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A Coast Guard Station Hatteras crew rescued a man Friday afternoon as waves were breaking over the bow and stern of his 21-foot skiff near Kings Channel Marker 6, a couple miles north of Frisco .

Hatteras' Captain Doug Martin and client with red drum. Red drum are game fish found throughout North Carolina's coastal waters.

Gov. Beverly Perdue, state Sen. Marc Basnight and state Rep. Tim Spear on Friday gave local residents their first opportunity to learn more about a proposal that would put up to three wind turbines in Pamlico Sound.

We're back! The Bartons spent the better part of August traipsing around the east coast and Canada, which is why there hasn't been a column for the past four weeks.