A nonprofit environmental law firm representing 16 South Carolina coastal communities and small businesses filed a motion for a preliminary injunction on Wednesday, Feb. 21, to block seismic surveys from beginning in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf until a separate lawsuit is resolved. In the interim, a number of upcoming pop-up rallies are being planned […]
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Vernon Davis Dawson of Occoquan, VA, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2019. Affectionately known as “Pop, Poppie and Grandad” to his grandchildren and great grandchildren, Vernon was born January 12, 1929, in Occoquan, VA, to the late Ethel Lynn Wigglesworth Dawson and Wallace Lindsay Dawson. He is preceded in death by his wife Hazel Wilkins […]
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Hundreds of people from all over Eastern North Carolina attended the N.C. Ferry Division’s first career fair today at the Hatteras Village Civic Center. “It was a huge success,” said Ferry Division Director Harold Thomas. “Not only did we greatly expand our pool of potential employees today, we strengthened the ties between the Ferry System […]
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Photos by Don Bowers Spirited signs lined the walkway to the Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS) gym on Thursday night in support of the Lady Canes basketball team, who were competing in the second round of the NC 1A State Tournament. Upon entering the crowded gym of excited fans, enthusiastic cheers exploded from both sides […]
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A brand new preschool is getting ready for its grand opening, and it’s the first preschool to be based in the Tri-villages since Hurricane Irene closed the former preschool down in 2011. The Village Preschool in Rodanthe, which was launched by the local Fair Haven United Methodist Church (UMC), is celebrating this milestone with an […]
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The first thing you might notice about the Rosette Nebula / star cluster is it has a lot of National Galactic Catalog (NGC) numbers associated with it. That’s due to different parts of this object being “discovered” by five different astronomers. The star cluster (visual magnitude +5) was discovered around 1690 by John Flamsteed, […]
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Residents in the tri-villages just got a new plot of space to start their spring and summer gardening initiatives, thanks to a community garden project that was recently orchestrated by the Fair Haven United Methodist Church (UMC.) The community garden is located in Rodanthe adjacent to the church, and the project originated when a member […]
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National Parks of Eastern North Carolina Superintendent David Hallac invites the public to visit with staff on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, where he will review visitation patterns and park activities during 2018 at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial. Meeting locations and dates are as follows: […]
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MANTEO — Ruth Gallop Creef, 89, the daughter of the late Hiram Clyde Gallop and Mollie Shannon Gallop died on Tuesday, February 26, 2019.
The Dare County Department of Public Works will be conducting a large household pick-up for residential customers on Hatteras Island on varying dates in early April. If large item pick-up falls on your regular garbage collection day, please do not block the garbage container. Be mindful of overhead power lines and try to place items […]
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