Without fanfare, and with only one resident speaking during public comment, the Dare County Board of Commissioners approved four zoning amendments as part of a continuing effort to generate what is now called “essential housing” in the county. About 11 months after first approving a series of zoning amendments to encourage more affordable housing in […]
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The Coast Guard assisted the crew of a disabled sailing vessel east of Oregon Inlet Tuesday evening. Sector North Carolina watchstanders received a distress call via VHF-FM radio at approximately 6 p.m. from the crew of the Puffin reporting that their 70-foot sailing vessel had become disabled in heavy seas 30 miles east of Oregon Inlet. […]
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Day 11 post-Hurricane Dorian: Things at the command center in the Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department building are a little less hectic than they were the afternoon of Sept. 6 and in the immediate days following, though island residents’ needs are no less urgent. Mountains of debris line the streets as residents haul out all manner […]
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While Hurricane Humberto remains well offshore, the Outer Banks will continue to still see minor impacts from the storm for the next several days, which includes breezy conditions, large surf, and an enhanced risk of rip currents, per the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. A High Surf Advisory and a high risk […]
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Storm-weary Hatteras Island residents lambasted the Dare County Board of Commissioners at its regular meeting on Monday about what they said was premature re-entry of visitors to the island after Hurricane Dorian, which earlier this month downed trees and flooded property most severely in Frisco and Hatteras villages. “I woke up Saturday morning still in […]
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BUXTON — Robert Gerald Gaskins, Sr. or “Pap Pap” as he was best known, passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2019 in Nags Head. Bob was the son of the late George and Mary Etta Gaskins of Buxton, NC. Bob was also preceded in death by his four brothers, George Thomas, Freddy, David, and Victor and […]
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October 22, 1927 – September 16, 2019 KILL DEVIL HILLS –Lois was welcomed into the arms of her loving Savior on September 16, 2019. She was born to Dr. L. Schwindt (deceased) and Pauline Millington Schwindt (deceased) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Amongst her life’s accomplishments, Lois was most proud of her five children: Nancy (married to […]
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Like most of the village, the record-setting storm surge from the passage of Hurricane Dorian just after dawn on Sept. 6 severely damaged Ocracoke School, effectively closing it. School officials are optimistic classes can resume in other island locations in about two weeks. “There was water and mud everywhere, from 10 to 12 inches in […]
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Speed limits are being increased on N.C. Highway 12 throughout Hatteras Island today, which includes a seasonal increase from 35 mph to 45 mph within the villages of Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon and Frisco, and an increase from 45 mph to 55 mph in between the villages of Avon and Buxton, and in between Frisco and Hatteras. […]
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State officials continue to advise against swimming in area waters, both on the ocean and soundside from the state line to Ocracoke, due to high bacteria levels. The precautionary advisory against swimming remains in effect for all ocean and sound-side sites in Hyde, Dare, and Currituck counties, according to a press release from the N.C. […]
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