1:15 P.M. UPDATE: Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry operations have resumed for the rest of Thursday, March 17, on a limited schedule, which is posted below. For future updates, see the ferry’s Twitter account at https://twitter.com/NCFerryHatteras. 10:45 A.M. UPDATE: An 11:00 a.m. ferry departure from Hatteras to Ocracoke is scheduled for cars and light pick-up trucks. The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry has […]
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Organizers of the first-ever Run the Rodanthe Bridge 5-mile and 5K race, which will be held at the new Jug Handle Bridge once it opens to the public, recently stated that the race will likely be held in early April. “We have been advised by NCDOT that the race will definitely not take place in March, […]
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Officials from multiple North Carolina natural resource agencies have confirmed the first documented wild bird mortalities due to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The mortalities to date include a snow goose (Hyde County), redhead duck (Carteret County), red-shouldered hawk (Wake County) and bald eagle (Dare County). The snow goose was collected at Mattamuskeet National Wildlife […]
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November 16, 1991 – March 11, 2022 MANTEO — Dallas Colby Twyne, 30, of Manteo, NC died unexpectedly Friday, March 11, 2022. A native of Dare County, he was born November 16, 1991, to Marcy Rogers Mann (Edward) and Donnie Wayne Twyne. An avid waterman, Dallas worked as a commercial fisherman and was happiest when […]
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There was little good news at the Dare County Waterways Commission meeting on Monday, March 14, as frustrations continued to simmer about the lack of immediate dredging and imminent solutions. While a new survey of the South Ferry Channel will be ordered this week, at the current moment, it is unlikely that there is enough […]
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Dare County released the following update for Tuesday, March 15, which provides details on recent Coronavirus cases, vaccine data, and more COVID-19 information. Per the update, this will be the last scheduled weekly update for COVID-19 from the county, due to significant improvements in the COVID-19-related data over the last several weeks. This report will be […]
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The Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) will require a brief planned power outage in Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, and Avon on Wednesday, March 16, in order to do some maintenance work to the transmission system. A brief power outage also occurred on Tuesday morning, March 15, to allow CHEC to replace a three-pole structure between the Tri-villages and […]
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The Outer Banks Chamber and Title Sponsors, Village Realty and Miss Lizzie’s celebrate the Women of the Outer Banks with our annual Women’s Luncheon and Dessert Auction on March 25, 2022 at Basnight’s Lone Cedar. In addition to Village Realty and Miss Lizzies, sponsors include AFLAC East Albemarle District, Outer Banks Pest Control, Kellogg Supply […]
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MANTEO — Warren Callaway Martin, Jr, 79, died peacefully in his sleep on March 13, 2022, at his Manteo home residence. Warren was born in Burlington County, NJ, and grew up in Cinnaminson, NJ where after getting teaching credentials at Shippensburg University, he taught in the school system for some 40+ years. He was also […]
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Ersi Shabanaj passed away Saturday night, March 12, 2022 at the young age of 15. Ersi was born in Tirana, Albania on May 29, 2006 to Mondi and Shpresha Shabanaj. Ersi came to visit the Outer Banks, North Carolina with her mom and dad in December 2021 and wanted to move to America for a […]
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