The Dare County Waterways Commission focused on both the short-term and long-term future of dredging Hatteras Inlet at their virtual meeting on Monday evening, July 12. In the short term, a request has been submitted to do another round of dredging in the South Ferry Channel in late July, as the channel has been causing […]
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June 18, 1969 – July 13, 2021 KITTY HAWK — Elizabeth Leggett Weeks Evans, 52, of Kitty Hawk, NC, died peacefully Tuesday, July 13, 2021. She was born at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, TN., the daughter of Stephen Beauregard Weeks and Jean Lanier Leggett. Liz is best known for her loving, kind, generous nature. She […]
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Hatteras Island junior sailors road-tripped to Hampton VA this past weekend to participate in the US SAILING and CBYRA (Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association) Junior Olympic Festival at Hampton Yacht Club. This was the first large sailing competition for Hatteras Sailing youth since its start last summer. From the Invitational/Advanced Sailing Program 5 of the […]
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Association members and attendees at Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Civic Association Annual Meeting enjoyed the updates and a lively 25 minutes of question and answers with Bob Woodard, Chairman, Dare County Commissioners and Dave Hallac, District Superintendent National Park Service. A social preceded the meeting held at the Rodanthe Community Center on June 24. Pictured is “Keeper James” […]
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A new scholarship fund will help students who graduate from College of The Albemarle and who transfer to a four-year college or university. The R. Wayne Gray Memorial Scholarship Fund has been established in honor of R. Wayne Gray, a well-known Wanchese native, poet, historian, restaurateur, and educator, by his wife, Nancy, and their three […]
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The ongoing Cape Hatteras Lighthouse restoration project reached a milestone this past week. 99.9% of the interior paint removal was completed, (an endeavor that started in the spring of 2021), and multiple tests confirmed that the interior air quality was safe and free of lead-based paint, eliminating the need for the hazmat suits that workers […]
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Before “Jaws” with its depiction of a giant, vengeful, man-eating creature of the deep; before Shark Week, Discovery Channels’ eight-day ode to all things sharks; and well before the over-the-top gratuitous sci-fi series “Sharknado” films, there was, just off the coast of North Carolina, “shark survey.” Not as glamorous, perhaps, as the mindless entertainment evoked […]
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Dare County released the following update for Tuesday, July 13, which provides details on recent Coronavirus cases, vaccine data, and more COVID-19 information. Dare County COVID-19 Case Update The total number of new positive cases reported in Dare County over the past week was 40. Of these 40 new cases: 34 (86%) are symptomatic 36 […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Charlie, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Charlie, 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
Dare County, in partnership with Current TV, has released “2021 North Carolina Governor’s Volunteer Awards – Dare County,” a video that provides detailed information about the annual statewide awards program—and that also tells viewers which individuals were selected as Dare County recipients for 2021. Each year, the Governor of North Carolina recognizes individuals as well […]
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