The disconnect between current flooding reality and the newly released floodplain maps in Dare County, which decrease flood zones by 41%, may be starker than most coastal areas in North Carolina because of the barrier islands’ geology. But much of the disparity between actual vulnerability and the flood risk reflected in Dare’s pending flood maps […]
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Permanent Ocracoke residents who have acquired new vehicles since Hurricane Dorian can receive priority loading passes for those vehicles at the Silver Lake Terminal ticket booth. The ticket booth is open between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. seven days a week. To qualify for a priority loading pass, residents must fill out a priority pass application and […]
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Habitat restoration activities begin this week on Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge. Partners at the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and contractors with Barnhill Construction will excavate sand behind the Oregon Inlet Terminal Groin in order to improve habitats for migratory birds. Sections within a 3-acre area will be dug out to create open water […]
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Sometime during the long, slow process of getting Ocracoke somewhat back to normal after Hurricane Dorian hit on Sept. 6, someone must have created a check-off list of what needs to be accomplished. In the days following this devastating storm, for variable times, the island was without electric power, an open bank, grocery store, post […]
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In an effort to reach and engage with Hatteras Island citizens, Dare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Robert L. “Bob” Woodard, Sr. will repeat the State of the County 2020 presentation on Monday, February 3 at Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS). Chairman Woodard will deliver the State of the County presentation that originally took place […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Robert “Bob” Walter McCrory, of Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina passed away peacefully at his home on January 21, 2020. Bob was born August 31, 1946 in Warsaw, Indiana. He served honorably in the US Army as a helicopter crew chief during the Vietnam War and received many commendations and medals […]
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Tax listing forms have been mailed from the Dare County Tax Listing Office. North Carolina General Statute 105-274 requires that all property, real and personal, within the jurisdiction of the state is subject to taxation unless it has been specifically excluded by statute. Furnishings in a rental home, aircraft, boats, boat motors, jet skis, mobile […]
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On January 21, the Aquarium’s STAR Center took in 96 sea turtles for assessment and rehabilitation after they were found washed up on Hatteras Island. Recent weather caused these turtles to become lethargic and unable to swim properly, a condition similar to hypothermia called cold-stunning. Individuals working with multiple organizations, including N.E.S.T. (Network for Endangered Sea […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Mary Helen (Kolkmeyer) Burk, beloved wife of Robert “Bob” Burk, age 72, passed peacefully in her sleep at her home in Kill Devil Hills, NC this past Tuesday, January 21, 2020. Born in Brooklyn, NY on December 15, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Eleanor Fay Kolkmeyer and William […]
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The Coastal Land Trust’s Springer’s Point Preserve on Ocracoke Island reopened to the public in mid-December after being closed for an extended period of time due to hurricane damage. Springer’s Point Preserve is still recovering from the impacts of Hurricane Dorian in September 2019. Since then Coastal Land Trust has been strategically working to re-open […]
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