Among the thousands of teachers and students expected to rally in Raleigh Wednesday for better pay and working conditions will be about four dozen from Dare and Currituck counties. So far, an estimated 38 of the state’s 116 school districts are closing for the rally on the first day the General Assembly reconvenes, according to […]
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Student Guest Column: CHSS Celebrates Prom 2018
On April 28, 2018, Cape Hatteras Secondary School had their high school prom. It was organized and put together by the class of 2019 with the help of their class sponsor, Mrs. Jessica Bailey. The theme was “A night under the Stars,” and the prom was held at the Spa Koru in Avon. They decorated […]
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Dare County to Receive Federal Emergency Food and Shelter Funds
Dare County has been chosen to receive $24,161 of Federal Emergency Food and Shelter funds awarded through the Department of Homeland Security. The national board, chaired by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), made this selection. The board consists of representatives from the Salvation Army, American Red Cross, United Jewish Communities, Catholic Charities USA, National […]
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Brief Power Outages Scheduled for May 15 and May 18
Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative has scheduled two brief power outages for Tuesday, May 15 and Friday, May 18, in order to perform maintenance to the transmission system. The outages will affect Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo and Avon, and will include a 15 minute outage beginning at 1 a.m., and a five minute outage at the conclusion […]
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Coast Guard Assist 5 People on Disabled Boat Near Oregon Inlet
The Coast Guard assisted five boaters who were stranded approximately 40 miles east of Oregon Inlet, North Carolina, Saturday. A person on the pleasure craft Fin Seeker contacted watchstanders at Sector North Carolina’s command center at 10 a.m. via VHF-FM radio channel 16 and reported that their boat was disabled due to possible engine problems. […]
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New Efforts Underway to Save the Salvo Cemetery
Because of a collaboration among island groups and local, state and federal governments, the Salvo Cemetery will be protected from storm-tossed waves of the Pamlico Sound. Two local groups, Hatteras Island Genealogical and Historic Preservation Society and the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Civic Association have long been concerned about the eroding shoreline in front of the historic Salvo […]
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Mosquito Control Board to Consider Tax Hike Ocracoke Observer
Ocracoke Observer The Ocracoke Mosquito Control Board (OMCB) will discuss a possible tax increase at its meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 17, in the Community Center. Mosquito control on the island funded by a tax assessment on homes, vehicles and other real property of $0.01 per $100 of property value and the board is […]
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Meetings Set to Discuss Power Outage Lawsuit Settlement
The class action lawsuit that was filed as a result of the power outage that occurred on Haterras Island and Ocracoke Island in July 2017 has been settled and has been preliminarily approved by the United States District Court. On Tuesday, May 15, 2018, attorney Dennis Rose from the Kill Devil Hills law firm […]
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Taking the Opioid Crisis to Court
BY NEEL KELLER | Outer Banks Sentinel BY NEEL KELLER | Outer Banks Sentinel On May 7, the Dare County Commissioners voted to proceed with a lawsuit against the nation’s three leading drug distribution companies and 22 drug manufacturers — joining more than 400 local governments in 22 states in a suit that is trying […]
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NCDOT to Conduct Herbicide Spraying on Bodie Island Pond
N.C. Department of Transportation contractors will begin a herbicide-spraying operation on Bodie Island Pond beginning Wednesday, May 16. The herbicide operation is part of a long-term wetland mitigation plan to manage an invasive aquatic plant species at the Bodie Island Lighthouse and to offset unavoidable impacts of the Bonner Bridge Replacement Project. The spraying operation […]
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