Despite a looming thunderstorm that threatened to put a damper on the festivities, the annual Independence Day fireworks show off the Avon Fishing Pier wowed a big crowd of beach-going spectators. The fireworks started at around 9:20 p.m., launching from the very end of the Avon Pier. The show lasted roughly 20 minutes, and visitors […]
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Hatteras village was brimming with patriotism on the 4th of July, thanks to the 7th annual Golf Cart Parade which cruised along N.C. Highway 12 in a blaze of red, white, and blue. The parade, which began in 2013 as a fundraiser for the Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation, has grown over the years, and has […]
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The Coast Guard and other federal, state and local agencies searched throughout the day Wednesday for a missing 60-year-old man near the Bonner Bridge. The Coast Guard suspended their search Wednesday night, after saturating the search area with multiple assets and other agencies. The girlfriend of the man told Dare County 911 that he had […]
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At 9:17 a.m. on Wednesday morning, a 60-year-old male ocean swimmer was reported missing near Oregon Inlet. The visiting individual started his swim on a boogie board approximately ¾ mile south of off-road vehicle ramp 4. The boogie board was later found in the water between the remaining section of the Bonner Bridge and the […]
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To protect purple martins preparing for their annual migration, the N.C. Department of Transportation will again lower the speed limits and activate flashing lights on the William B. Umstead Bridge starting tonight. Each summer, NCDOT lowers the speed limit on the Umstead Bridge at dusk and dawn from 55 mph to 20 mph. The Umstead […]
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Dare County Geographical Information Services (GIS) recently launched an interactive community map web application. The community map is accessible on any device and provides users the ability to explore Dare County like never before. Based on your location or by looking up an address, users can learn more about community amenities and discover a […]
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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 July 3 include the following: Seashore Updates Approximately 250 people attended Monday’s special celebration event for the […]
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COLINGTON — Donna J. Browning passed away in Nags Head, June 29, 2019, due to natural causes at the age of 75. She was born in Yonkers, New York, but spent most of her life in the Washington, D.C. area. She attended the University of Colorado, and married in Boulder, Colorado, before returning to the […]
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HATTERAS — On the morning of July 2, 2019, in the words of her favorite poet, Billy Collins, Mary Beth Kirkland of Hatteras Village “became a shape of air” (mind you, a distinctive shape of air.) She was 91. Mary Beth, a native of South Carolina, taught first grade in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) recently posted an online reminder to the public that fireworks are illegal on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands. “Over the last few years, homeowners adjacent to Seashore beaches have voiced concerns about the personal use of fireworks by beach visitors,” read the statement. “As a reminder, it is illegal to […]
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