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Researchers who initially projected that oil from the Gulf of Mexico disaster could threaten the North Carolina coast now believe that there is little chance that it will.

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Experts now say Gulf oil won’t reach Outer Banks

Outer Banks Sunset The Gulf oil spill has been a national concern for weeks, and now that the well has been capped, some more positive news is beginning to develop.

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Expert Says Oil from the Gulf Spill Unlikely to Hit the Outer Banks

KILL DEVIL HILLSA town clerk says she goofed when she sent notice of a fundraiser for a powerful North Carolina politician to everyone on a public e-mail list.

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Town’s e-mail blast promotes politician’s event

Author Nicholas Sparks paid a visit to the Crystal Coast to help out with some North Carolina charities on Wednesday.

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Author ‘Sparks’ tourism on Crystal Coast

Outer Banks Shipwreck 2010 On Tuesday, July 20, what is believed to be the oldest shipwreck to be discovered in North Carolina slowly meandered its 7.5-ton, 17-foot-wide by 37-foot-long body along the Outer Banks’ Rt. 12 towards its new home at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras Village. The wreckage was discovered on the beach in Corolla in late 2009 , excavated in April 2010, and it has been temporarily stored at on the ground of the Currituck Lighthouse in preparation for its big move.  The ship’s remains were loaded onto a flatbed trailer on Monday, and it set out on its journey south just after midnight on Tuesday morning.  A full entourage accompanied the ship on its journey – a police escort, museum directors, members of the Park Service.

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Outer Banks Shipwreck Moved to Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum