting the largest vendor meet-and-greet in the Outer […]
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