KILL DEVIL HILLS — Betty Hamilton Dozier, age 89, passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 11, 2021 in Kill Devil Hills, NC. She was born to Clarence and Katherine Hamilton in Norfolk, VA where she grew up with a love of the ocean, graduated from historic Granby High School, and married her life-long […]
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WANCHESE — David Bradford Reber, 61, of Wanchese, NC died Thursday, March 11, 2021, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC after a long battle with chronic kidney disease. Born in Elizabeth City, NC on March 9, 1960, he was the son of the late Catherine Payne Reber and John H. Reber. Braddy lived his […]
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In a unanimous decision, the Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) passed a motion at their Monday evening meeting to authorize Bobby Outten, Dare County Manager, to start the process of establishing an Avon service district for a proposed beach nourishment project. Per the project proposal, Avon property owners will pay approximately 50% of the […]
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After a nearly 15-year effort, construction is about to begin on a 3.1-mile paved pathway in Hatteras village, which is expected to be completed by August 15, 2021. The new pathway will stretch from the entrance to the Hatteras ferry docks to the northern village borders, and will include a loop along Eagle Pass Road, […]
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Dare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Bob Woodard received his COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, March 13, 2021, at the county’s vaccine clinic in Kill Devil Hills. 1,500 doses of the vaccine were slated to be administered at Saturday’s clinic, which took place at the Dare County Youth Center at Family Recreation Park. After receiving the […]
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Early risers Sunday morning (thanks in part to the time change) had a wild sight overhead along the Outer Banks and even as far inland as the Triad But what some of you saw has an easy explanation. SpaceX launched another batch of 60 Starlink satellites on the Starlink v.0 L21 mission from historic Launch […]
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The establishment of a new Tax Service District in Avon to fund a potential beach nourishment project will be discussed and likely determined at the next Dare County Board of Commissioners meeting, which is scheduled for Monday, March 15, at 5:00 p.m. The proposed Avon Beach Nourishment project will place more than 1 million cubic […]
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Dare County announced 14 new positive COVID-19 test results over the weekend, (including 12 on Saturday, March 13, and 2 on Sunday, March 14), bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 2,849. With the weekend’s new cases, the current number of active cases in the county is now […]
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Dare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Bob Woodard has released a video message to Dare County residents and visitors. In the video, Woodard comments on the current status of COVID-19 in Dare County and strongly encourages all eligible residents to register to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at one of the county’s upcoming clinics. For more […]
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Some sectors of the local economy suffered a COVID pandemic recession in 2020. But that sure isn’t the case for one part of Dare County hospitality industry. The Dare County Tourism Board has just released its occupancy revenues for December 2020 and the results are clear. The pandemic year turned out to be a boom […]
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