Pump house burns on Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge At approximately 7 p.m. on Monday, Dare Central dispatched the Chicamacomico Volunteer Fire Department to a fire on the west side of the North Pond dike on Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge. In addition, employees from the National Park Service, North Carolina Forest Service, […]
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HATTERAS– On June 7, Larry Ray Bonney lost his battle with cancer in his homeat age 62. As his wife, I was fortunate to have this wonderful man atmy side for 42 years. He was a loving man who knew no strangers. He always had a smile on his face and truly loved being on the […]
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Some of us will be sweating this summer — and not just because of the weather. There are decisions or actions due on any number of issues that will have profound effects on the future of not just Hatteras but also Ocracoke. There are two court opinions we’re waiting for, a decision on the long-term […]
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The Deep Bay wildfire in the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge on the Dare County mainland was 100 percent contained last evening. The wildfire covered about 50 to 60 acres before it was contained. Fire crews are remaining on the scene to monitor the area to make sure it stays in containment lines. Late morning […]
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Expansion of the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary could encompass nearly all of the existing wrecks off the North Carolina coast, where ships were lost in storms and every conflict that raged off the coast. Or the nation’s first marine sanctuary, situated 16 miles off Hatteras, could expand to include just a few more isolated but […]
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The Dare County Board of Commissioners at its meeting Monday night approved a 2.39-cent increase in the Buxton Fire District tax to build a new firehouse. Beginning July 1, the fire district tax will be 10.58 cents per $100 of property valuation. Bryan Perry, chief of the Buxton Volunteer Fire Department, addressed the commissioners about […]
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The Dare County Board of Commissioners at its meeting on Monday night voted unanimously to give half of the $100,000 in support that it contributes to Vidant Health, which operates Vidant Family Care in Avon, to the newly reopened Hatteras Medical Center. Beginning with the next fiscal year, which begins July 1, $50,000 in county […]
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Dare County announces new emergency management coordinator Drew Pearson, Dare County’s new emergency management coordinator, was formally introduced to the Board of Commissioners at its meeting on Monday, June 2, by County Manager Bobby Outten. Pearson will officially become the deputy emergency management coordinator on Aug. 4, after retiring from the Coast Guard in mid-July. […]
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It will not be much longer before the official start of summer. The days are getting longer and the temps are getting warmer–finally. We are currently caught in a front that has brought some spring-like temperatures, which is nice, considering we had gone from cold weather to 90 degrees almost overnight. Getting a little milder […]
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AVON– Tanya Dawn Gray Watkins, 59, passed away on Tuesday, June 3, 2014 atJohns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md., and is now singing with theangels. Born in Buxton, she was the most precious daughter of HarryMiller Gray and Barbara Midgett Gray and was the beloved wife of ThomasH. Watkins, III. She was a member of […]
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