Traffic on N.C. Highway 12 was stopped on both sides of Ace Hardware and the Food Lion shopping plaza in Avon from approximately 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., when traffic slowly resumed in both directions. It was reported that the accident involved a Dare County sanitation truck and a white van. The Dare County Sheriff’s […]
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Student Guest Column: Marching Up A Storm By CHRISTOPHER ZAVALA
From small high-school football fields to large NFL stadiums, the CHSS Marching Band has had an eventful year. The marching band started off with a bang by winning first place in a 1A category at Edenton in the Peanut Festival Battle of the Bands. This was followed up by a second place recognition in the […]
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Mark Allan Rankin
FRISCO– Mark Allan Rankin died January 12, 2018 in Nags Head,NC. He was 53 years old. Mark was born in Robeson County, NC. Heworked as a digital designer in the family surveying business based inFrisco, NC. Survivors include his parents Doris and Freddy Rankin of Frisco and many other loving family members. Agraveside service will […]
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Cooper Asks Feds to Exempt N.C. From Offshore Drilling
January 11, 2018 Cooper Asks Feds to Exempt N.C. From Offshore Drilling THE OUTER BANKS SENTINEL One day after the news that the Trump Administration was removing the waters off Florida from its new offshore drilling plan, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper asked for a similar waiver for his state. “Offshore drilling holds the same […]
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January 24, 2018 Webinar – begins at 6:00 PM
Members of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council are soliciting public input on proposed management changes for Atlantic cobia as they consider revising the current management system. Public hearings will be held via webinar with public listening stations beginning January 22, 2018. Information on the proposed changes is now available from the Council’s website at: […]
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Dare County BOC Year in Review
The Dare County Board of Commissioners had a highly active year in 2017, tackling a number of issues that affected Hatteras Island and the Outer Banks. From Beach Nourishment projects to plastic bag bans, salary studies to new facilities, here’s an overview of the topics, resolutions, and developments that stood out in a very busy […]
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Project to Replace Public Boat Ramps on Ocracoke Island Beginning Next Week
A project to replace the National Park Service public boat ramps on Ocracoke Island is scheduled to begin on January 18. The existing boat ramps will be closed to use throughout the duration of the construction project. The two new concrete boat ramps will be sloped at a steeper grade and extended farther into the […]
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Garreld Ardell Mathews “Pete” Covey
July 17, 1932 – January 11, 2018 RODANTHE- Garreld A.M. “Pete” Covey quietly left this world Thursday, January11, 2018, after a long courageous battle against a relentlessfoe. Pete was a Great Depression era baby born on July 17, 1932,the second of five children to Peter and Pearl Covey. He wasknown by many and to many […]
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Trash Collection Schedule For Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday Announced
Dare County Offices will be closed on Monday, January 15 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This includes the Dare County Sanitation Department, the C&D Landfill and Transfer Station in Manns Harbor, the Buxton Transfer Station, and the Recycle Center in Manteo. Trash collection for the week of Monday, January 15 will […]
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Highlights from Dare County BOC Meeting
The Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) covered a wide range of issues at their January 8 meeting in Manteo. Topics which pertained to the island and / or the local community included the following. Board Consents to Tourism Grant for Chicamacomico Historical Association Commissioners approved a request from the Dare County Tourism Board to […]
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