By Rose Hoban Cheryl Ballance sometimes has had to tell summer guests not to come to Ocracoke. Ballance, the long-time chief executive officer of the Ocracoke Health Center, once got a call from a woman who was nine months into a high-risk pregnancy and wanted to know what the health resources were. “Oh, you really […]
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Crews at both the Bonner Bridge and Rodanthe – or Jug Handle – Bridge projects have been hard at work throughout the summer, per an August 8 video update from Dare County and NCDOT. All work-related road closures have been temporarily halted on the newly opened bridge across Oregon Inlet until September 15, but crews […]
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The Dare County Sheriff’s Office has received reports that scammers are calling and identifying themselves as a representative from Social Security. They are requesting social security numbers and personal information. Please hang up and call Dare Central to make a report. 252-473-3444.
NAGS HEAD — Larry David Griffin was born August 27, 1951 (67) in Indianapolis, Indiana. On July 27, 2019, Rock and Roll Heaven gained another Rockstar as he passed away peacefully at his home in Nags Head, NC after a short bout with cancer. After a career in the printing industry, he turned to his […]
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Analysis of nearly 120 years of tropical storm and hurricane landing data and associated rainfall in coastal North Carolina shows that climate change is creating a feedback loop that suggests increasingly frequent flooding and economic damage are likely along the coast. That’s a general conclusion of research led by Hans Paerl, Kenan Professor of Marine […]
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Ralph Peter “Pete” Mani, of Norfolk, VA, known as Pete by his coworkers at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard passed away on July 23, 2019. Pete was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. From the age of ten he lived in Norfolk, Virginia, where he attended Norfolk public schools. In 1937 Ralph graduated from Maury High […]
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In many parts of Dare County, all forms of fireworks are banned, and in the remaining communities, any fireworks that propel off the ground are illegal. But several recent incidents indicate they are being ignited on the beach, with potentially harmful results. Abby Madson of Virginia was walking on the beach in Southern Shores with […]
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After a successful launch during National Park Week in April 2019, Outer Banks Forever is proud to announce its founding Board of Directors. Outer Banks Forever is the official nonprofit partner of the three national parks in the Outer Banks – Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and the Wright Brothers National […]
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2020 is already shaping up to be a steamy year, thanks to 12 brave volunteers of the Chicamacomico Banks Fire & Rescue team who are showing off the goods in an upcoming calendar that will be available for sale in the near future. The brand new fundraising project, which was orchestrated by lifelong volunteer and […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore and Cape Lookout National Seashore will celebrate International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend on Saturday, August 17th and Sunday, August 18th from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Park staff and members of both the Carteret County Amateur Radio Society and The Outer Banks Repeater Association will have HAM Radios set up at Bodie Island, […]
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