UPDATE: The Hatteras Village Christmas Parade, which is celebrating its 30th year in 2021, has been postponed to 2:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, December 12, due to heavy rain in the forecast for Saturday afternoon and evening. The parade includes cash prizes for first, second, and third prize winners, as well as an additional prize for […]
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The Ocracoke Advisory Planning Board, after a several-month hiatus, regrouped and will take a fresh look at travel trailers and accessory structures on the island. Since Hurricane Dorian struck Sept. 6, 2019, and left many islanders homeless, more travel trailers appeared on the island to serve as temporary housing. In addition, the building inspector, John […]
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On December 1, Outer Beaches Realty was sold to international vacation rental management company, Vacasa, and plans are in the works to combine Outer Beaches Realty and Hatteras Realty in 2022, creating the largest vacation rental provider on Hatteras Island. Hatteras Realty was initially sold to Wyndham Vacation Rentals in 2014, before Vacasa purchased two […]
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Dare County Fire Marshal Steve Kovacs has announced that the burn ban that was put into effect within 100 feet of structures on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, has now been lifted for the unincorporated areas of Dare County. On Wednesday, December 8, 2021, the North Carolina Forest Service canceled the burn ban for 67 counties, […]
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In the latest round of legal jousting triggered by lawsuits challenging the fairness of North Carolina’s newly redrawn U.S. House and state legislative maps, the state’s Supreme Court on Dec. 8 suspended candidate filing for all offices for the 2022 primary election. No new date for a filing period has been set. At the same time, […]
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The N.C. Forest Service has lifted a ban on all open burning effective at noon on Wednesday, Dec. 8, for a total of 67 counties, which includes the Outer Banks’ Dare and Hyde counties. The burn ban has been lifted for the following counties in North Carolina: Anson, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Cabarrus, Camden, Carteret, […]
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It’s that time of the year, so the Hatteras Library is spreading extra good cheer! No through Christmas, all children who visit the Hatteras Library will receive a free goodie bag of crafts and other surprises courtesy of the generosity of an anonymous Hatteras Village resident. For more information, call the Hatteras Library at (252) […]
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Terry Gray, lead organizer for the Dare County Motorsports Charity Group (DCMCG), presented Sandy Pace, director of the Dare County Center in Manteo, with a $25,000 charitable donation at the Dare County Board of Commissioners meeting that was held on Monday, December 6, 2021. The funds were raised during DCMCG’s Dare County Motorcycle-Jeep Toy Run, […]
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September 8, 1928 – December 6, 2021 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Nancy Warren Worsley, 93, of Kill Devil Hills, NC died Monday, December 6, 2021, at The Outer Banks Hospital. Born in Conetoe, NC on September 8, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Ruth Gammon Warren and Paul E. Warren. Nancy was an […]
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A Coast Guard aircrew hoisted four fishermen from a disabled fishing vessel off the coast of Duck, N.C., Tuesday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina received a call at approximately 7:30 a.m. from the captain of the fishing vessel Bald Eagle II stating that his vessel was disabled and drifting towards shore. A Coast […]
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