A worker on the ‘Jug Handle Bridge’ project in Rodanthe was fatally injured Monday morning. Work at the project on Hatteras Island has been stopped while an investigation is underway, said Michael Swenson, spokesman for Flatiron Corp., the main contractor on the project. The worker killed was a Flatiron employee, Swenson said. No details have […]
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The Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation (HICF) expressed their gratitude to the Outer Banks Hospital in a recent announcement, citing the hospital’s continued generosity through the Vidant Community Health Benefit Program. Per the recent update, HICF was awarded grant funds via the program to assist Hatteras Island residents with costs incurred when travelling on and off […]
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Hatteras Sailing Organization Keeping our local kids off the electronics and into our great Hatteras Island outdoors is an ever challenging task. We need Sports! In an effort to contribute in one small way, Phillips Boatworks is donating use of its Charter Cat and other small boats to initiate a fun new option exclusively for […]
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The Dare County Sheriff’s Office has been informed that over the last few days three different businesses in the Kill Devil Hills and Nags Head have had counterfeit $50.00 bills taken. These bills look to be on very good quality paper but appear to have been washed and all with the same serial number. It […]
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As the nation heads into a crucial 2020 election in the midst of a once-in-a-century pandemic, Dare County officials are confident that they are prepared to protect the integrity of the process, regardless of how heavy the turnout is. Voting is a relatively simple process — a matter of indicating preference for the candidates or […]
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On Saturday, August 22, U.S. Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet received a report of two kayakers within the vicinity of the Oregon Inlet jetty light, who were drifting toward the south shoal uncontrollably, per a recent update from the station. One of the kayakers was reported to be in the water and unable to re-board […]
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Dare County released the following COVID-19 update for Friday, August 21, which details the county’s most recent active cases, testing efforts, and additional community information. The number of positive COVID-19 tests in Dare County is 415, 15 of which are considered active in Dare County. Of the 415 cases, 224 are residents and 191 are […]
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The Cape Hatteras United Methodist Men (CHUMM) have been hard at work in the past few weeks helping families throughout Hatteras Island protect their homes from future storms, thanks to a Repetitive Loss Reduction Project that is currently in full swing. Following Hurricane Dorian in September of 2019, CHUMM decided to look into some longer-range […]
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Fall Sailing Tours from Avon are getting great reviews from Vacationers! For centuries people have been sailing up and down the shores of the beautiful Outer Banks. Known as the “Graveyard of the Atlantic,” the oceanside of Hatteras Island, in particular, is not for the inexperienced sailor. I have a replica map of some of […]
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Come Hear NC presents the 9th annual Surfalorus Film Festival – back for another session of amazing, surf-inspired films certain to delight and intrigue surfers and ocean-minded types of all ages. This year’s festival kicks off Thursday, September 24th at 7pm with a Drive-in event at the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island, a unique […]
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