The Coast Guard rescued three mariners who activated their emergency beacons when their 27-foot sailing vessel lost propulsion 35 miles east of Pamlico Sound Tuesday morning. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard District Five command center received a report shortly after 7 a.m. from the International Emergency Rescue Control Center that a Satellite Emergency Notification Device […]
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The newest bridge on the Outer Banks is nearing completion, and community members will get a chance to see it up close during a Community Day on April 9. The Rodanthe Bridge is a 2.4-mile bridge over Pamlico Sound that will bypass one of the most vulnerable sections of N.C. 12. It will open to […]
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Dare County has announced that it plans to partner with Woda Cooper Companies to develop approximately 100 essential and workforce housing units at two separate sites: the county-owned Bowsertown Road site on Roanoke Island as well as a site in Nags Head that is currently under contract by Woda Cooper. The partnership with Woda Cooper—which […]
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Trillium is launching seven mobile integrated care units, which include units in Rodanthe and Ocracoke, thanks to funding provided by NCDHHS through the federal Substance Abuse Treatment Block Grant. The organization is partnering with PORT Health, Monarch, Coastal Horizons, and RHA to service individuals living in 17 counties. “Trillium saw the pandemic as a reminder […]
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SOUTHERN SHORES — Sherri Lee Smith or “Lucky” as many knew her; passed away in Greenville, NC on March 23, 2022, at the age of 59. Lucky was born in Blairsville, PA but considered Southern Shores home since moving to the Outer Banks in 2007. Although she worked at the Kitty Hawk Home Depot store, […]
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November 21, 1948 – March 25, 2022 MANTEO — Rodney Doyle Minton, 73, of Manteo, NC went home to be with our Lord on March 25, 2022. He was born in November of 1948, to Hazel Perry Minton and Marvin Ellis Minton of Kitty Hawk. Rodney is survived by his wife and soulmate, Kimberly P. […]
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Securing safe navigation in the channels of Hatteras Inlet is not a new issue. Ever since a series of storms in the early 2010s reconfigured the channels in the inlet, (including 2011’s Hurricane Irene and 2012’s Hurricane Sandy), the need for timely and effective dredging to keep the channels open has been constant and crucial. […]
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May 10, 1965 – March 24, 2022 MANNS HARBOR — Cameron Todd Daniels, 56, of Manns Harbor, was found deceased at his home, March 24, 2022. Born May 10, 1965, in Norfolk, he was the son of Moncie Lee Daniels III and Wanda Dale Burrus Daniels. Todd was a United States Air Force Brat […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Hank, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Hank, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/
On April 9, Cape Hatteras National Seashore and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site will host several Park Day volunteer events, including a large-scale beach cleanup effort held in partnership with the North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA). Park Day is American Battlefield Trust’s annual hands-on preservation event at historic sites across America. Groups are encouraged to register in […]
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