Thieves recently stole the “Welcome to the Outer Banks” sign heading into the Cape Hatteras National Seashore from Nags Head. The Outer Banks Scenic Byway sign welcoming visitors heading south from Whalebone Junction to Bodie Island vanished sometime last week, said Mary Helen Goodloe-Murphy, a local journalist and community activist who served as chair of […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Willow, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Willow, 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/
The Dare County Board of Commissioners approved the establishment of two new tax service districts in Avon at their June 7 meeting, which will pay for a portion of a 2022 beach nourishment project. The approval of the new Avon districts and the accompanying tax rates was included in the approval of the Dare County […]
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During the pandemic winter of 2021, the interior of the Buxton Village Books building underwent a transformation. I had been planning all of these projects for many years. In 1984, when I opened Buxton Village Books, the original 1860 building was two rooms, two porches, and a galley kitchen. Over the years, I’ve added several […]
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A broad array of provisions aimed at flood prevention and resilience continues to move forward in this year’s session of the North Carolina General Assembly. Last week, a House committee approved the latest version of a long-term effort to address the growing risk of widespread flooding. Although driven by catastrophes like Hurricane Matthew and Hurricane […]
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The Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge is offering a free opportunity to crab and fish in the refuge’s North Pond, courtesy of the upcoming Pea Island Refuge Crabbing/Fishing Rodeo on Saturday, June 12. The North Pond is next to Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge’s visitor center, and is located four miles south of the Marc […]
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The Dare County Board of Commissioners will conduct a public hearing at 9:00 a.m. on June 7, 2021, to consider the proposed county service districts related to the Avon Beach Nourishment Project. In recent years, N.C. Highway 12 in Avon is often closed from ocean overwash, sometimes for extended periods of time, creating severe disruptions […]
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The students and teachers at Cape Hatteras Secondary School of Coastal Studies are in the final days of a most extraordinary school year. No doubt a stressful one, too, but they are finishing strong. Family and Consumer Science Teacher, Evan Ferguson, had only six students in school out of the total of 14. The rest […]
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As Ocracoke, like the rest of the world, rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Independence Day celebration is on but scaled back. Some traditional events have been eliminated because of COVID-19 or other concerns. The following is the schedule. Festivities kick off Saturday, July 3, with an island-wide scavenger hunt from 11 a.m. to 2 […]
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August 15, 1934 – June 2, 2021 AVON – Loran Pierce “LP” O’Neal, Jr., 86, of Avon, NC died Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at his home. A native of Kinnakeet, he was born August 15, 1934, to the late Ida Mae Meekins and Loran P. O’Neal. Upon graduation from Cape Hatteras School, LP joined the […]
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