The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a woman from a container ship 57 miles east of Hatteras on Sunday morning, Feb. 27. Watchstanders at Coast Guard District Five Command Center in Portsmouth received a call just before 4 a.m. from the container vessel Ivar Reefer stating a crew member had sustained a serious hand injury […]
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The Ocracoke community will celebrate the summer’s fig bounty with special guest Ricky Moore. Chef Ricky Moore – the self-professed evangelist of North Carolina seafood – is the owner of the popular Saltbox Seafood Joint restaurants in Durham, North Carolina – praised by Saveur as “a tiny but mighty seafood shack.” Taking inspiration from the […]
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From OBX Today The National Transportation Safety Board has released its initial report on the plane crash off the Core Banks that killed eight people including four teenagers. The Pilatus PC-12 went down three miles east of Drum Inlet in Cape Lookout National Seashore on the afternoon of February 13 in about 60 feet of water. […]
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From the Outer Banks Voice Newly formed team competes in increasingly popular sport The newly formed Hurricanes Esports team at Cape Hatteras Secondary School competed in its first matches last week, capturing a victory in its inaugural “Halo” competition. The team of eight students, coached by 2014 CHSS graduates J.B. Pitetti and Ian Folb, was […]
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During its Feb. 22 meeting, the Dare County Board of Commissioners took a step forward in its years-long efforts to develop more essential housing to the county by selecting a private partner to identify land or lands for the project and then design, develop and manage the property. The board unanimously voted to select the […]
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People in Dare County will have a chance to hop on board a rewarding new career as the North Carolina Ferry Division hosts a job fair March 2 at the Hatteras Civic Center at 56658 N.C. Highway 12. The fair will run between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. The division will adhere to COVID safety protocols such as requiring social distancing and face coverings during the […]
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After a two-year hiatus, the Underwater Heritage Symposium is returning to the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum on April 2, 2022. During the Symposium, which runs from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., speakers will shed light on a range of island-centric topics, including Civil War shipwrecks, World War II submarine losses and related research, underwater […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore awarded a $190,850.00 contract to Achuti, LLC (Raleigh, N.C.) to renovate the inside of the restroom facility near the Ocracoke Island Discovery Center, starting Feb. 28, 2022. Two restrooms located behind the renovated facility will be available to the public during the project. Some of the new items to be installed […]
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Candidate filing for the 2022 statewide primary and rescheduled municipal elections resumed today at 8 a.m. and will end at noon on March 4. On December 8, the N.C. Supreme Court suspended the filing period, which had begun December 6, and moved the date of the statewide primary and rescheduled municipal elections to Tuesday, May 17. The […]
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Grant to pay salaries, benefits for several county agencies The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) is popping up on agendas around the state as counties decide how to spend the allocations from the federal government to offset losses or additional needs caused by the COVID pandemic. Dare County has received half of its roughly $7 […]
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