1962 – 2022 KITTY HAWK — William Jeffrey Bowlin (Jeff), 60, was born in Kansas City, KS and moved to North Carolina when he was eight years old. For the last 40 years, he has made his home on the Outer Banks where he was a highly regarded, sought-after contractor. He suffered a gunshot wound […]
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David Hallac, Superintendent of National Parks of Eastern NC, will talk about endangered oceanfront housing in Rodanthe on Wednesday, August 24th at 6:30 pm. The talk will be held at the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Community Building, 23646 NC 12, Rodanthe, opposite the historic Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station. The RWS Civic Association is sponsoring the talk. All are welcome […]
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As the seasonal shorebird nesting season winds down, more and more beaches within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore have started to reopen to both off-road vehicles (ORVs) and pedestrians, including Cape Point in Buxton, which reopened to ORVs on Wednesday, August 17. Another popular beach on the southern end of the National Seashore, South Point […]
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On the day that Dare County welcomed the arrival of the dredge Miss Katie, District 3 U.S. Congressman Greg Murphy announced that he had filed legislation to authorize a feasibility study on constructing a dual jetty system to address chronic shoaling problems at the Oregon Inlet. In his Aug. 19 remarks at the Dare County […]
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Three new members of the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission members took the oath of office and participated in their first meeting this week. Governor Roy Cooper recently announced three new appointments to the commission: Donald Huggins, Doug Rader, and Ana Shellem. Huggins fills an at-large seat, Rader fills the scientist seat, and Shellem fills a […]
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Outer Banks Forever, the local nonprofit partner of the Outer Banks’ national parks, recently announced that there is still time to join their annual “Adopt a Sea Turtle Nest” program for the 2022 sea turtle nesting season, which occurs each year between May and October. Biological technicians at Cape Hatteras National Seashore are currently monitoring 350 […]
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Proving just how busy 2021 was on the Outer Banks, the recovery in visitor spending was also felt statewide in 2021 according to data released Wednesday by the N.C. Department of Commerce. Dare County generated the fourth most spending of any county in North Carolina in 2021 of $1.826 billion, behind only Mecklenburg (Charlotte) Buncombe (Asheville) […]
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The National Weather Service and Dare County will be hosting a pair of hurricane awareness forums on the Outer Banks on August 25 in Manteo and August 26 in Buxton. These forums are discussions and include short presentations from the NWS and the county on specific information for hurricane season. By design the National Weather […]
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On Saturday, September 17, the North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) will once again launch its Operation Beach Respect program, where NCBBA members and volunteers are stationed at every beach access ramp from Bodie Island to Ocracoke to hand out information packets and trash bags to beachgoers. Celebrating its 38th year in 2022, Operation Beach […]
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The Dare County Register of Deeds has issued a notice reminding citizens that the department offers a free 24/7 fraud detection notification system for Dare County residents and property owners. The purpose of this service is to provide citizens with email notifications when a document is recorded within the Register of Deeds office that matches […]
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