The State of NC Education
As the North Carolina state budget remains mired in an impasse, the state’s schools are among the most dramatically affected. Although the quandary over what programs to fund and how to compensate teachers and...
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Riding a Wish Along the Beach
Maggie’s dream of riding a horse on the beach was going to happen. Living in Wisconsin, realizing that dream seemed difficult for the 15-year-old, but sometimes wishes do come true. Almost from infancy her...
Surveying the BOEM Permit Process
With a Monday visit from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) at the Kill Devil Hills Ramada Inn, the first phase in the in the permitting process to explore for offshore oil and gas...
Dare County Commissioners Oppose Drilling
By a unanimous vote the Dare County Commissioners passed a resolution opposing offshore drilling for oil and gas off the North Carolina coast. If there was a surprise in the vote, it was...
Possibility of Offshore Wind Energy in NC Future
By Kip Tabb If the original assessment of the Kitty Hawk Wind Energy Area (WEA) by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) had not been changed the field would have been the largest...
OBX VIP Fishing Tournament Largest in World
By Kip Tabb – The 32nd Lion’s VIP (Visually Impaired Persons) Fishing Tournament got in two out of three days of spectacular weather last week. The tournament, by all account the largest in the world,...
First SailNC Regatta a Huge Success
By Kip Tabb At 18’ the A-Class catamarans are the sports cars of the two-hulled design. Skimming the water with a single sailor at the helm, they’re fast, maneuverable and in the conditions the...
NC Association for Home & Hospice Care Awards Local Doctor
Outer Banks Hospital Press Release – Dr. Christine Petzing, Dare Home Health & Dare Hospice Medical Director, was recently recognized as the Physician of the Year by the North Carolina Association for Home &...
Frozen Wax
By Jesse Fernandez – Photo by Anthony “Fat Tony” Leone – Surfing in the dead of winter can be a test of physical endurance, emotional fortitude and will power. This has been especially true...
Southern Shores Flat Top Tour Brings Record Crowd
By Kip Tabb – The Saturday tour of the Southern Shores Flat Tops could not have had more spectacular weather–not a cloud in the sky, a light breeze and temperatures in the 70s. But...
