Dare County Board of EducationWith just 63 votes separating them, it appears that newcomer Anthony Fletcher has unseated incumbent school board member Joseph Farrow. With less than one percentage point separating the two candidates, expect a call for a recount of the 3112 votes for Fletcher and the 3049 ballots cast for Farrow. Incumbent David Oaksmith and newcomers Ben Sproul and Bea Basnight all ran unopposed. If tradition is followed, Basnight will be the next board chairman based on the fact that she captured 5894 votes — almost a thousand more than each of the other unchallenged candidates.

Some North Carolina shrimpers have pulled in an unusual type of shrimp in addition to the common white, pink, or brown species in their trawl nets.

An email making the rounds recently falsely claimed that cell phone use while driving was soon to be prohibited by North Carolina statute. The new law actually is one poised to go into effect in California.

U.S. District Court Judge Terrence Boyle ruled Wednesday, April 30, to accept the proposed consent decree that sets restrictions on access and beach driving on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The consent decree had been proposed to Judge Boyle by attorneys on both sides of the issue as a compromise solution among those who wanted beach access preserved for recreational use and those who wanted access banned in order to preserve and protect wildlife.

On Wednesday in Raleigh, U.S. District Court Judge Terrence Boyle approved the proposed beach driving agreement between the Audubon Society and the Defenders of Wildlife, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, and the National Park Service.

A head-on collision west of the Pirates Cove entrance claimed the life of one and injured two others early Saturday morning.

UNC Health Care representatives Dr. Thomas Shea and Kevin Fitzgerald told the Dare County Board of Commissioners at its meeting last week, that the county is significantly closer to having stronger cancer-related medical services.

U.S. District Court Judge Terrence Boyle ruled Wednesday, April 30, to accept the proposed consent decree that sets restrictions on access and beach driving on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The consent decree had been proposed to Judge Boyle by attorneys on both sides of the issue as a compromise solution among those who wanted beach access preserved for recreational use and those who wanted access banned in order to preserve and protect wildlife.

On Wednesday in Raleigh, U.S. District Court Judge Terrence Boyle approved the proposed beach driving agreement between the Audubon Society and the Defenders of Wildlife, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, and the National Park Service.

A head-on collision west of the Pirates Cove entrance claimed the life of one and injured two others early Saturday morning.