Gas stations throughout Hatteras Island were inundated with a flood of traffic on Tuesday morning as folks filled up their vehicles in response to the cyberattack on the 5,500-mile Colonial Pipeline, which carries more than 100 million gallons of fuel from Texas to New Jersey every day. Representatives of the Colonial Pipeline said on Monday […]
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Dare County, in partnership with Current TV, has released “The Hatteras Village Pathway Project,” a video that highlights the new 3.1-mile multi-use pathway currently being constructed through Hatteras Village. More than 15 years in the making, the Hatteras Village pathway is finally coming to fruition in 2021, thanks to the dedication of Hatteras Village residents […]
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries’ Artificial Reef Program, in partnership with the Oregon Inlet Artificial Reef Committee, sank a 108-foot tugboat Friday off Oregon Inlet. The Valley Forge joins two other tugboats, the America, and the American at AR-165. The site, which is located about 7 miles southeast of Oregon Inlet, also contains approximately […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Fanta, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Fanta, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet by web conference on May 20 beginning at 9 a.m. The public may listen to the meeting by phone or listen and view presentations online. For links to join the meeting, go to the Marine Fisheries Commission Meeting webpage. Following the meeting, an audio recording will be posted […]
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June 17, 1931 – May 6, 2021 SOUTHERN SHORES — Kenneth Lee Beauchamp, 89, passed away May 6, 2021. Kenneth was the loving husband to the late Roberta J. Beauchamp, father to Lita Katulski (Mathew), Craig Lamp (Barbara), Neil Lamp, Linda Hess (John), Doug Beauchamp (Grady), Renee Reimer (Tom), John Beauchamp, Tom Beauchamp (Kelly), Joe […]
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June 4, 1956 – May 4, 2021 KITTY HAWK — Timothy Jay Riffe, 64, of Kitty Hawk, NC died Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Born in Grundy, VA on June 4, 1956, he was the son of the late Hester West Riffe and James Clinton Riffe. Tim is survived by his wife, Betty Lou Riffe; three […]
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Severe weather is possible for Monday afternoon and evening, which includes damaging wind gusts, hail, and frequent lightning, per a Monday morning update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. The best chance for severe weather along the Outer Banks will be late afternoon until the early evening, from roughly 5:00 […]
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Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperation (CHEC) will require a planned power outage in Avon and the Tri-villages on Tuesday, May 11, in order to perform maintenance work to the transmission system The power outage scheduled for Tuesday is as follows: Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, and Avon will experience a 5-minute outage at 7:30 a.m. There will also be a brief outage […]
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Dare County announced 4 new positive COVID-19 test results over the weekend, (including 3 on Saturday, May 8, and 1 on Sunday, May 9), bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 3,183. With the weekend’s new cases, the current number of active cases in the county is now […]
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