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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The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission has adopted a no-possession limit for striped bass in internal waters in the central and southern coastal areas of the state. The management measure, once implemented, will apply to both commercial and recreational fishing in in the Central Southern Management Area, which encompasses all internal waters from just south of […]
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Kerry Wayne Felty, age 61, of Clayton, NC passed away peacefully in his sleep into the Lord’s arms on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 in Buxton, NC. Born on October 1, 1957 in Greenville, KY to Jerry Wayne Felty and Janet Lou Tyson Sperber, he worked in the Information Technology field in Raleigh until 2011. Since […]
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Residents sound off on Basnight Bridge option There was another skirmish over the new Oregon Inlet bridge last week as a group of Hatteras Island residents — speaking remotely from the Fessenden Center Annex in Buxton during the Dare Commissioners’ Feb. 19 meeting — registered their displeasure with the effort to name it after former […]
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced new election dates to fill the seat in North Carolina’s Third Congressional District, which has been vacant since Congressman Walter Jones, Jr. passed away earlier this month. “People in eastern North Carolina need a voice in Congress,” Gov. Cooper said. “We’re moving ahead so they can choose their new representative […]
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Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS) of Coastal Studies is in the process of rebuilding its research oyster reef using the oyster rack method, (which entails attaching oysters to a rack before placing in the sound waters), and they need the community’s assistance to help make the operation a success. Used oyster shells are requested to […]
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Photos by Don Bowers Our very own Lady Canes have done it again. For the second year in a row, Cape Hatteras Secondary School’s (CHSS) girl’s basketball team has gone undefeated to earn the title of NC 1A Conference Champions and qualify for the state playoffs. Though the team was defeated in the 4th round […]
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The 2019 Cape Hatteras National Seashore camping season at the Oregon Inlet, Cape Point, Frisco, and Ocracoke campgrounds will begin on Friday, April 12. Water and electric services are available at 23 camping sites at Oregon Inlet Campground. All campgrounds accommodate tents, trailers, and motorhomes up to 35 feet. Each campground also provides restrooms, potable […]
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