Coastal Production Company will celebrate 10 years of production of “My Heart Will Always Be in Carolina” with the release of a new series of programs on UNC-TV beginning this month. “All of the new programs for this year are good, but I believe several of them may be some of the best we have […]
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By B.J. OELSCHLEGEL By B.J. OELSCHLEGEL I have been involved with only one fire in my life and it was chaotic. I was sitting quietly in a Quaker meeting when someone whispered that there was a fire in my subdivision. I raced out to The Jackson Tract. As I rounded the corner, it was obvious […]
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By JAMES LEA By JAMES LEA Federal district court Judge Terrence Boyle convened a status conference on Friday, March 19, on the consent decree that settled a lawsuit against the National Park Service over its lack of an off-road vehicle management plan at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The suit was filed in October, 2007, […]
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The vintage-style “Blue Room” wallpaper began going up this week in the Hatteras Island beach house made famous by the romance movie “Nights in Rodanthe.” Serendipity was saved from probable demise at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean by its new owners Ben and Debbie Huss of Newton, N.C. The couple is in Rodanthe this […]
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“A way of life on the North Carolina coast is disappearing. Most of the old stilt houses are gone. Giant mansions take their place. Local places to eat with seafood you knew had just been caught have been replaced by chain restaurants selling shrimp and fish from God-only-knows where. A leisurely drive along Hwy 12 […]
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Thirty contracts totaling $165.9 million have been awarded for highway and rail projects across North Carolina, including eight projects funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The N.C. Department of Transportation awarded the contracts to the lowest bidders, as required by state law. “These projects will provide much-needed work for people across North Carolina,” […]
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Lady Canes fall to Williamston in fourth round of playoffs By JORDAN TOMBERLIN By JORDAN TOMBERLIN By JORDAN TOMBERLIN The Lady Hurricanes suffered a tough loss in Greenville on Friday night, March 5, in their fourth-round playoff game against the Williamston Lady Tigers. The 27-0 Tigers beat the Lady Canes 61-38, in what was, by […]
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The Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center last week filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking a ban on gill nets in state waters. The Topsail Island facility alleges that the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission, the state Division of Marine Fisheries, and division director Louis Daniel have violated the federal Endangered Species […]
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Friday night’s sectional final match between the Cape Hatteras Lady Hurricanes and the Jones Senior High Lady Trojans may not have been the most exciting game the Canes have played this year—or even this week—but they scored a decisive victory, nonetheless, beating the Trojans 50-46 and moving on to the fourth round of the NCHSAA […]
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The Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce, The East Carolina Bank, The Willey Agency, and Comfort Inn North, would like to know what issues business owners and managers have on their minds. They encourage owners and managers to take the time to answer this year’s Viewpoint 2010 Legislative Opinion Poll of questions that will be discussed […]
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