UPDATE: Avon fireworks reschedule — maybe to Monday, July 7 Because of the approaching tropical storm Arthur, the Avon Fireworks Committee, Avon Property Owners’ Association, Koru Village, Pyrotecnico, and Dare County have made a joint decision to reschedule the July 4 fireworks show on the Avon Fishing Pier, tentatively to Monday, July 7 at 9 […]
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UPDATE: Cancellations and closure begin as Arthur heads toward Outer Banks
NCDOT will provide real-time information about travel conditions through its Twitter feeds. As the storm approaches, the department will send out tweets about road closures, flooding, ferry cancellations and evacuation routes. Valuable travel information is also available through the department’s other social media tools – Facebook and YouTube. You can access social media feeds and […]
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UPDATE: Mandatory evacuation for Hatteras as hurricane flags fly
NCDOT will provide real-time information about travel conditions through its Twitter feeds. As the storm approaches, the department will send out tweets about road closures, flooding, ferry cancellations and evacuation routes. Valuable travel information is also available through the department’s other social media tools – Facebook and YouTube. You can access social media feeds and […]
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Voluntary evacuation is in progress on Ocracoke
Juliann and Ryan Wentz of York, Pa., were disappointed Wednesday afternoon at having to cut short their week vacation on Ocracoke because of the pending arrival of Tropical Storm Arthur. “After the winter we had up in Pennsylvania, we were so looking forward to Ocracoke,” Wentz said as they packed up their children and dog […]
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UPDATE: Arthur forecast to pass offshore of Outer Banks as minimal hurricane
UPDATE: Arthur forecast to pass offshore of Outer Banks as minimal hurricane The low pressure off Florida became a tropical depression late last night and a tropical storm late this morning. Tropical Storm Arthur, the first named storm of the 2014 hurricane season, is forecast to pass just offshore of the Outer Banks early Friday […]
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Julia Jordan Haywood
COLINGTON–Julia Jordan Haywood, 83, died Oct. 2 at The Outer Banks Hospital. Sheis survived by her husband, two sons, one daughter, and her mother whowill be 103 this month.Julia, born in Buffalo City, was owner andoperator of Jennifer Alterations. She was named Dare County’s Citizenof the Year by the Dare County Board of Commissioners in […]
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