The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission is set to consider limits on shellfish lease acreage in identified high-use areas when it meets later this month. The public may listen to the meetings 9 a.m. each day, Feb. 25-26, by phone or listen and view presentations online. The commission agreed in August 2020 to ask the state Division […]
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A bout of severe weather that impacted Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands on Monday night and early Tuesday morning brought up to 54 mph wind gusts along the Outer Banks, and led to standing water and sand on N.C. Highways 12 in several locations, per multiple reports. Standing water and hazardous travel conditions were reported on […]
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Though Monday brought a break in the weather after several consecutive days of rain, severe weather including thunderstorms, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes is possible overnight, per a Monday update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to move over the coastal N.C. area late Monday evening […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Killian, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Killian, 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/
Photos by Don Bowers The Cape Hatteras Lady Canes varsity basketball team won Friday’s non-conference game against Manteo by a score of 42-40, while the Cape Hatteras boys varsity basketball team beat Bear Grass 49-48, on two Senior Night games that were held on Friday, February 12. Freshman Kylie Phillips led the team in scoring […]
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SOUTHERN SHORES — Ellwood “Dick” Richard Hood, 80, died February 10, 2021 in his home in Southern Shores, NC. Dick Hood was born May 16, 1940 in Washington DC, to James and Elizabeth Hood. A science and technology enthusiast, Dick graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in Physics and earned his Master of Science […]
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KITTY HAWK — Kathleen Harris Gantt, 91, of Kitty Hawk, NC died Sunday, February 14, 2021. A native of Kitty Hawk village, she was born April 20, 1929, to the late Fannie Dowdy Harris and Thomas “Jep” Harris. For over 30 years, Kathleen was a dedicated employee of The Cavalier By The Sea. An active […]
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The demolition of the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet along with conversion of the southern landing to a fishing pier is finally entering its final stages. N.C. Department of Transportation spokesperson Tim Hass said Friday the demo project is approximately 95 percent complete. PCL Constructors was awarded the contract to build the Marc […]
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Dare County announced 17 new positive COVID-19 test results over the weekend, (including 13 on Saturday, February 13, and 4 on Sunday, February 14), bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 2,703. With the weekend’s new cases, the current number of active cases in the county is now […]
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Valentine’s Day, like all of our holidays over the past year, will be celebrated at home. Forrest and Jennifer Paddock have created a romantic dinner for two that will send you running for groceries so you can reproduce it. That is certainly my plan! The Paddocks, who have lived in Buxton since 2003, have been […]
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