Archive for the ‘Morehead City’ Category

2012 Carolina Chocolate Festival

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

Ahhh yes it’s that time of year again. February always ushers in the Carolina Chocolate Festival in Morehead City. And 2012 promises to be a great year for the festival which is in it’s tenth year.

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Buffalo Wild Wings Morehead City

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

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. (more…)

Cape Lookout High School

Wednesday, December 8th, 2010

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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Big Rock Leader to be DQed?

Monday, June 21st, 2010

Unofficially the boat Citation out of Frisco, NC is in the lead with their tournament-record 883 pound blue marlin. However, during the awards banquet Big Rock president Randy Ramsey interrupted the banquet and announced that there was a potential rules violation that would affect the leader board. The members of the Big Rock board need time to figure out if there were a rules violation and how to proceed if there was.

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Carolina Chocolate Festival 2010

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Morehead City – Its that time of year again. The Crystal Coast welcomes the 8th annual Carolina Chocolate Festival. I first went to this event 5 years ago. Needless to say it’s something I look forward to each and every year. This year it will be held from February 5th-7th.

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Explosive Spill Morehead City

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

At about 4:45am this morning an accident at the NC State Port in Morehead City resulted in a chemical spill. The chemical was PETN, a potentially highly explosive substance. Authorities claim the chemical is stable and not even explosive until mixed with other chemicals. The spill was caused by a forklift puncturing barrels of the chemical while they were being offloaded.

Officials closed the bridge from Morehead to Beaufort for most of the day, but have re-opened it.

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Crystal Coast Half Marathon

Monday, February 9th, 2009

Well it’s that time of year again. I usually get a nice layer of fat to insulate me through the winter months, but come February, its time to shed my winter coat if you will. Beach time is right around the corner. One of the best ways to get in shape that I know of is running. Last year I trained a little bit for the first Crystal Coast Half Marathon.

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Carolina Chocolate Festival

Friday, February 6th, 2009

2010 Carolina Chocolate Fesitval Feb 5th-7th

Morehead City – The Crystal Coast plays host to the 7th Annual Carolina Chocolate Festival. Today there was a charity golf event at Brandywine Bay Golf Course. Tonight there was an Evening Wrapped in Chocolate at Shepard’s Point in Morehead City. This tasty event benefited the Girls and Boys Club of Coastal Carolina.

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