President Donald Trump will reportedly extend a moratorium on new leases for oil and natural gas drilling off the North Carolina coast for at least the next decade. U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R) said in a statement issued Monday that he had spoken with the President earlier in the day, and was informed that North […]
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On September 17, Governor Cooper announced that NC school districts now have the option to return students in grades K-5 to school using Plan A. The Dare County Board of Education will be meeting in a special called meeting on October 1 to discuss options for returning our students to in-person learning. We realize that the decision to […]
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February 3, 1950 – September 18, 2020 MANTEO — Richard “Ricky” Thurman Tillett, Sr., 70, of Manteo, NC died Friday, September 18, 2020, at Sentara Albemarle Medical Center. Born in Currituck County on February 3, 1950, he was the son of the late Cleon and Mary Tillett and the late Mary Saunders Webster and Percy […]
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11:30 A.M. UPDATE: Tuesday’s high tide is severely hampering efforts to reopen N.C. Highway 12 on Hatteras and Ocracoke today. NCDOT crews are continuing work to clear sand and water off the road, but the reopening time of N.C. 12 has been pushed back to 2 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon. Per a Tuesday morning update […]
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The Coastal Flood Warning for the Northern Outer Banks and Hatteras Island has been extended into Tuesday afternoon to account for the next two high tide cycles, per a Monday afternoon update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. A Coastal Flood Advisory also remains in effect through Tuesday afternoon for […]
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Severe weather has caused significant dune loss and ocean overwash in several locations along N.C. Highway 12, causing the N.C. Department of Transportation to close the road in two locations until at least Tuesday afternoon. The combination of seasonal high tides, strong northeast winds, and long form waves created by Hurricane Teddy has caused ocean conditions […]
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The real estate market on Hatteras Island this year reminds me of Dorothy’s famous line in The Wizard of Oz – “Toto, I don’t think we are in Kansas anymore!” In this article, I would like to share some facts and some anecdotal observations about what we are seeing and what some of the emerging […]
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Registration is now open for a variety of Dare County Parks and Recreation programs and activities scheduled for the fall season. Available activities for children and adults at the Northern Beach Division include Youth Soccer, Youth Gymnastics, Kids Garden Club 1 and Kids Garden Club 2, Kickball Club, Smart Start Soccer, Disc Golf Club, Smart […]
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Significant ocean overwash was reported with Monday morning’s high tide on stretches of Hatteras and Ocracoke islands that have already been battered by coastal flooding over the weekend. Per an update from the National Weather Service, the high tide late on Monday morning will bring the highest water levels of the week, coinciding with the […]
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After temporarily opening on Sunday afternoon, N.C. Highway 12 closed again in between Rodanthe and Oregon Inlet on Hatteras Island, and in between the pony pens and the ferry terminal on Ocracoke Island, due to ocean overwash that coincided with Sunday night’s high tide. The highway remained closed in both locations as of Monday morning. […]
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