Chief Bryan Perry of the Buxton Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) was awarded the Fire Chief of the Year award by the North Carolina Association of Fire Chiefs in a recent ceremony in Concord, N.C. The statewide award follows his January recognition as the 2019 Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year Award from the Eastern North […]
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Roughly 45 islanders attended an encore presentation of the Dare County Board of Commissioner Chairman’s “State of the County 2020,” which highlighted the Board’s accomplishments in 2019, and touched on upcoming projects in the year ahead. 2020 marks the 150th anniversary of Dare County, and Chairman Bob Woodard attended the event in period 1870s attire […]
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Last year, Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) received 2.6 million recreational visits for the first time since 2003. Since 2015, the Seashore has experienced a yearly increase in visitation compared to the previous year. 2019 visitation was 0.60% higher than visitation in 2018. Recreation Visits by Year: 2019: 2,606,632 2018: 2,591,056 2017: 2,433,703 2016: 2,411,711 […]
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Mrs. Hilda F. Rogerson took her place beside her Savior February 2, 2020 at her daughter’s Kill Devil Hills, NC home after a long battle with dementia. Hilda was born in 1931, and raised in Farmville, NC- the daughter of Earl and Kathleen Frizzelle, both deceased. Hilda has also reunited with her husband of 60 […]
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This year marks Dare County’s Sesquicentennial—its 150th anniversary! Throughout 2020, the County will proudly celebrate its history, people, nature, businesses, culture, and services. On February 3, 1870, the North Carolina General Assembly joined parts of Currituck, Hyde, and Tyrrell counties to form a new county in order to bring government functions closer to the people. Due […]
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An Elizabeth City State University research team is studying the effects of hurricanes on mental health throughout coastal North Carolina. ECSU’s Dr. Kulwinder Kaur has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security to help fund the study, which will include “vulnerable populations in coastal North Carolina,” the university said in a […]
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A strong cold front is expected to bring gusty winds, heavy rainfall, and possible soundside coastal flooding later this week, per a Tuesday morning update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. The cold front will impact the Outer Banks area Thursday into Friday. Strong winds with maximum gusts up to 47 […]
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Ocracoke will be powered by generator for much of Tuesday as work continues installing nearly 10,000 feet of cable in a trench along Pole Road in Cape Hatteras National Seashore at the south end of Hatteras Island. Both Hatteras and Ocracoke islands will be operating on generator power for much of the day to allow […]
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On Monday morning, crew members from U.S. Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet assisted a man onboard a trawler near Oregon Inlet who had suffered a significant injury, per a recent online update from the station. Station Oregon Inlet received a call at 10:30 a.m. from a mariner aboard an 80’ ft. trawler with five people […]
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January 15, 1928 – January 30, 2020 MANTEO — William C. “Billy” Gray, 92, died January 30, 2020 at Spring Arbor Outer Banks in Kill Devil Hills. He was born January 15, 1928, in Norfolk, Virginia and was the son of Minnie Miller Gray and Joseph Curtis Gray, who preceded him in death. Also preceding […]
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