June 24, 1960 – June 12, 2019 BUXTON — David Brian Stowe, 58, of Buxton, NC died Wednesday, June 12, 2019, in Hatteras, NC. Twiford Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Condolences and memories can be shared at www.TwifordFH.com.
The Dare County Board of Elections will hold two educational seminars about voter photo identification requirements on Thursday, June 27, at 10:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. in the Board of Commissioners Meeting Room in the Dare County Administration Building, 954 Marshall C. Collins Drive in Manteo. The seminars are free and open to the public. […]
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The Outer Banks Community Foundation awarded $192,000 in scholarships this spring, including over $55,000 to students from Hatteras Island, helping students from across the Outer Banks achieve their educational dreams. 30 graduating seniors from Cape Hatteras Secondary School, Manteo High School, Currituck County High School, Ocracoke School, and First Flight High School received scholarships for […]
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The N.C. Commercial Fishing Resource Funding Committee will meet jointly with the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Commercial Fishing Resource Fund Committee at 1 p.m. June 19 at the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Washington Regional Office, 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington. The two committees are scheduled to review and vote on funding proposals from the […]
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The final version of a bill to expand aquaculture and reduce conflicts between shellfish operations and other users of the state’s public waters has cleared the legislature with unanimous support. The House on Wednesday approved Senate Bill 648, Support Shellfish Aquaculture, 116-0. The Senate approved the measure last week in a 47-0 vote. The bill sets […]
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Adapting to living with rising seas, larger, slower, rain-dumping coastal storms, flooding and extreme heat is going to take forward thinking, collaboration and money. “The planning for resilience, there’s no right way to do it,” said Jessica Whitehead, chief resilience officer of the recently formed North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resilience. Whitehead moderated the […]
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is reminding fishermen that its Elizabeth City office has moved since last summer. Area commercial fishermen who need to renew their standard commercial fishing licenses and permits at the office should go to the new location at 100 Kitty Hawk Lane, Elizabeth City which is off Industrial Park Drive […]
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The Dare County Waterways Commission met on Monday night at the Fessenden Center in Buxton, and with hurricane season more than two weeks underway, the biggest issue raised was the depth of the emergency ferry channel which offers escape in the event of a major weather event affecting N.C. Highway 12. All five board members […]
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With surveying nearly complete for the new multi-use pathway in Hatteras village, the public’s assistance is needed to help pave the way for funding the impending project. The 3.75-mile pathway will stretch from the Hatteras ferry docks to the northern town borders, and will include a loop along Eagle Pass Road, making all areas along […]
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The N.C. Division of Coastal Management has found that a proposed seismic survey related to oil and gas exploration in the Atlantic Ocean off the North Carolina coast is inconsistent with state coastal management policies. After review, the agency formally objected to the proposed activity by WesternGeco and found it inconsistent with state policies as […]
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