A proposed 4-cent increase in Dare County’s property tax rate is necessary to catch up with long unmet needs, county officials say, but the fiscal year 2018 budget proposal also reflects how well the county has recovered from the recession. “From 2007-2008, we have run as frugal as we can run a budget,” said Dare […]
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Michael Wayne Keller
MANTEO– Michael Wayne Keller, 73, of Manteo NC, died June 9, 2017 at hishome. A native of Kitty Hawk Village, Mike was the son of Earland Belinda Keller. Mike was employed with Atlantic RichfieldCompany after graduating from East Carolina University. In 1976,he returned home and started “The Rope Shop” which became a leadingsupplier of commercial […]
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Anglers may receive a survey from the Division of Marine Fisheries
North Carolina recreational anglers holding a current Coastal Recreational Fishing License may receive a survey conducted by the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries in the coming months. The survey is a follow up to a previously conducted data collection in 2009. It seeks information on the economic characteristics of coastal recreational anglers’ fishing trips, as […]
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Hurricanes: Our risk versus their risk – It’s complicated
By CATHERINE KOZAK As I start my 23rd Atlantic hurricane season as a person who actually lives in hurricane territory, I?m more sensitive to talk that condemns coastal residents for living on, you know, the coast. The attitude is if you want to risk living near the ocean, then you should not expect any government […]
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Bonner Bridge ‘Annual Checkup’ to Take Place Tuesday Morning
Like most 53-year-olds, the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet requires an annual checkup to ensure its continued health. That checkup will occur Tuesday, June 13, at 9 a.m., when the N.C. Department of Transportation will conduct a routine mobile scan of the 2.7-mile bridge deck. Road crews will halt traffic on both ends […]
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Lois Kliefoth
FRISCO – Mrs. Lois Kliefoth wastaken home with Jesus June 7, 2017. She was 91. Lois was the daughterof the late Frank and Susan Saksek. Her four brothers, and onesister preceded her in death as did her son, Timothy Charles Westlundand her grandson, Derek Westlund. Lois married Rodney CharlesWestlund July 7, 1947 in Cloquet, Minn. […]
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Report: Parks, Nature Boost Coast’s Economy
When visitors spend time on North Carolina’s coast, they also spend money. Renting lodging, dining locally, recreating, camping and fishing are among the services tourists pay for to experience the state’s coastline. The local spending creates jobs and economic opportunities directly in the surrounding communities, and indirectly as employees spend their income. National parks and […]
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Hyde commissioners raise occupancy tax rate to 5 percent By CONNIE LEINBACH
The Hyde County commissioners last night unanimously approved raising the Occupancy tax to 5 percent effective Jan. 1. This 2 percent will be in addition to the 3 percent tax currently levied on all lodging rentals on Ocracoke–on top of the 6.75 percent sales tax to all hotel room and rental house fees. So, visitors […]
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Manteo Field Office
Pamlico District Office Department of Environmental Quality’s Washington Regional Office Washington Square Mall Washington Northern District Office 105-A Impact Blvd. Elizabeth City Southern District Office Department of Environmental Quality’s Wilmington Regional Office 127 Cardinal Dr. Wilmington Manteo Field Office 1021 Driftwood Dr. Manteo
UPDATE: Body of Missing Swimmer Found
At 5:24 am this morning, Wednesday, June 7, 2017, the body of a teenage male was found by National Park Service staff on the beach just east of off-road vehicle ramp 48 in Frisco, North Carolina. The body has been identified as a 17-year-old from Thailand who was reported missing yesterday, June 6, 2017, after […]
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