With the recent arrival of offshore vessels and staging equipment near ORV Ramp 38 just south of Avon, the Avon and Buxton beach nourishment projects are set to begin in earnest, with construction scheduled to start in Avon in mid-June, and Buxton in July. Both projects will take an estimated 40-60 days to complete from […]
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Last week, Dr. John D. Farrelly announced his intention to retire from the Dare County Schools effective June 30, 2023. In the intervening week, Dr. Farrelly and the Dare County Board of Education reached a joint determination that it would be in the best interests of Dr. Farrelly and the Board to conclude his time […]
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The North Carolina Department of Agriculture is conducting a Mating Disruption Treatment for the European Gypsy Moth today in Buxton, as well as other locales along the Outer Banks. Treatments will be sprayed from two low flying aircraft in the areas of Duck/Southern Shores and in Buxton adjacent to the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, per the […]
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The Outer Banks Community Foundation awarded $191,100 in 76 scholarships to 56 students this spring, in a year of firsts for the Community Foundation’s expanding scholarship program. This year, thirty-eight percent of graduation seniors receiving Community Foundation scholarships will be the first in their families to attend college. In addition, three newly-established scholarship programs have […]
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37 readopted fisheries rules become effective today, which generally pertain to permit and application timeframes, as well as corrections to grammar or typographical errors. The rules, readopted under a state-mandated periodic review schedule (G.S. 150B-21.3A), include existing fisheries rules 15A NCAC 03I .0101 (Definitions); 15A NCAC 03O .0203, .0205-.0208, and .0210 (Shellfish Leases and Franchises); and […]
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