The Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) covered a number of Outer Banks-related issues and achievements at their January 7 meeting in Manteo. Topics which pertained to the island and / or the local community included the following. Presentation of Annual Financial Report Finance Director David Clawson and Bob Taylor from Potter and Company presented […]
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Wayne Blessing, 95, of Greensboro passed away on Friday, January 4, 2019. Wayne was born on November 12, 1923 in Brooklyn, New York to the late Earle and Pearle Blessing. He is preceded in death by his parents; beloved wife, Elizabeth Betty Blessing; brother, Kenneth Blessing, and special nephew Richard LePage. He is survived by […]
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Locals and residents who want to discover the wild landscapes of Hatteras Island in the wintertime will have a prime opportunity to explore, thanks to the launch for the first-ever Hatteras Village Waterfowl Festival. The Hatteras Village Civic Association, along with the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, is sponsoring the first annual Hatteras Village Waterfowl Festival, […]
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Ocracoke Island residents will need to reapply on February 5 through February 7 for an updated 2019 and 2020 priority pass for the Hatteras / Ocracoke ferry. Permanent residents of Ocracoke Island can apply for a free priority pass to display on their driver-side windshield, however, applicants must apply in person at the Ocracoke Silver […]
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The N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) unveiled its draft 10-Year transportation plan for 2020-2029 at the monthly Board of Transportation meeting in Raleigh on Thursday, and the plan included the construction of a second passenger ferry for the Ocracoke / Hatteras route, beginning in 2027. The plan, called the Draft 2020-2029 State Transportation Improvement Program […]
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A new series about the Outer Banks is coming to Netflix, but due to lingering effects of North Carolina’s controversial “bathroom bill,” it likely won’t be filmed anywhere near here. “OBX,” created by Wilmington resident Jonas Pate, follows a summer of change for four teenagers in a fictional Outer Banks town after a hurricane knocks […]
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Governor Roy Cooper today wrote to President Donald Trump to urge him to end the federal government shutdown that is holding back hurricane recovery efforts and threatening North Carolina’s farming economy. “While we continue the short-term recovery with FEMA’s help, our critical long-term work to rebuild stronger and smarter is delayed with every day that […]
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KILL DEVIN HILLS — Linda Kay Tewers, 71, of Kill Devil Hills passed away peacefully on Jan. 8, 2019, surrounded by family. Born Oct. 12, 1947, she was the youngest daughter of the late Lonnie Roscoe Meek Sr. and Mary Martha (Stull) Meek. She grew up in Tuscarawas County, Ohio and attended Gerber Beauty School […]
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A look at winter fishing on Hatteras Island Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I’m looking at my little artificial “Charlie Brown” Christmas tree, and wondering why I haven’t taken the ornaments off and put it away yet. I guess maybe because, until today, it hasn’t even felt like winter! Our warm, soggy summer and […]
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The new PORT Health Services on Hatteras Island is scheduled to open on Wednesday, January 16, roughly a year after the concept of an island-based mental health services center was first proposed. The new center, which is housed within the former Medical Center building in Hatteras village, will initially offer individual therapy, group therapy, psychiatric […]
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