May 11, 1961 – May 23, 2017 AVON — Brian Oliver, 56, of Avon, NCpassed away May 23, 2017, at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville, NC. Hewas born May 11, 1961, in Baltimore, MD and relocated to Avon in themid-80’s. Brian worked at RAM for 15 years and was a very talentedcraftsman on many levels. He […]
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These visitors were breast cancer patients and their families, and their island vacation was part of the Little Pink Houses of Hope’s annual Spring Retreat. Now, in case you’ve never heard of the organization, Little Pink Houses of Hope is a non-profit based in Burlington, NC with an underlying mission to promote breast cancer recovery […]
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(Editor’s Note: Irene first wrote the following story as a blog entry for July of 2016. As she notes, she had a regular “Beach Manners” story for years, and after the success of last year’s entry, she planned on continuing the tradition in the years to come. Her tips on beach etiquette are still essential […]
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Four men face charges after allegedly street racing on N.C. Highway 12 on Thursday morning, leading to a car accident that left one person dead and sent two others to the hospital with serious injuries. Five vehicles from Virginia were allegedly involved in a speed competition south of Whalebone Junction. The four surviving drivers Patrick […]
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By JOY CRIST In an effort to safeguard humane treatment for animals, Commissioners approved an ordinance that establishes regulations for the tethering of dogs in the unincorporated areas of Dare County at the recent Board of Commissioners (BOC) meeting on May 15. The ordinance, which was presented to the BOC by Commissioner Ross, essentially makes […]
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Locals, visitors, and even NCDOT ferry personnel on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands were surprised on Tuesday when they encountered a vessel that’s even more famous than the ferry itself – The Oscar Meyer Wienermobile. There are currently six Wienermobiles cruising around the country, and they are all manned by “Hotdoggers,” who are traditionally younger college […]
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Dare County released a new video on the status of the Hatteras dredging project on May 17. The video can be seen above and can also be found online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puMFpRe0U7M&feature=youtu.be and on the Dare County Website at http://www.darenc.com/. Per the video, the planned dredging within the connecting channel of Hatteras Inlet is underway. The […]
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Commissioners approved the new Chicamacomico Fire Insurance District, as well as a contract with the Chicamacomico Banks Fire Department to provide service in the Salvo Fire District, at the May 15 Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) meeting. This action follows a presentation to the Board earlier this year regarding the merger of the two […]
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The U.S Navy is investigating how more than three dozen clear plastic-coated disks of compressed trash, apparently from one or more naval vessels, washed up on northern Outer Banks beaches in recent weeks. Beachcombers were initially baffled about the source of the large – and smelly – disks, but conveniently, one of them contained a […]
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On May 15, 2017, the Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce adopted a resolution to oppose North Carolina House Bill 867, also known as the Coastal Fisheries Conservation and Economic Development Act. The resolution was announced via a press release from Angie Brady-Daniels, Vice President of Events & Communications for the Chamber. The Chamber of Commerce […]
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