On March 19, 2022, at approximately 6:05 p.m., Deputies working the C-District stopped a vehicle on Tern Street in Avon, NC, for traffic violations. When the Deputy approached the vehicle, it pulled away and failed to yield for blue lights and siren. The vehicle headed south on N.C. Highway 12 at a high rate of […]
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Heavy rain is likely Wednesday night and Thursday, with up to 1.5-2” inches of rain forecasted for Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, per a Wednesday morning update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport/Morehead City office. A few strong to severe storms capable of producing damaging winds, isolated tornados, and small hail are also possible starting […]
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The U.S. Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet announced on Tuesday that the configuration and maintenance of aids to navigation in the South Ferry Channel in Hatteras Inlet will be temporarily discontinued. Per the March 22 bulletin, significant shoaling exists between South Ferry Channel Buoy 4SF and South Ferry Channel Buoy 9SF, reducing channel depths to […]
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With crews currently working on the final touches of the bridge surface, the Jug Handle Bridge will likely open to traffic in the first half of April, per an update from N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Communications Officer Tim Hass. “Basically, what’s left to do is grinding, which is finding bumps and dips on the […]
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The “Miss Katie” shallow-draft hopper dredge recently received its final coat of exterior paint, marking a major milestone in the construction process that is currently underway in Louisiana and scheduled to be completed this spring. Approved in 2019, funding for the project came from a public-private partnership with the state of North Carolina, in which […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Franklin, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Franklin, 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/
Businesses that are interested in providing commercial services at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Cape Hatteras), Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (Fort Raleigh) and Wright Brothers National Memorial (Wright Brothers) can apply to do so through an easy Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) application process. Engaging in or soliciting any business in the parks requires a CUA. […]
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Strong to severe storms followed by heavy rains are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday along the Outer Banks, per an update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport/Morehead City office. A few storms capable of producing damaging winds, isolated tornados, and small hail are possible starting Wednesday evening, and widespread rainfall of 2-3″ inches is […]
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August 2, 1938 – March 17, 2022 VIRGINIA BEACH – Janice Faye Gibbs Lucero, of Virginia Beach, VA., was born August 2, 1938, and passed on March 17, 2022, at 83 years old. She was a milkmaid dancer in The Lost Colony. Janice earned her bachelor’s degree in social work at East Carolina University. She […]
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The Outer Banks Community Foundation board of directors approved $47,700 in First Quarter Community Enrichment grants to four nonprofits, lending support to programs for addiction treatment and recovery, youth and education, historic preservation, and child health and well-being. This is the first of four award cycles for Community Enrichment grants this year; more than $200,000 […]
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