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Beautiful Outer Banks Sunrise, July 21, 2010 |
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| 4 Surfboards Stolen from Kill Devil Hills Ocean Rescue Station | |||
The
boards were stolen the day after the Surfrider Paddle Race from members
of the Kill Devil Hills Ocean Rescue team. The descriptions of the boards
are as follows: 6ft black, all carbon-fiber, rounded pin tail in a Whale
Bone board bag. (this is a special custom board with no marks); 5’11?
WRV, clark shape, swallow tail, black kickpad; 5’9? WRV, Fernandez
shape, blue splattered spray paint, OAM teal kickpad, white OAM leash;
6’21? Morning View Fish - Quad Fin (4 days old) (Green). If you
know or hear anything about these boards, contact: Ocean Rescue phone:
252-480-0080. Shop owners have been asked to keep an eye out for someone
trying to put the boards on consignment. |
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| The famous scuppernong grapevine was alive when Sir Walter Raleigh's expedition arrived in North Carolina in the late 1500s and was mentioned in their journals. The accidental poisoning occurred when a contractor sprayed chemicals on a part of the mother vine that was climbing a utility pole. In a race against time, were brought in seemed to have stopped the deadly affects of the chemicals Garlon3A and Milestone VM as they were traveling toward the vine's main root | |||
| Nage Head will block the use of the septic system if a house is east of the mean high water line or is obstructing the public trust beach and will not issue a permit for work needed to connect the septic tank to the house in and effort to rid the town's beaches of derelict properties due to storms and beach erosion. Nags Head has declared 26 beach front homes nuisances since December, 2009, however, homeowners usually delay the process of removal in court | |||
| According
to State Health Officials, high bacterial levels were found at the site
during recent testing that increase the risk to swimmers to develope gastrointestinal
illness or skin infections. |
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| The events included a 2K run, landline rescue, surf race, paddleboard race, run-swim-run race, open swim and rescue relay races. Corolla team members included Division Chief Sylvia Wolff; Captains Ricky DeVennish, Jose Pena; Lieutenants Brian Burkhardt, Shaun Buen, Mike Hudson; and lifeguards Travis Martinez, Ross Monroe, Sean Sonnenberg, Matt Hewes, Carolyn Royce, Amanda Skonezney, and Rachel Sunday. | |||
| The 6 masted George W. Wells was 325 feet long, 48 feet at the beam, and weighed 2,970 tons and was one of the largest wooden sailing ships ever built. On September 3, 1913, while sailing from Boston, Massachusetts to Florida, the Wells was driven into the breakers along Ocracoke Island by a hurricane. | |||
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| The new ordinance uses a loophole in state law that allows counties to regulate golf carts on public streets with speed limits less than 35 miles per hour. Using the loophole, the golf carts running on Hatteras village streets will not have to be equipped with safety features such as headlights, taillights, brakes, horn, turn signals because posted speed limits in the town are 20 miles per hour.. | |||
Christopher
Schurr, 31, and weighing 280 pounds of Poplar Branch has been charged
with simple assault by the Currituck County Sheriff's Office after he
reportedly got out of his ice cream truck and hit Artem Vladimirovich,
20, weighing 150 pounds, who was driving a competing ice cream truck.
Schurr claimed his competitor cut him off while the two trucks were selling
ice cream on Whalehead Drive. Vladimirovich was treated at a local hospital
and released while Schurr was taken to jail and later released on a $500
secured bond. |
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Currituck's
rate dropped from 5.5% in May to 4.8 % in June, giving it the lowest unemployment
rate in the state. Hyde County's unemployment rate for June dropped to
6.3% from May's 6.9% rate.Across the state, the unemployment frll .4%
to 10% in June |
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Cape Hatteras National Park News and Beach Access Reports.......... |
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 Kitty Dough and Bobby Outten |
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On
behalf of the Dare County Arts Council, Ms. Kitty Dough, DCAC President,
signed a multi-year lease today to occupy the historic 1904 Dare County
Courthouse in downtown Manteo. DCAC is planning a full renovation for
the productive reuse of the facility. Already, work on the first floor
has prepared it to house the DCAC galleries and administrative offices.
Plans for the second floor include renovations for a multi-use center
for the arts, housing space for educational workshops, performances, and
community gatherings to respond to the broad range of local needs that
community residents identified during a feasibility study. Continued |
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Town
Commissioners have agreed to ask owners east of N.C. 12 and Old Oregon
Inlet Road to pay a special assessment of 98 cents per $100 of value over
five years to finance a beach nourishment project.
Nags Head war against nature |
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| Rascoe, who holds the rank of Commander in the US Coast Guard Reserve has been ordered to New Orleans to serve on the staff of USCG Admiral Thad Allen USCG, Commander of the federal response to the BP Oil Spill incident | |||
 left to right: Captain Finn Gaddy, mate Chris Kubik, Drew McDowell, Paul Legnard and Paul Mann....... |
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First
place in the Dare County Boat Builders 7th annual charity tournament has
been earned by the 56’ Paul Mann “Qualifier” whose crew
landed sixteen sailfish, for a total of 1600 points. The “Qualifier”
also accepted the Top Angler for crew member Paul Mann with 1000 points.
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North
Carolina state environmental health officials have issued an advisory
against swimming at a popular jet ski riding area near the wildlife ramp
in Kitty Hawk Bay in the town of Kill Devil Hills. State Test results
taken on July 21 found levels of enterococci bacteria that exceed the
state and federal action levels considered safe for swimmers. |
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OBX
Residential Property Sales Buck National Trend, Jump to Highest Levels Since May 2006 |
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Bucking
the national trend of lower residential real estate sales, the hot Outer
Banks market place registered sales of 147 residential properties during
May, 2010 according to a recent Outer Banks Association of Realtors report.
This was the highest rate of sales on the Outer Banks since May, 2006
when 151 properties were sold. For the year, single family home sales
rose 32% in May with 147 units sold compared to the 111 units sold in
2009. The increase in sales also seemed to provide a significant boost to prices sellers received. The median price for residential property in May 2010 was $290,000, a 7% increase over the $270,000 that sellers received in May 2009. Single family homes did even betters for their previous owners, with sellers receiving a median price in May 2010 of $325,500, an increase of 11% over the $292,500 sellers received for their properties in May 2009. Nationally, sales of existing homes dropped slightly to 5,660,000 in May 2010 from the 5,790,000 units sold in the previous month, blamed in part on an expiring federal tax credit. National sales of Single family homes dropped to 4,980,000 units in May 2010 from the previous month’s 5,060,000. The national average sales price for an existing home in May, 2010 was $174,600, up slightly from the previous month's $172,300. |
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If
approved, the store will be built on US 158 between West First Street
and West Landing Drive on 12.8 acres that are currently wooded. The retail
store will be about 120,587 square feet and house a partially covered
garden center measuring 38,467 square feet. The parking lot will be able
to hold 400 vehicles. |
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 Coast Guard Photo |
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| Coast Guard crews and good Samaritans from another fishing vessel, the "Miss Kelly" pulled 3 fishermen from the sinking "Cracker Boy." The boat sank 35 degrees 09.74 minutes north latitude and 076 degrees 14.84 minutes west longitude in 20 feet of water. Coast Guard crews marked the site with a buoy. | |||
Winners
of the ESA Surfing Contest Held at Cape Hatteras Lighthouse on July 17/18... |
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| Open
Shortboard Pat McManus Menehune Jahfar Christ 3A Boys Daniel Brake 3A Juniors Morgan-Taylor Leavel 3A Men Brandon Harrison Masters Prescott Metcalf Senior Men Pat McManus Grandmasters Joe Gillen Legends Ray Gray |
Jr Women Jackie Thomas Women Jamie Baittinger Menehune Longboard Noah Fiedler Jr Longboard Morgan-Taylor Leavel Mens Longboard Prescott Metcalf Masters Longboard Joe Gillen Legends Longboard Ray Gray Menehune Bodyboard Noah Fiedler Open Bodyboard Charles Shelton |
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The
numbers represent a .4% drop over the previous month. The national unemployment
rate was listed at 9.5 % in June |
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| TowneBank
of Virginia has bought the deposits and assets of failing Bank of Currituck
in Moyock, a troubled bank with 6 offices, including 3 on the Outer Banks.
The Bank has been struggling in recent years with bad loans and repossessed
real estate, including many vacation homes on the Outer Banks. |
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| Town
cites budgetary constraints and lack of contributions from local businesses
due to the poor economy for the annual event's cancellation in 2010. |
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| State
officials report tests taken on July 13 show waters have bacteria levels
have exceeded state and Environmental Protection Agency recreational quality
standards. Officials placed a warning sign telling swimmers to stay 200
feet away from waters near the posted sign see
map |
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| Officials
report the Thicket Lump Marina store in Wanchese was broken into during
the night of Sunday, June 6th and Coins & Cash were stolen from the
cash register. See
more Outer Banks Crime Reports |
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| Set for September 18 & 19, the races will feature swiming, bicycle rides & Running in 3 different formats; Sprint, Olympic and Half. | |||
| Join
a sunset cruise to see the amazing spectacle of more than 100,000 purple
martins flying into their roost at the old Manns Harbor Bridge. Cruises
aboard the 65-foot “Crystal Dawn” are scheduled for Saturday,
July 24 and Saturday, July 31. $30 per person. • Full refund if
cancelled by weather. • Depart at 6:00 p.m. from Crystal Dawn dock
at Pirate’s Cove Marina, Nags Head-Manteo Causeway. • Return
at approximately 10 p.m. Light refreshments available (or bring your own).
Use credit card or Paypal instant transfer at www.purplemartinroost.com
Or send your check to: Coastal Carolina Purple Martin Society, Inc PO
Box 172 Manns Harbor, NC 27953 Call (252) 394-6205 for further information,
and to let us know if you will be paying by check via mail. |
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| North
Carolina Coastal Federation Issues New "State of the Coast Report"......... |
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 National Park Service Photo |
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| A
federally protected pregnant loggerhead turtle was struck and killed on
Ocracoke Island during the night hours of June 23 and June 24 by an off-road
vehicle according to officials with the National Park Service. The turtle
reportedly crawled out of the ocean and was attempting to lay a nest between
ramps 70 and 72 when it was hit by the vehicle and dragged about 12 feet,
Loggerhead turtles are protected under the Endangered Species Act and
anyone with information about the crime can call the Dare
Community Crime Line at 252-473-3111 to report the culprits. In response to the killing, the National Audubon Society, Defenders of Wildlife and the Southern Environmental Law Center have asked the National Park Service to block all ramps to Seashore beaches from sunset until they are cleared by turtle patrols the following morning. The groups do not believe the present policy of just using signs prohibiting night-time driving will deter all off road vehicle operators. See National Park Service Press Release |
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| Outer
Bankers gathered in a Manteo waterfront park on Tuesday evening, June
8th, to discuss the ongoing oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Sponsored
by moveon.org as a national effort to get citizens involved, speaker Eric
Cleaver told the crowd the country needs to find a way to change the present
energy policy. Creaver noted the damaged Gulf oil well was still spewing
thousands of gallons of oil daily into the Gulf of Mexico, an area that
provided up to 30% of US sea food before the disaster. A similar accident
in our area would not only affect tourism but our fishing industry as
well, an important source of income for this area and a good reason why
we should be concerned about future energy policy. Continued |
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| Black
Bear Cub Hit by Vehicle Crossing Route 158 |
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| This
bear cub was hit and killed by a vehicle on Route 158 as it crossed the
highway in front of the Holly Ridge Golf Course in Harbinger, North Carolina.
Motorists should use caution driving anywhere in the Outer Banks area.
This area is teaming with deer, fox, bear and even alligators have been
reportedly seen in the area. Photo by Jerry Cook |
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| $100 Counterfeit Bills Discovered on Outer Banks | |||
Police
report the bills are mostly lower denomination $5 bills that have their
markings changed and are seeking three persons passing the bogus currency.
A 6-feet to 6-feet 2-inches tall black male with stocky build and lazy
eye. A 5-feet-10-inches tall black male with medium build who was dressed
in black clothing and a 50 year old white female. Bogus bills were used
to pay for merchandise at Belks, Walgreens, Bob's Grill & KMart in
Kill Devil Hills. Several more have been found in Nags Head. |
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| Manteo
High School Senior Michael Ashley Wins 1st. Dare County High Schools Chess Tournament |
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| Billed
as the first-ever Dare County Schools District Chess Tournament, Manteo
Senior Michael Ashley survived a single-elimination tournament featuring
8 students from all four Dare County High Schools to win top honors and
the 1st place trophy. The tournament also featured a ping pong competition
that was won by Manteo High School junior Darren Evans. |
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| Special: Latest News from the Gulf Oil Spill | |||
| Seeking Chess Players to form Outer Banks Chess Club | |||
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