Any person, group, or business from the public, non-profit or private sector serving Dare County may be nominated for the award. Nominations are now being accepted for the 2020 Governor’s Volunteer Service Award. Now is the time to nominate outstanding volunteers in Dare County who deserve special recognition for their service to our community. About […]
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A strong coastal low which is expected to start impacting the Outer Banks on Friday night could result in significant ocean overwash and coastal flooding, wind gusts up to 60 mph, and heavy rains throughout the weekend, per a Wednesday evening update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. Per the […]
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The North Carolina General Assembly returned to Raleigh on Wednesday to work on another court-ordered alteration to the state’s Congressional maps, but there could also be action coming on a hurricane relief package. Last month, the state House and Senate approved dueling bills to help fund repairs and cover damage caused by storms in North […]
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In celebration of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day on Wednesday, November 13, the Dare County Department of Information Technologies GIS Division has developed a Look Back Map. The map provides users with the opportunity to explore and visually compare the changing landscape of Dare County of 1996 to 2019. GIS is a scientific framework for […]
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The 27th Annual Island-wide Food Drive to stock the shelves of the Hatteras Island Food Pantry in Buxton is now underway and will run through Dec. 31. Only with your support will this non-denominational, non-profit outreach be able to meet the needs of our island community this winter. Whether you donate unopened non-perishable food, personal care […]
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September 15, 1982 – November 12, 2019 SOUTHERN SHORES — Ashley “Ash” Rolf Jones, 37, of Southern Shores, NC died Tuesday, November 12, 2019, following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Denver, CO on September 15, 1982, he was the son of Beverly Koops Jones of Kill Devil Hills, NC and the late Spencer […]
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by Lynda Van Kuren It’s the time of year when North Carolinians feast on that culinary delicacy, the humble oyster. But dining on oysters needn’t, and shouldn’t, be the end of the story. After the oyster’s gone, there’s the oyster shell, and advocates say it should be returned to the water where it can provide a […]
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Gusty winds and chilly temperatures from a cold front that moved through the Outer Banks on Tuesday are expected to continue through Wednesday, however, N.C. Highway 12 remains passable throughout and no coastal flooding has been reported with this recent system. Though sand and foam was reported on N.C. Highway 12 in multiple locations on […]
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On Monday, November 11, another World Record fish was caught in the waters off of Hatteras Island. Angler Brett Jordan from Florence, South Carolina, was fishing with his friend and fishing mentor, Larry Hart – a local property owner – when the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) record-breaking fish was landed. Jordan had met Hart the […]
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Blue recycling roll carts still remain, untouched, at some Hatteras Island residences, but it’s been more than two months since Hatteras Recycle in Salvo closed its doors for good after Hurricane Dorian. “That was the last straw,” Todd Phillips, who had started the business in 2007, said of the September 6 storm. Phillips sold the […]
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