With the July 4th holiday quickly approaching, the U.S. Coast Guard wants to provide a few tips for staying safe out on the water. Always wear a Coast Guard-approved life jacket while underway: People don’t typically have time to locate and don a life jacket during an actual emergency. For two years in a row, […]
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The Hurricane Preparedness Forum that Dare County Emergency Management held in partnership with the National Weather Service at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 21, 2021, is now available for online viewing on Dare County’s YouTube channel. During the event—which was held at the Dare County Emergency Operations Center in Manteo—Dare County Emergency Management Director Drew […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) reminds visitors and adjacent homeowners that it is illegal to detonate fireworks, or have fireworks in your possession, on all land managed by the National Park Service, including all beaches from the Nags Head border through Hatteras and Ocracoke islands. In addition to fireworks being illegal and a fire risk […]
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Due to a water line break between the villages of Avon and Buxton, the Dare County Water Department is requesting that all water users in the Village of Avon reduce their consumption in an effort to sustain a pressurized water system in the Village of Avon. The repair crews are currently working on the water […]
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With COVID-19 restrictions on masks and social gatherings either loosened or eliminated entirely, many of the Independence Day events and celebrations throughout Dare County that were canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic will officially resume this summer. Due to the number of events being planned—ranging from professional fireworks shows to backyard barbecues and block […]
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Mabel Blanche Ladd, 95, of Richmond, VA passed away peacefully on June 25, 2021, at her son’s home in Kitty Hawk with family by her side. She was predeceased by her husband of 49 years, Robert A. Ladd, Jr., her sister Lizzie C. Stone and a brother E. Floyd Crump. She was born on July […]
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The scenic beauty of the Outer Banks has inspired many of the photography exhibits displayed over the years at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum. Now your photo could be among them. The museum, located at 59200 Museum Drive in Hatteras, is hosting My Outer Banks, a juried photography exhibit. Images taken anywhere within the […]
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The Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888) is a +7.40 emission nebula that’s about 5.5 thousand light-years away from us. William Herschel discovered the Crescent Nebula in 1792. The Crescent Nebula is believed to be the remains of gas that once belonged to the bright star, HD 192163, near the center of the image. About 400,000 years […]
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The N.C. Ferry Division announced Tuesday it will not be operating the Currituck-Knotts Island route through Friday, which has left some residents of Knotts Island fuming. The crews that operate the M/V Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr., are being called to Hatteras Inlet to cover operations on the state’s busiest ferry route ahead of the […]
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is looking for commercial and recreational fishermen, scientists, and other interested parties to sit on the Estuarine Striped Bass Fishery Management Plan Advisory Committee. The division will hold workshops over several days in Fall 2021 to develop Amendment 2 to the N.C. Estuarine Striped Bass Fishery Management Plan. Since […]
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