Dare Schools monitoring coronavirus situation Hours after Governor Roy Cooper declared a State of Emergency in response to the novel coronavirus, (COVID-19), Dare County Schools Superintendent John Farrelly told the district’s Board of Education during its March 10 meeting that school officials were closely monitoring the situation and ramping up efforts within the district’s schools […]
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As interest in Spring fishing is picking up, members of the Dare County Waterways Commission on Monday were anxious about getting Hatteras Inlet in shape before the busy season. Plans are now being proposed for the state, rather than the Army Corps, to dredge a shoaled area on the west end of the South Ferry […]
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A crash Wednesday morning involving a pair of tractor trailers shut down the Lindsey C. Warren Bridge that carries U.S. 64 over the Alligator River between Dare and Tyrrell counties. The wreck happened around 8:30 a.m. near the foot of the bridge on the Tyrrell County side. Dare County Sheriff’s Office Major Jeff Derringer said […]
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The Outer Banks Coast Guard Flotilla of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary will be offering a Coast Guard approved Boating Skills and Seamanship course beginning Thursday, April 23rd, 2020. The comprehensive 9-session class will meet twice a week through May21st from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. It will be held at the Pitt Center on […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore is seeking volunteers to help beautify the seashore at a drop-in roadside cleanup event on Ocracoke Island from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 26. National Park Service staff and volunteers will work together to clean a two-mile section of NC-12 containing debris left behind by Hurricane Dorian. Volunteers […]
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Collaborative efforts have begun to remove a fishing vessel that was grounded off of Oregon Inlet on the night of February 29. The crew of the 72-foot scallop boat were safely removed by an air crew from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City the following morning, and until the vessel is towed away, it […]
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MANTEO — Sue E. Barbe, 86, of Manteo passed away March 6, 2020 at her home. She will be missed dearly by her best friend, Myrdith along with numerous other friends and caregivers. In accordance to Sue’s wishes, no services are planned. Please express condolences to the family via the online register at www.gallopfuneralservices.com. Gallop […]
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Ferry service employees had to work quickly after Hurricane Dorian to adapt in order to keep the response moving to a devastated Ocracoke Village, North Carolina Department of Transportation officials told a legislative panel last week. The House Transportation Oversight Committee met Thursday to hear an update on the NCDOT Ferry Division’s hurricane response as […]
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The Henry P. Simmons was one in a trash heap of ships engulfed in the unholy terror of a great Outer Banks Atlantic rage, known afterwards simply as “The October 23, 1889 Storm.” It would involve nearly a dozen ships, two states, multiple Life-Saving Stations, and would endure for nearly a week. Some pf these […]
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If it feels like the construction of new bridges along Hatteras Island have been in the headlines for years, it’s because they have been. March 8 marked the four-year anniversary of the new Bonner Bridge groundbreaking, and years later, work continues on finalizing little “punch list” items on the now-completed structure. Meanwhile, the Jug Handle […]
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