The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Dredge Merritt today began work to clear critical shoaling in Bigfoot Slough, just outside the N.C. Ferry Division’s Ocracoke-Silver Lake Terminal. The shoaling was the primary factor in recent schedule reductions on the Swan Quarter-Ocracoke and Cedar Island-Ocracoke routes. The dredging operation is expected to take between seven and […]
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The Dare County Library will host a local history program entitled, “Remembering the Ash Wednesday Storm: 60 Years Later,” at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. The hourlong program—which will be presented by Outer Banks History Center Director Samantha Crisp—is the latest in the Dare County Library’s Enrichment Series for Adults and will be […]
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Severe weather is possible for the Outer Banks on Friday afternoon and evening, while excessive heat will impact coastal North Carolina throughout the day, per an update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. A dangerous combination of heat and humidity is forecast across eastern North Carolina on Friday, with heat […]
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Locals who have lived on Hatteras Island for a generation or two still have fond memories of Carey LeSieur. The compassionate nurse practitioner was a fixture at the Avon and former Hatteras village medical offices, and was a welcoming presence that made every doctor’s visit just a little bit easier for islanders. “Carey was the […]
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April 26, 1937 – June 13, 2022 NAGS HEAD — Dick Harper, 85, of Nags Head, NC, died peacefully June 13, 2022, at home surrounded by his family. He was born in Chatham County, NC on April 26, 1937, to the late Clara and Wade Harper. Dick attended NC State University and served in the […]
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When the subject is the cost of dredging, “time is money” is an especially apt adage. That explains why members of the Dare County Waterways Commission have, for a year, pushed for the state Department of Transportation to build an additional slip at South Dock to save the $20,500-per-day dredges from commuting back and forth […]
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The U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center (NAVCEN) has expanded the availability of near-real-time maritime safety information to include all U.S. waterways in order to provide mariners with timely updates and warnings regarding a variety of navigational hazards. Through a free web-based subscription management system called GovDelivery, mariners are now able to select topics of interest […]
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A 66-year-old man from Buxton, N.C. died on Wednesday afternoon after being helped to the beach near the Sandy Bay beach access in between Frisco and Hatteras Village. Per a report from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the man collapsed on the beach after being rescued from the ocean by bystanders. The bystanders immediately began […]
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State and regional officials are asking for public input to help develop a set of projects to better prepare the coast for climate hazards such as beaches and wetlands erosion, flood, heavy rainfall, saltwater intrusion, severe storms and wind, water quality issues, and invasive species. The North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency and its Regions Innovating […]
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Moving to fill a void left by the departure of John Farrelly, the Dare County Board of Education on June 14 unanimously named former Manteo Elementary School Principal Steve Blackstock to serve as interim superintendent of schools. The board also approved a one-year contract with Blackstock to serve as an assistant superintendent in the Dare […]
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