A high risk of rip currents continues again on Friday, June 25, for a large portion of the Outer Banks, per a recent update from the National Weather Service. A high risk of rip currents is in effect for all Outer Banks beaches north of Cape Point in Buxton, as well as for all beaches […]
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By Shauneen Miranda Hurricane forum offers advice, warnings on big storms. With the hurricane season officially underway, Dare County’s hurricane preparedness forum on June 21 offered some crucial advice for dealing with the wrath that Mother Nature sometimes unleashes on the Outer Banks. Drew Pearson, director of Dare County Emergency Management, began the in-person and […]
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Due to mechanical issues, all Ocracoke Express passenger ferry departures for Friday, June 25, are canceled, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division. Visitors can call 252-996-6000 for more information. On Ocracoke Island, after several consecutive days of Ocracoke-to-mainland routes being intermittently canceled, all routes between Ocracoke, Cedar Island, and […]
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November 4, 1983 – June 22, 2021 KITTY HAWK — James Ray Scarborough, 37, of Kitty Hawk, NC was taken too soon from his loving family. He succumbed to his injuries following a car wreck on June 22, 2021. Born in Elizabeth City, NC on November 4, 1983, he was the son of Deborah Henley […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Carole Elaine Davis died peacefully on June 21, 2021, in her Colington Harbour home. Carole was 83 years old and was born on January 25, 1938, in Norfolk, VA. She was the daughter of the late Gladys Miller and James F. Miller and the sister of the late Cheryl Edwards. Carole […]
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The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division has canceled several trips scheduled for the Pamlico Sound routes between Cedar Island, Swan Quarter, and Ocracoke on Thursday, June 24, due to shoaling issues in the ferry channel. The following trips are canceled for Thursday on the Ocracoke-to-mainland ferry routes: 8:00 a.m. Cedar Island to Ocracoke, due […]
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By Alana Harrison I read an article published this past week, “Ditch of Death: Navigation Dicey in Hatteras Inlet … again.” It tells of the recreational fisherman’s influence on Hatteras Village’s economy and how our Island’s commissioner worries about the “shoaling issues scaring away out-of-town vessels coming in for tournaments.” But you failed to cover […]
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Dare County offices will be closed on Monday, July 5, 2021, in observance of Independence Day. This includes the Manteo Recycle Yard, the Dare County C&D Landfill and the Buxton Transfer Station. All Dare County offices and facilities will reopen on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Dare County Public Works, which provides trash collection for the […]
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Sponsorship opportunities are now available for the 2021 Outer Banks Seafood Festival. The event will be held on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at the Soundside Event Site in Nags Head. The mission of the festival is to provide a fun and educational experience promoting, honoring and celebrating the region’s coastal seafood heritage and community. Offerings […]
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BrightSpring, with $2.9M offer, becomes new operator By a 6-0 vote, the Dare County Board of Commissioners on June 21 approved the sale of the county’s Home Health and Hospice (HH&H) agency to the Kentucky-based BrightSpring Health Services for $2.9 million. Commissioner Rob Ross did not attend the meeting so could not cast a vote […]
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