CHSS Students Remember Troops over the Holiday For Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS) students Henry Macchio, Morgan Fairbanks, and John Contestable, Christmas is about more than just receiving gifts – it’s about helping other people. Two years ago, they created a student-led service project devoted to supporting U.S. troops deployed overseas during the […]
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Bonner Bridge Remains on Track for a February / March 2019 Opening
The new Bonner Bridge remains on track to open in February or March of 2019, as crews work on finishing touches to allow vehicles on the structure, such as paving the on-ramps that connect the bridge to N.C. Highway 12. Though there remains a possibility that the bridge will open in one-lane stages, (with one […]
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Fresh Christmas Trees Useful After Holidays
Fresh-cut Christmas trees once decorated for the holidays are being returned to nature, now that the season is coming to a close. Several towns and organizations are collecting the trees that will be used for dune stabilization and restoration or the trees are being turned into mulch. On the Outer Banks, Better Beaches OBX has […]
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Newest Vehicle Ferry Nearing Completion for March 2019 Launch
A new river-class vehicle ferry that was originally contracted by the N.C. Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) Ferry Division in 2017 is nearing completion and is expected to be in the water by the spring of 2019, per a recent announcement by the NCDOT. The M/V Rodanthe, which is being built at the Bollinger Shipyard in […]
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Long-Serving Hyde County Commissioners Step Down
At the December 3, 2018 Hyde County Board of Commissioners Meeting, the two newly elected County Commissioners were sworn in and attended their first meeting. M. Shannon Swindell, Currituck Township, and James Topping, Swan Quarter Township, took the seats previously held by Barry Swindell and Dick Tunnell who both stepped down after multiple terms. Barry […]
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George S. Mead
SALVO – George Studwell Mead, of Salvo, NC, passed peacefully at the age of 85 in Nags Head, North Carolina on January 4, 2019. George is survived by his devoted wife Gisele, son Bill, daughters Sally Anne and Elizabeth, brother John, and numerous nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and a (step) great grandchild. George was born on […]
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MLK Holiday Trash Collection is Announced
The Dare County C&D Landfill, the Manteo and Buxton Transfer Stations, the Manteo Recycle Yard and the Rodanthe Recycle Center will be closed on Monday, January 21, 2019 in observance of Martin Luther King Holiday. The trash collection for the week of January 21st through January 25th will be as follows: Monday January 21st- CLOSED, […]
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N.C. Highway 12 Being Shifted for Jug Handle Bridge Construction
An approximate 3,500 foot section of N.C. Highway 12 just north of Rodanthe and the S-Curves is being shifted roughly 20 to 30 feet to the east to make way for upcoming construction on the new Jug Handle Bridge. The temporary traffic shift is similar to the temporary highway relocation conducted while the Bonner Bridge […]
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Dare County Plans Large-Item Pickup for April
The Dare County Sanitation Department will be conducting a large household pickup for residential customer only. NO COMMERCIAL BUSINESS DEBRIS WILL BE PICKED UP. April 8, 2019 Monday Buxton, Frisco, Hatteras April 9, 2019 Tuesday Avon April 10, 2019 Wednesday Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo PLEASE DO NOT INTERFERE WITH COUNTY EMPLOYEES PICKING UP LARGE ITEMS. If […]
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David V. Young
David V. Young passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 22, 2018 after a brief illness. Beloved by his wife of 64 years, Barbara; their children; Charles, Susan, Larry & Laura, (8) grandchildren & (8) great-grandchildren. A service will be held on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at 1:30 pm at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 818 University […]
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