PostHeaderIcon Emerald Isle Fireworks 2011

Well good news! At least I think it is anyway. The Town of Emerald Isle will be having their fireworks display at Bogue Inlet Pier. To me it’s the only appropriate venue for fireworks on the fourth of July. McLean Park just didn’t do much for me when it came to the fireworks.

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PostHeaderIcon New e911 Center for Carteret County

After more than two years Carteret County’s new e911 telecommunications center will become fully operational. This project has been in the works for quite some time. It’s required a substantial amount of funding and a lot of hard work from county staff. According to the News Times report the center would be fully operational by the end of yesterday.

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PostHeaderIcon Buffalo Wild Wings Morehead City

Sunday evening a buddy called and asked if I had been to the new Buffalo Wild Wings in Morehead City. I hadn’t visited this restaurant since its been open and was anxious to give it a shot. Read the rest of this entry »

PostHeaderIcon Snow in Carteret County

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PostHeaderIcon Emerald Isle Parking

A couple beach towns along the Crystal Coast are considering the idea of charging for parking at some of the larger beach access points. Both Atlantic Beach and Emerald Isle are tossing the ideas around.

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PostHeaderIcon Yana’s Swansboro

So this morning I was starving, and there hasn’t been a recent restaurant review here in some time, and this awesome little place in Swansboro was calling my name. Yana’s Ye Olde Drugstore is one of the best places around for great breakfast.

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PostHeaderIcon Surf Night – Ballyhoos

This Saturday, December 18th get ready for Surf Night to invade Ballyhoos once again. Surf night is one of my favorite regular events at Ballyhoos, and I bet I’m not alone in my sentiment. There’s food, drinks, and live music. Not to mention the famous raffle.

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PostHeaderIcon Skateboarding Emerald Isle

So yesterday, being that the temperatures were so warm, my buddy Steve called and was like, “You wanna go skate a bit?” It sounded like a good idea since I have been cooped in the house for days with the cold weather we’ve been having lately.

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PostHeaderIcon Car Break-Ins Emerald Isle

Thursday the Emerald Isle Police Department arrested a man who is suspected of breaking into several vehicles in the vicinity. From what it sounds like the thief was only a few blocks from the police station.

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PostHeaderIcon Cape Lookout High School

Cape Lookout High School, which is located in Morehead City is set to close by the end of this month. The state board of education is concerned about the school’s high dropout rate. It is 30%, which is the highest in the state.  Many of the kids that attend Cape Lookout High School end up there because they’re struggling in a more traditional classroom setting.

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