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.
Cape Lookout High School
December 8th, 2010Marine Killed in Car Crash
December 7th, 2010Emerald Isle – This past Friday, December 4th at around 9:30pm a 31 year old marine stationed at Cherry Point was killed in a wreck. The car accident happened just south of the bridge on highway 58 in Emerald Isle.
Nicky’s of Swansboro
December 2nd, 2010The other night I decided to hit one of my more recent favorite restaurants along the Crystal Coast. This would be Nicky’s of Swansboro. Everything about this place is great. From the outstanding service to the wonderful cuisine you, can’t go wrong here.
Swansboro Flotilla 2010
November 20th, 2010Friday November 26th, 2010 from 6pm to 8pm be sure to head to Swansboro for the annual holiday flotilla. If it rains the rain date is Saturday. Let’s hope the weather and wind cooperate with us this year. Last year’s flotilla had to be re-scheduled due to the high winds we were experiencing.
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2010 Emerald Isle Christmas Parade
November 19th, 2010Well its that time of year again. Thanksgiving is upon us and Christmas will be coming shortly after that. Like in years past, the Emerald Isle Business Association will sponsor a Christmas parade. This is a fun filled event sure to bring a smile to everyone’s face.
Emerald Isle Surfing
September 19th, 2010Bogue Inlet Pier; Emerald Isle, NC – Hurricane Igor, which is hundreds of miles off the Carolina coast was pushing some nice swells our way. Many surfers eagerly hit the water to take advantage of the large glassy swells.
Hurricane Earl
September 2nd, 2010Carteret County residents are preparing for Hurricane Earl to graze the Carolina coast. He is already producing large, pounding surf along the Crystal Coast beaches. The exact track remains a mystery, but local officials in Emerald Isle, Pine Knoll Shores, and Atlantic Beach are taking no chances.
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Big Rock Leader to be DQed?
June 21st, 2010Unofficially 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.
Surfer Drowns in Emerald Isle
June 3rd, 2010This past holiday weekend a local surfer from Hubert, 31 year old Jeremy Lee Crandall laid down his life in an heroic attempt to rescue some swimmers that were in trouble in the waters off Emerald Isle. Crandall swam out to rescue a father and son in distress and passed his board to the son. After that he went under and drowned.
Beaufort Pirate Invasion 2010
May 25th, 2010Beaufort Business Association
PO Box 56
Beaufort, NC 28516
For Immediate Release
May 23, 2010
Ready A-A-Aarrgh Not!
BEAUFORT, NC – Never ever duplicated, the Beaufort Pirate Invasion is scheduled for August 13 and 14, 2010.
For the 2010 Beaufort Pirate Invasion, the oldest North Carolina seaport is authentically transformed while reliving the actual invasion of its Colonial past. It becomes 1747, and the streets bustle with activity as news spreads of Spanish privateers stealing command of supply ships in Beaufort Harbor. Beaufort and its people can expect to be targeted next!