Long-term efforts to expand shellfish leasing in North Carolina waters cleared another legislative hurdle this week, an indication that, unlike last year’s bill, this one is on its way to becoming law. The new bill, hammered out in a yearlong stakeholder process after the failure of last year’s legislation, is drawn in part from a […]
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There’s no lack of excitement on Ocracoke Island this Independence Day. The festivities kick off Wednesday, July 3, with the famous Ocracoke Square Dance and a fireworks show over beautiful Silver Lake Harbor. The fun continues July 4 with a full day of activities, featuring the Sand Sculpture Contest, newly-added island-wide scavenger hunt, a traditional […]
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The Ocracoke Fig Festival is seeking sponsors for the annual celebration of “Ocracoke’s Sweetest Tradition” Friday and Saturday, Aug. 16 to 17, at the Ocracoke Preservation Society Museum. The showpiece of the Fig Festival is the Fig Cake Bake-Off on Saturday afternoon where visitors and locals compete for the best traditional and innovative fig cakes. […]
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The 20th Annual Ocrafolk Music & Storytelling Festival begins today, Friday, June 7, and continues until Sunday afternoon along School Road and Howard Streets. This three-day celebration is chocked full of performances and events, kids’ activities, a square dance, workshops, food and artisans. After a long hiatus, the Steel Wheels will bring their folk music […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities and seashore conditions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News items and events related to the National Seashore for the week of June 6 include the following: Seashore Updates Due to dry conditions, a beach fire ban at the […]
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Arrangements have been made to accept public comments from the Fessenden Center Annex in Buxton during the Planning Board meeting on Monday night, per Donna Creef, Planning Director for Dare County. Monday’s Planning Board meeting has garnered attention by island residents and visitors this past week, due the Planning Board’s scheduled consideration of a text […]
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Local residents garnered more information on the development of the Outer Banks Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan at a lightly attended meeting in Buxton on Wednesday evening, June 5. The meeting was held to provide information on the planning process, the identified hazards for the area, and to outline additional opportunities for public involvement. Though the […]
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UPDATE: N.C. Highway 12 is back open in both directions after Rodanthe Traffic Accident. N.C. Highway 12 is temporarily closed in both directions north of Rodanthe on Pea Island due to a bad traffic accident. The accident occurred on Wednesday afternoon and it is not known if there are any injuries or fatalities, however, bystanders […]
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The producer of documentary footage and images of the salvage and recovery of the 1718 Queen Anne’s Revenge shipwreck in Beaufort Inlet is looking to overturn a ruling that the state could not be sued for using his copyrighted material. The case contesting how state officials used the video footage of the wreckage is going […]
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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. May 1, 2019 Brian Jay Pratt M/36 Poss w/Intent Del Marj (F), Maintain Veh/Dwell/Place […]
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