The Dare County Planning Board will hold a zoning workshop for the villages of Rodanthe, Waves and Salvo on Thursday, Sept. 24, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Rodanthe Community Building, located at 23186 Myrna Peters Road. Residents and property owners of the villages are encouraged to attend. The villages of Rodanthe, Waves and […]
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Lawmakers compromise on Oregon Inlet dredging
The Dare County Board of commissioners and state Rep. Paul Tine jointly announced today that the General Assembly has reached a compromise on dredging for Oregon Inlet. In a news release, they were careful to stress that this solution is a temporary one while Bonner Bridge is replaced. “We are very glad that we have […]
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Park Service issues record of decision on Bonner Bridge
The National Park Service has issued a Record of Decision, adopting the Final Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Assessment of North Carolina Department of Transportation’s plan for the replacement and demolition of the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge. The ROD has been approved and signed by NPS Regional Director Stan Austin and documents the decision by […]
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Plane crashes into Croatan Sound near Manteo Airport
A plane with one person on board crashed into the Croatan Sound near the Dare County Regional Airport (MQI) in Manteo at approximately 4:30 p.m. Monday. The plane was approximately 50 feet from the approach end of the runway. The pilot was rescued by first responders and transported by Dare MedFlight to Norfolk, Va., for […]
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ORV routes reopen to night driving Sept. 15
The National Park Service will open off-road vehicle routes in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore to night driving on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at midnight. Routes that will be open to night driving are those where no turtle nests remain or a portion of a route where a nest does remain — to the first posted […]
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UPDATE: Dog that allegedly bit child in Waves is located, owner charged
The dog that is thought to have bitten a 2-year-old boy on the beach in Waves last Thursday has been located, and the animal’s owner has been charged with three federal violations by the National Park Service. According to law enforcement ranger Chris Hey, the dog’s owner was located in the tri-villages on Saturday evening […]
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40 firefighters remember the fallen with Memorial Lighthouse Climb
At 8:59 a.m. on Friday morning, Sept. 11, 40 Outer Banks firefighters began climbing the 257 stairs to the balcony of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse to remember their brethren and others who died in the terrorist attacks of 14 years ago. It was a mostly cloudy morning, but it was warm and muggy as they […]
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Search is on for dog that bit child in Waves
Cape Hatteras National Seashore law enforcement rangers are looking for a dog that bit a 2-year-old boy in the face on the beach in Waves about noon on Thursday. According to Tim Havens, NPS acting chief ranger, Cape Hatteras National Seashore officials are being assisted by Dare County Animal Control and the Dare County Sheriff’s […]
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Legislative Update: Lawmakers’ inaction costing taxpayers $42,000 a day
Forty-two thousand dollars a day — $210,000 a week — and the price tag keeps getting higher. That is what the General Assembly’s Legislative Services is reporting that it is costing to continue convening the North Carolina General Assembly, so that it can keep trying to nail down the state budget to a document that […]
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Watch for baby turtles crossing the sand…WITH VIDEO
Back in the spring when Cape Hatteras National Seashore natural resources staff members were considering what modifications they could make to wildlife buffers to meet the requirements of legislation passed by Congress in December, they had no idea what they would be in for come mid-summer. One of their modifications that became effective in mid-June […]
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