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Man pleads guilty to vandalizing Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

July 23, 2019 The Associated Press

CAPE HATTERAS — The National Park Service says a North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to vandalizing the more than century-old Cape Hatteras Lighthouse by carving initials into its bronze door with a pocketknife. A […]

Legendary fisherman and captain Tillet dies at 90

July 12, 2019 North State Journal Staff

Legendary boat captain and fisherman Omie Jennings “Sportsman” Tillett, 90, of Wanchese, died Friday. Tillet was a Dare County native who, along with his father, Sambo, and brother, Tony, pioneered the Outer Banks’ offshore charter […]