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Monthly Archives: April, 2016

Report details economic benefit of Outer Banks national parks

Seashore News Staff Reporter -
A new National Park Service report shows that 2,743,338 visitors to the Outer Banks Group of national park sites in 2015 spent $179.8 million...

UPDATE: Gypsy moth spraying set to start April 24 or 25

Local News Irene Nolan -
The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will is scheduled to begin aerial treatments for a gypsy moth infestation over in the Buxton...

Firefighters continue to battle Whipping Creek fire

Local News Staff Reporter -
According to today's news release from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Whipping Creek Road fire is presently 9,780 acres and 15 percent...

Now you can speak up at board meetings without leaving Hatteras

Editor's Blog Irene Nolan -
The Dare County Board of Commissioners has made good on its promise to make it easier and more convenient for Hatteras islanders to...

Driven by yesterday’s gusty winds, Whipping Creek fire continues to grow

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Driven by gusty northeast winds, the Whipping Creek Road wildfire grew quickly on Wednesday to an estimated 14,000 acres. ...
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Theodore Roosevelt Meekins, Jr.

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Theodore Roosevelt Meekins, Jr., fondly named “Sport” and “Teddy”,...

Linda Rae Scarborough

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Avon Fishing Pier reopens for the 2025 season on May 1

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Senate bill pushes for prohibiting, fining for balloon releases

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Traffic lights in Hatteras Village will be replaced with stop signs

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Cora Lee O’Neal

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Blackfin tuna catches close to shore are creating a buzz

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Rudy Leroy Austin

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