Per a recent update from the Koru Village & Avon Fishing Pier, due to circumstances outside of the pier’s control, the Independence Day fireworks on the Avon Fishing Pier will be rescheduled from Saturday, July 4, to Tuesday, July 7. “The state of North Carolina requires a licensed pyrotechnic, (licensed in N.C.), to fire off […]
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The Outer Banks Hospital Development Council is pleased to announce TowneBank as the platinum sponsor of the Cheers to 15 Years Gala. Proceeds from the gala will support the hospital’s cancer programs and services, with an ultimate goal to one day build a cancer center on the Outer Banks. The 15th Annual Gala is set […]
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Dave Hilton’s courageous journey through two years of glioblastoma grade IV brain cancer ended peacefully at home in Kitty Hawk, N.C., recently. Having enjoyed life for 80 years, he finally won the battle over this horrific disease surrounded by his wife, family, and friends to claim his place in heaven. Dave’s Celebration of Life service […]
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A strong cold front will move through Eastern N.C. Thursday night into Friday, and will bring severe weather which could include damaging wind gusts and minor coastal flooding, per a Wednesday morning update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Minor soundside coastal flooding is possible all along the Outer Banks, including […]
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After hearing impassioned arguments on both sides from two dozen speakers during public comment period, the Dare County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution expressing its support for the U.S. Constitution and specifically, the Second Amendment, at its Feb 4. meeting. The vote was 6-0 with Commissioner Jim Tobin not in attendance. The resolution, […]
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A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a 48-year-old man with a lacerations on his body and possible concussion from a ship about 20 miles south of Hatteras Island, Tuesday. A crewmember aboard the cargo ship Titania contacted watchstanders at the Sector North Carolina Command Center, and reported that an engineer found one of their crewmembers semi-conscious, lying on […]
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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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