NCDOT preparing ahead of coastal storm; N.C. 12 will likely be impacted by flooding this weekend

A storm forecast to hit coastal North Carolina this weekend could make travel conditions dangerous on low-lying coastal roads, especially N.C. Highway 12 on the Outer Banks, per a recent update from the NCDOT. N.C. Department of Transportation officials on Friday used heavy equipment to push sand onto dunes from Pea Island to Ocracoke, and […]

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Dare County Releases PSA Reminding Residents to Check Smoke Detector Batteries

The Dare County Department of Health & Human Services has released a video PSA reminding Dare County residents and visitors to change the batteries in their smoke detectors when they reset their clocks for Daylight Saving Time on Sunday, November 7, 2021. The video, which features a member of the Dare County Community Child Protection […]

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Belinda Joyce Etheridge

February 21, 1951 – November 2, 2021 MANTEO — Belinda Joyce Etheridge, 70, of Manteo, NC died Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at Sentara Albemarle Medical Center. Born in Jarvisburg, NC on February 21, 1951, she was the daughter of the late Sarah Midyette Etheridge and Darcy Yates Etheridge. Belinda was a graduate of Manteo High […]

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