The North Carolina Department of Transportation has closed Highway 12 until further after an employee was killed in a fatal accident in a work zone. The name of the employee is being withheld, pending notification of next of kin. The accident occurred south of the Bonner Bridge in an area where crews were working to […]
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One non-profit organization that does a great deal of good in Dare County found itself mired in controversy early this week because of its association with a conservation group that is suing to stop the Bonner Bridge replacement project. And another may be heading in that direction after hiring a new executive director who was […]
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Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that financial assistance is available to help permanent residents and business owners in Dare, Currituck, Hyde and Tyrrell counties who suffered property damage from Hurricane Sandy. The aid is a result of the governor’s request for a disaster declaration by the U.S. Small Business Administration. In addition, the North Carolina […]
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation prepared today to open Highway 12 on Pea Island to four-wheel-drive access by noon on Saturday, Nov. 10. The route will offer one lane in each direction, except at the temporary bridge and the Bonner Bridge, where the route will narrow to a single lane for vehicles traveling […]
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The Dare County Department of Public Works has released a pick-up schedule for debris from Hurricane Sandy. Only storm-related debris will be picked up. All other debris placed along the roadway is considered litter and subject to misdemeanor littering charges. All commercial haulers must use the Transfer Stations to dispose of all debris, including that […]
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NCBBA red-drum tournament is cut short by weather NCBBA red-drum tournament is cut short by weather The annual North Carolina Beach Buggy Association annual Red Drum Tournament ran head on into Hurricane Sandy as the storm passed by the Outer Banks on the weekend of Oct. 27-28. The tournament began on schedule on Thursday, Oct. […]
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Outer Banks Angling: Tournaments and foul weather Outer Banks Angling: Tournaments and foul weather By ROB ALDERMAN By ROB ALDERMAN At times I swear it seems that fishing tournaments are synonymous with foul weather. For five years my friend, Tommy Wheeler, and I hosted a surf-fishing tournament for striped bass on Hatteras Island. It seemed […]
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A northeaster overnight and today brought rain, wind, and flooding today to parts of the Outer Banks already hard hit by Hurricane Sandy, and likely caused additional damage along Highway 12 in Dare County, according to a North Carolina Department of Transportation news release. NCDOT crews will begin fully assessing the damage from the latest […]
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Weather permitting, the North Carolina Department of Transportation plans to open Highway 12 to four-wheel-drive traffic by noon on Saturday, Nov. 10. Currently Highway 12 is closed from northern Rodanthe to the Bonner Bridge as DOT crews remove sand and repair the damage from Hurricane Sandy. Access to Hatteras Island is by ferry only, though […]
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In one of Dare County’s most closely watched races, Democrat incumbent Allen Burrus beat unaffiliated candidate Kevin Conner for the Dare County Board of Commissioners District 4 seat, representing Hatteras Island, with 67 percent of the vote to Conner’s 33 percent. And the other headline from yesterday’s election is that the races for the District […]
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