The 2.4 mile-long Jug Handle Bridge is 75% complete as of June 3, with a projected opening date of late 2021 or early 2022, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) resident engineer for the project, Pablo Hernandez. Hernandez stated that weather and the upcoming hurricane season could alter the estimated […]
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January 5, 1950 – May 30, 2021 FRISCO — Roberto Gaidos, 71, died at his home in Frisco, NC on Sunday, May 30, 2021. He was born in Trieste, Italy on January 5, 1950, the son of the late Joseph (Sarge) Gaidos and Gemma DeSantis. Roberto was raised in Venezuela before reuniting with his father […]
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UPDATE: The water line to Avon was repaired by 8 p.m. on Thursday and water flow has been restored to normal. Due to a water line break in between Avon and Buxton, the Dare County Water Department is requesting that all water users in the village of Avon reduce their consumption on Thursday, June 3, […]
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Today, Rebekah Martin, Project Leader for the Coastal NC National Wildlife Refuges Complex, announced the summer schedule for guided interpretive and educational programs at Pea Island and Alligator River National Wildlife Refuges. Programs will begin June 15 and run throughout the summer. Offerings will include the popular interpretive canoe tours at both refuges, turtle talks, […]
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper and Chief Operating Officer of the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) Laura Hogshead shared an update on the application process for the N.C. Housing Opportunities and Prevention of Evictions (HOPE) Program. The program is open for a second application period to assist very low-income renters that are experiencing […]
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The Dare County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing for the proposed budget for fiscal year 2021-2022 at 9:15 a.m. on Monday, June 7, 2021. The public hearing will take place at the commissioners’ meeting room, which is adjacent to the Dare County Administration Building located at 954 Marshall C. Collins Drive in […]
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Watching the real estate market on Hatteras Island is always a fascinating and challenging experience. Rarely do all of the statistics point in the same direction making definitive statements about where the market is at any point in time difficult. Some who track the market data over long periods of time have voiced the opinion […]
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With hurricane season beginning Tuesday, Federal Emergency Management Agency officials remind residents that now is the time to prepare in the event a tropical storm strikes. While forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Climate Prediction Center predict this year to be an above-normal season, they do not anticipate the historic level of storm activity seen […]
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August 24, 1946 – May 31, 2021 MANTEO — Gary Bruce Sansom, 74, of Manteo, NC died Monday, May 31, 2021, at his home. Born in New York City on August 24, 1946, he was the son of the late Emily Welz and Arthur Sansom. Having served his country honorably, Gary was a veteran of […]
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June 26, 1937 – June 1, 2021 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Carolyn Browning Woodard, 83, 0f Kill Devil Hills, NC died Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at Spring Arbor of The Outer Banks. Born in San Diego, CA on June 26, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Laura Lee Ornduff and Leitha Earl Browning. […]
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