I imagine most people have their family traditions for holiday meals, especially Thanksgiving, so I am not writing about that special dinner. Instead, I am highlighting the warm and earthy flavors of the harvest season, fresh from the farm, via friends and farmers’ markets. When a friend appeared on the porch with just-picked shitake mushrooms […]
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Dare County has announced that masks are no longer required to be worn by those who are participating in certain indoor physical activities at the Dare County Parks and Recreation Department’s Northern Beach Division, Roanoke Island/Mainland Division and Hatteras Island Division, as well as the Thomas A. Baum Senior Center in Kill Devil Hills and […]
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Traffic on N.C. Highway 12 through the Outer Banks village of Rodanthe will be moved onto a new roundabout on Friday, Nov. 19. The roundabout is part of the eventual traffic shift onto the new Rodanthe ‘Jug Handle’ Bridge, expected to open in early 2022. The speed limit through the roundabout will be 20 m.p.h., […]
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All Dare County offices will be closed on Thursday, November 25, 2021, and Friday, November 26, 2021, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Dare County offices will reopen at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, November 29, 2021. The Dare County C&D Landfill in Manns Harbor, the Buxton Transfer Station and the Manteo Recycle Yard will be […]
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Strong October visitation helped Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) break a long-standing annual visitation record. With two months left in the year, 2021 has already become the Seashore’s busiest year ever, surpassing the previous record set in 2002. “I am happy that so many people have been able to visit and enjoy the Seashore and […]
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A deep partial lunar eclipse will darken the moon for much of North America overnight tonight, as most locations will see up to 97 percent of the moon slip into Earth’s shadow. And it will be the longest lasting eclipse since the 15th century. But the weather is going to have to cooperate. Plus, you […]
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The Dare County Sheriff’s Office posted the following press release regarding three recent traffic stops that resulted in drug-related charges. Details of the arrests are below. On November 10, 2021, at approximately 6:08 pm, a Deputy working the C-District conducted a traffic stop on N.C. Highway 12 in Buxton. During the traffic stop the Deputy […]
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The Outer Banks Association of REALTORS® (OBAR) elected their 2022 Board of Directors at their Annual Meeting. OBAR’s 2022 Board of Directors is: President: Doug Brindley, Brindley Beach Vacations and Sales President-Elect: Natalie Painter, Coastal NC Realty Group Immediate Past President: Lori Brooks, Coastal NC Realty Group Treasurer: Heather Cater, Coast Realty Secretary: Jennifer Wilson, […]
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Moises Escudero, 55, died unexpectedly in Washington, NC November 14, 2021. He was known by many for his hard work, great humor, and big heart. He was a caring husband, father, son, brother, and uncle. Moises put up a brave fight until the very end. He will be missed but will remain in our hearts […]
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The Dare County Board of Commissioners have voted unanimously to approve a resolution to rename the Dare County Center in Manteo as the Virginia Tillett Center in honor of the professional educator and community leader who served Dare County as an elected official for more than 30 years. The resolution—which was passed at the Dare […]
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