The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will collect flounder carcasses of legal size (15 inches or greater) from recreational fishermen during the upcoming recreational flounder season. The division has set up eight temporary freezer locations, in addition to the ten carcass collection locations available throughout the year, where recreational fishermen can take their flounder carcasses. […]
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Dare County offices will be closed on Monday, September 5, 2022, in observance of Labor Day. This includes the Manteo Recycle Yard, the Dare County C&D Landfill, and the Buxton Transfer Station. All Dare County offices and facilities will reopen at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 6, 2022. Dare County Public Works, which provides trash […]
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National Parks of Eastern N.C. Superintendent David Hallac provided updates on the problematic and endangered oceanfront homes in Rodanthe at a well-attended public meeting at the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Community Building on Wednesday night, August 24. In the past two years, four homes along a severely eroded stretch of shoreline in Rodanthe have collapsed into the ocean, […]
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Nearly 20 years ago, the White House Council on Environmental Quality seemed to have finally put its federal sword through the heart of the Oregon Inlet twin-jetty proposal, a project that Congress had approved in 1970 after it had brewed in local committee rooms for at least a decade. But now, as shoaling has continued […]
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Dare Soil & Water Conservation District Now Accepting Applications for Community Conservation Assistance Program The Dare Soil & Water Conservation District has announced that it is now accepting applications for the Community Conservation Assistance Program (CCAP). The CCAP is a voluntary, incentive-based program designed to improve water quality through the installation of various best management […]
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June 25, 1936 – August 25, 2022 KILL DEVIL HILLS –Ralph W. Woodard, Jr., 86, of Kill Devil Hills, NC died Thursday, August 25, 2022, at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth. Born in Portsmouth, VA on June 25, 1936, and raised in Suffolk, VA, he was the son of the late Camille Dennis and Ralph W. […]
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February 27, 1951 – August 24, 2022 WANCHESE — Ronald “Bubba” Leigh Livesay, 71, of Wanchese, NC died Wednesday, August 24, 2022, in his home after a long hard battle with cancer with his wife and son by his side. Bubba was the son of Edward and Irene “Rena” Livesay of Petersburg, VA. He is […]
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Association members and attendees at Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Civic Association Annual Meeting enjoyed a year in review of the Civic Associations’ accomplishments of the past year and the goals for the upcoming year. Over 30 attendees enjoyed the pre-meeting social & meeting held at the Rodanthe Community Center. Accomplishments of the past year included: Held the first […]
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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 August 25 include the following: Seashore Updates On Aug. 23, the National Park Service approved a […]
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Visitors and residents on Hatteras Island are invited to join rangers at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore for a public sea turtle nest excavation tomorrow, August 26, at 10 a.m. in Buxton, per an update from the nonprofit organization, Outer Banks Forever. The details of the event are listed below: Parking location: Buxton Lifeguard Beach parking lot. Nest […]
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