Dare County provided the following updates on the 2022 Avon and Buxton beach nourishment projects as of Thursday, June 30. Details on the progress of both projects are below. Buxton Beach Nourishment: Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has announced that beach nourishment operations in Buxton are currently underway. On the afternoon of Thursday, June […]
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The Dare County Library’s 2022 Summer Reading Program, “Oceans of Possibilities,” officially began last week, and if you haven’t had a chance to register your child, it’s not too late! Children can be signed up to participate in the program by visiting any of the Dare County Library’s three locations during business hours. The Dare […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities and seashore conditions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News items and events related to the National Seashore for the week of June 30 include the following: An expanded schedule of educational programs begins Tuesday, July 5 at Cape […]
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8/1/1952 – 6/27/2022 On Monday, June 27th, 2022, Patricia Bucknum Julian, loving wife and mother of four children passed away at the age of 69. Pat was a force of nature and fiercely independent. She lived her life with and equal measure of compassion and conviction. To know her was to love her and if […]
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The First Friday Gallery Tour on July 1 will feature 10 island galleries from Salvo to Hatteras village, with many galleries offering sales, demonstrations, food and drinks, and much more. The all-day affair is wide open to the public, and visitors can drop by any of the participating island galleries to explore what each landmark […]
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is accepting proposals for the Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) Program for federal fiscal year 2023. The Request for Proposals is published on the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries BIG website. BIG is a grant program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that reimburses up to 75 percent of […]
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More than half of Dare County renting households spend more than 30% of their income on rent. More than one-fifth of Hyde County residents live in poverty. And there is one mental health provider in Currituck County for roughly every 2,000 county residents. These are just some of the findings from the new “county economic […]
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November 7, 1971 – June 21, 2022 KITTY HAWK — John Clifton Duke, III, 50, of Kitty Hawk NC, died peacefully at his home on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Born on November 7, 1971, he was the son of the late John Clifton Duke, Jr. and Elizabeth Rountree Duke. John was also preceded in death […]
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November 19, 1926 – June 16, 2022 A light-hearted and faithful man, Bob once said he wanted to be remembered as a nice guy! He outlived many friends and family members who would recall his jovial nature. Mary Hulsman Doyle, his wife for 72 years, shared life’s challenges and joys and misses him dearly. Bob […]
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Ignited 10 days ago, most likely by lightning, a wildfire burning on private land in rural Hyde County is 24% contained, the North Carolina Forest Service announced Tuesday. But like past wildfires in the region that smoldered for many months, the Ferebee Road fire, as it is known, is deep under the surface, burning down […]
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