The Dare County Board of Commissioners adopted its budget for fiscal year 2018 that will maintain county services and address needs that are long overdue. The General Fund budget for next year is 6.28% ($6,537,761) more than the current year budget. Most of this increase (79%) is because of 7 pressing items, several of which […]
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Visitors to Hatteras and Ocracoke islands over the Independence Day weekend will be treated to two fireworks shows over the local waters, in addition to an array of corresponding events. Ocracoke will have their fireworks display on Monday, July 3, while Hatteras will have their fireworks show in Avon the following night on Tuesday, July […]
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Discovering the Fish with a Ranger Program By JENNIFER MEEKINS By JENNIFER MEEKINS When looking for a family-oriented activity to do this summer season, search no more. Just stop by and visit the local park service station and ask for information on the many activities they offer. Among the multitude of activity choices, you will […]
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The first sign that something was amiss was the presence of quite a few bees buzzing in and out of a little hole in the shed. “Once you got closer, you could definitely hear the buzz of a ton of bees,” says Carol. As it turns out, their shed – which usually serves as Scott’s […]
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Dare County released a video update on the progress of the new Bonner Bridge replacement project on Friday, June 16. Per the latest update, several new milestones have been reached in recent weeks. On the north end of the bridge, 10 spans of the bridge’s decking have been installed and poured with concrete, with crews […]
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There?s a photo from a story we did last summer on rip currents that shocked the heck out of me when it was happening, and which still lingers in my mind. It was during a ride along with Chet Bailey, the captain of the Chicamacomico Banks Water Rescue team, who was pointing out rip currents […]
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Cape Point remains open via an ORV corridor. Only ORVs are allowed to pass through an ORV corridor. Informational signs have been posted as close to the water as possible, but signs do not fare well against high tides, so it’s important to remember that the boundary goes all the way to the ocean’s edge […]
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is asking anglers to make sure they know how to distinguish between king mackerel and Spanish mackerel before keeping one of the fish. Confusing these two fish is problematic because the size limit on king mackerel is twice the length of the size limit for Spanish mackerel, and the […]
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At the pre-construction meeting on Wednesday, June 14, Weeks Marine announced that the pumping of sand for the Buxton beach nourishment project is now estimated to begin on Saturday, June 17, 2017. Representatives from the company reported that resources are now in place for the start of the project. An 8,000 foot subline (30 inch […]
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The short term dredging of the Connecting Channel has paved the way for mariners to travel through Hatteras Inlet, but plans need to be made to keep the channel open in the weeks and months to come. This was the overlying message at the Dare County Waterways Commission meeting, which was held on June 12 […]
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