Confidence is increasing that a multi-hazard storm system will impact Eastern N.C. from Sunday into Monday, bringing heavy rain, wind, and coastal flooding to the Outer Banks, per a recent briefing from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. For the majority of the event, heavy rain, wind, and coastal flooding will likely […]
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People throughout Eastern North Carolina will have a chance to hop on board a rewarding new career as the North Carolina Ferry Division teams up with NC Works to host a series of four career fairs to find qualified applicants to staff its ferries, terminals and shipyard. The career fairs will be held at the […]
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Ryker Patrick Clark, 17, of Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina was tragically taken from us too early. He was born on January 11, 2004 and is survived by, Parents Carolyn Hall Clark of Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, and Patrick Clark of Melbourne, Florida. Ryker had a huge heart, generous spirit, and a tremendous sense […]
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Real estate numbers are finally in for 2021, and they were once again record-breaking! Congratulations REALTORS® on over $2 billion in sales in 2021! That is 45% higher than year-end 2020. Overall, 643 more properties sold in 2021. Inventory is the lowest it has been in MLS history with residential down to 311 units. That […]
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Had worked in county planning since 1988 After more than three decades helping to shape the course of development in unincorporated Dare County, Donna Creef will retire from her post as the Dare County Planning Director on Jan. 31. Creef’s career with Dare County began in 1988, shortly after she graduated from East Carolina University. […]
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A coastal storm on Sunday and Monday could bring potential ocean overwash and coastal flooding, strong winds, and heavy rains along the Outer Banks, per a recent update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Strong southeast winds on Sunday will shift to the southwest on Sunday night and Monday, and minor to […]
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The sea robin is one weird-looking fish. They have some of the largest pectoral fins of any bottom dweller I have ever seen in the Atlantic. When fully extended, they look like a single-engine Cessna’s wing, except underwater and on the bottom. These fish also have adapted pectoral fin rays just below their gills that […]
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Dare County released the following update for Tuesday, January 11, which provides details on recent Coronavirus cases, vaccine data, and more COVID-19 information. Dare County COVID-19 Case Update The number of new COVID-19 laboratory-confirmed cases reported to Dare County DHHS and the percent of positive tests to total tests both increased significantly this past week. […]
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Dare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Robert L. “Bob” Woodard Sr. will deliver the annual State of the County presentation at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, January 19, 2022. The event will be held virtually and livestreamed on Dare County’s YouTube channel, www.YouTube.com/DareCounty. During his presentation, Woodard will provide a detailed look back at the wide […]
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SOUTHERN SHORES — Sally Collier Hardie, 92, passed away in Nags Head after a brief illness, January 8, 2022. She and her late husband, John were popular, 30-year residents of Southern Shores. Born May 7, 1929, in the Terre Haute, Indiana area, Sally was raised in Niles, Ohio. She graduated from Bowling Green State University […]
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