After receiving the final total of Dare County’s occupancy tax revenue for 2020, (which goes towards the county’s Beach Nourishment Fund), county officials have found that the proposed beach nourishment tax for Avon property owners can be lowered from a rate of 40 or 10 cents per $100 dollars of property value to 25 or […]
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September 8, 1932 – February 23, 2021 MANTEO — Gwendolyn Hopkins Heath, 88, of Manteo, NC died Tuesday, February 23, 2021. Born in Winston Salem, NC on September 8, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Lora Ella Spencer Hopkins and Ambrose “Pete” Hopkins, Jr. For 40 years, Gwendolyn was the owner and operator […]
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Despite a big team effort, the Cape Hatteras Lady Canes varsity basketball team lost Tuesday’s home playoff game against Riverside of Williamston, N.C., by a score of 54-37. The February 23 game was the first round of the 2021 Women’s Basketball Championships – 1A tournament, and Riverside will go on to play first-round victor East […]
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As North Carolina’s numbers continue to show improvement and vaccine distribution increases, Governor Roy Cooper announced today that the state will carefully ease some of its COVID-19 restrictions. Executive Order No. 195 will take effect February 26th at 5 pm and will expire March 26th at 5 pm. “Today’s action is a show of confidence […]
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Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperation (CHEC) will require a planned power outage in Avon and the Tri-villages on Thursday, February 25, in order to put Hatteras and Ocracoke island back onto transmission power The power outage scheduled for Thursday is as follows: Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, and Avon will experience a 5-minute outage at 7:30 a.m. For more information […]
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Joseph R. Morgan, a long-time resident of Kill Devil Hills, passed away on Sunday February 21, 2021 from complications with bladder cancer. He was born in Hazelton, PA and soon after his family moved to Washington, D.C. Joe attended Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA and Richmond Professional Institute (now Virginia Commonwealth University) to study graphic […]
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Thomas Michael McMahon, 66, of Manteo, formally of Elizabeth City, passed away at home from natural causes on February 23, 2021 in Manteo, North Carolina. Thomas Michael McMahon also known as “Tommy Mac” or “T Mac” was born in Dayton, Ohio to late Violet Mae Padgett and John Brian McMahon on August 9, 1954. He […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Valentino, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Valentino, 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/
Hatteras Island Youth Baseball is looking for players! The league is open to boys and girls ages 7-12 years. Call the Fessenden Center at 252-475-5650 to add your child to the list. Once there is enough interest we will call back for registration.
A virtual presentation and public meeting to discuss the proposed beach nourishment project in Avon will be held virtually by Dare County at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. The meeting will provide Avon property owners with an opportunity to share their thoughts about the project before a final decision to move forward is […]
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