The Ocracoke Preservation Society is raising funds for the restoration of the Island Inn Property to be used as a historic building and public use park. Amy Howard tells us more.
VIDEO: Ocracoke Preservation Society saves the historic Island Inn
Passenger ferry service this summer for Ocracoke still in limbo
Update/correction: The House today (June 9) passed S241 (described below) and it is on the Senate calendar Thursday morning at 10 a.m. The original post of this story said that this session of the N.C. Legislature ends July 2, but there is no statutory or constitutional requirement for when a convened session must end. […]
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What’s in a name? A clue from “Outlander”
Daniel, Knight, Martin, Morgan, Beard, Howard, Caesar, Salter, and Robins are among the names of men whose lives swirled around one of colonial America’s most infamous figures, yet a man whose identity, remarkably, remains unproven to this day. Is it possible that the solution to one of our greatest mysteries has been hiding in plain […]
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New Task Force to tackle N.C. Highway 12 hot spots
With the first meeting of the NC12 Task Force held on May 19, the initial steps toward developing a long-range plan to address concerns about the often-perilous state of NC12 south of Oregon Inlet were taken. “The board, the Park Service and the community and NCDOT…understand that we have problems with NC 12, and most […]
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Dare County Releases “On the Job” Video Highlighting Chief Building Inspector
Dare County has released the latest segment of its “On the Job” video series that highlights the day-to-day duties and responsibilities performed by county employees working within various county departments. This particular “On the Job” video is designed to educate and inform residents and visitors about several of the services that are provided by the […]
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NCDOT Division 1 Wants Small, Disadvantaged Businesses to Compete for Transportation Contracts
The N.C. Department of Transportation is encouraging disadvantaged businesses to compete for state transportation contracts. Starting in June, NCDOT’s Division of Highways in partnership with its Office of Civil Rights will host in-person outreach events in all 14 highway divisions to educate disadvantaged business enterprises, or DBEs, about how to do business with the NCDOT. Disadvantaged […]
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Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree Returning for 2021 with post-pandemic and post-Dorian changes
After being canceled in 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic, and canceled in 2019 due to Hurricane Dorian, the annual Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree will be returning to Ocracoke in October of 2021. The Jamboree commemorates the last days of Blackbeard the pirate, who was killed off Ocracoke on Nov. 22, 1718. The event traditionally features […]
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Joseph Boyd “JB” Crist
October 14, 1960 – June 6, 2021 KILL DEVIL HILLS –Joseph Boyd “JB” Crist, 60, of Kill Devil Hills, NC died suddenly Sunday, June 6, 2021, at his home. Born in Richmond, VA, JB was the son of the late Lucille Young Crist and Paul Garber Crist. Any person who ever met JB had a […]
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Partial solar eclipse visible along the Outer Banks at sunrise Thursday
The new moon will sweep in front of the sun to create this year’s first solar eclipse on Thursday morning, and it will be partially visible to early risers along the Outer Banks if the weather cooperates. According to EarthSky.org, the moon in its elliptical orbit around Earth will lie too far from us to […]
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60% of Dare County residents have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, per Tuesday update
Dare County released the following update for Tuesday, June 8, which provides details on recent Coronavirus cases, vaccine data, and more COVID-19 information. Dare County COVID-19 Case Update The total number of new positive cases reported in Dare County over the past week was 13. Of these 13 new cases: 11 (85%) are symptomatic 10 […]
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