The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has completed the first round of aerial on ground spraying for a gypsy moth infestation in an area of the Buxton Wood maritime forest. A second and final round of treatment is scheduled in about 10 days, said Chris Elder, NCDA&CS Gypsy Moth Program manager. A small […]
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The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles is sending 26,799 letters to moped owners reminding them about a new law that will require the vehicles to carry liability insurance beginning July 1. Letters were mailed last week to moped owners whose vehicles are registered with NCDMV. Moped owners must provide NCDMV proof of liability insurance […]
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State investigators have announced that a grass mowing operation on the shoulder of U.S. 264 on the near the Dare-Hyde county line accidentally sparked the Whipping Creek wildfire on Monday, April 18. At the same time, fire managers announced that the highway, which had been closed off and on for much of the past week, […]
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On Sunday, April 24, 2016, ourHeavenly Father did suddenly and unexpectedly call home one of hisangels, Valerie Flynn Delsignore, beloved wife of Philip JosephDelsignore and daughter of Lillian Belter and Melvin John Belter. Silently passing on to her next life, she was a native of Norfolk and agraduate of Maury High School, who also attended […]
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As of Sunday morning, the Whipping Creek Road fire was reported at 13,773 acres in size and 48 percent contained. Several storms dropped more than an inch of rain over the fire over the weekend and contributed to subdued fire behavior, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. A period of unsettled weather forecast […]
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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 Woods area on Sunday afternoon, April 24, or Monday morning, April 25, weather permitting. Chris Elder, NCDA&CS Gypsy Moth Program manager, says the aerial treatments will be performed by a blue-and-white […]
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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 contained. Accurate mapping of the fire yesterday caused the fire footprint to be downsized more than 4,000 acres. The fire manager’s suppression plans continue to hold the fire south of Jackson […]
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The Dare County Board of Commissioners has made good on its promise to make it easier and more convenient for Hatteras islanders to speak to them about the issues on their minds. Beginning Monday, May 2, islanders will be able to go to the Fessenden Center in Buxton and speak directly to the commissioners at […]
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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 in communities near the parks. That spending supported 2,815 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the state economy of $225.4 million. “Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort […]
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Driven by gusty northeast winds, the Whipping Creek Road wildfire grew quickly on Wednesday to an estimated 14,000 acres. According to this morning’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service news release, the fire is presently 15 percent contained. Accurate mapping of the fire has been hindered by dense smoke obscuring the flame front. The good news […]
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