The Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) voted to name the bridge across Oregon Inlet the “Marc Basnight Oregon Inlet Bridge,” at their February 4 meeting, however, they were unable to reach this decision unanimously, and an official name change is not a certainty. The motion received three out of five votes, with Ervin Bateman, […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore is seeking volunteers who would like to help National Park Service staff clear a large debris field that was left this morning by the Big John shrimp trawler wreckage. The beach cleanup will take place tomorrow, February 5, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Individuals interested in volunteering should meet National Park Service […]
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) in conjunction with Dare County recently announced a Community Day celebration of the imminent opening of the Bonner Bridge replacement. The event will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 9, at the north end of the bridge, and following brief remarks, the bridge will open to the […]
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For the past few years, the Outer Banks Association of REALTORS® (OBAR) has held an annual bowling tournament to benefit their Disaster Relief and Scholarship Funds. However, this year OBAR’s 2019 Bowling Tournament Committee decided that there was an immediate need to switch the focus of the event to OBX residents affected by the recent […]
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Below is a list of people who have been arrested on view or with warrants by the Dare County Sheriff’s Office for a felony charge and taken to the Dare County Detention Facility. All subjects are considered innocent until proven guilty. school or anyone located therein. He was arrested without incident. January 1, 2019 John […]
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Representatives from local and state government offices headed to Hatteras Village on Saturday afternoon for an inside look at the new facilities for the Hatteras / Ocracoke passenger ferry, which is set to launch to the public on May 14, 2019. The assembled group included members of the Dare County Board of Commissioners, N.C. House […]
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The line to the annual N.C. Coastal Federation Oyster Roast extended all the way along the waterfront of Oden’s Dock on Saturday, February 2, as islanders and visitors alike came out to enjoy the relatively warm weather and the piles of oysters in store. The annual event is quickly becoming one of the most popular […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore has extended the public comment period to review the Environmental Assessment (EA) on constructing a new accessible hunting blind and wildlife viewing platform on Bodie Island in Nags Head, North Carolina. The comment period was extended because the National Park Service Planning, Environmental, and Public Comment (PEPC) website was unavailable to […]
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A complex low pressure system brought more than 4 inches of rain to southern Hatteras and Ocracoke island on late Sunday night and early Monday morning, leading to standing water on portions of N.C. Highway 12. N.C. Highway 12 was passable throughout as of Monday morning at 10 a.m. The surface low, which has a […]
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January 2, 2019 Financial Card Fraud. 1000 block of George Daniels Road, Roanoke Island. Unauthorized transactions. January 4, 2019 Obtaining Property by False Pretenses. 100 block of Watersedge Drive, Colington. Lending scam. January 5, 2019 Breaking and Entering and Larceny. 40000 block of Marlin Drive, Avon. Household items stolen and recovered. January 5, 2019 Breaking […]
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