The new PORT Health office, which will occupy a section of the former Hatteras Medical Center, is getting closer to an anticipated summer opening, thanks to the approval of a three-year lease by the Dare County Board of Commissioners at their May 7 meeting. Per Michelle Hawbaker of PORT Health Services, the county will orchestrate […]
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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina overseeing the class action filed against PCL granted preliminary approval on May 2 to a $10.35 million settlement to compensate businesses, vacationers, and residents of the Ocracoke and Hatteras Islands. From there, the settlement boils down into three distinct classes: At the Tuesday meeting, […]
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With the peak of the summer travel season just around the corner, N.C. Department of Transportation crews today changed out seasonal speed limit signs along N.C. Highway 12 in several areas of Currituck and Dare counties. The speed limits on Hatteras Island in the areas through Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon and Frisco, drop from 45 […]
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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