Daylight saving time begins this Sunday, March 13, and the American Red Cross Eastern North Carolina Region reminds everyone to TURN your clocks forward one hour and TEST your smoke alarms. Did you know working smoke alarms can cut the risk of dying in a home fire by half? That’s why it’s critical to “Turn […]
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A strong cold front that will move through the Outer Banks on Saturday will have the potential to bring severe weather, very strong winds, and minor coastal flooding, per a Friday morning update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. Strong wind gusts up to 60-65 mph are expected along the […]
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Sponsored | DEEPP An ongoing research project is tackling a familiar topic in a new and distinct way, and the results have the potential to help communities, and how local, state, and even federal governments and organizations plan for the future. The initiative is the DEEPP project, and the years-long enterprise is aimed at crafting a […]
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The carpentry classes at Cape Hatteras Secondary School have completed their annual shed project, and the shed will now be auctioned off to the public by sealed bid. Bids will be received from March 9 to May 2, 2022. The shed is located in the school parking lot adjacent to N.C. Highway 12 and the […]
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Discussion at Dare BOE meeting turns to teachers’ needs In a year in which much of the public discourse at Dare County Board of Education meetings seemed to focus on concerns that ranged from mask mandates to Critical Race Theory, the discussion at the March 8 meeting pivoted to the needs of the district’s teachers. […]
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A strong cold front that will move through the Outer Banks on Saturday will have the potential to bring severe weather, very strong winds, and minor coastal flooding, per a Thursday morning update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. Strong wind gusts up to 45-55 mph are expected along the coast, […]
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The Outer Banks Association of REALTORS® (OBAR) held their first membership meeting of the year on Thursday, February 24, 2022, at Captain George’s Seafood Restaurant in Kill Devil Hills. The keynote speakers were Dare County Manager Bobby Outten and Dare County Public Information Officer Dorothy Hester. Both presented information on the 2022 county-wide beach nourishment […]
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Gerald L Ferguson, 90, of Manteo NC and formerly of St. Paul, MN passed away March 5, 2022. He was born December 20, 1931 in Chatfield, MN to Ray and Eleanor Ferguson. Gerald was preceded in death by his parents, Ray and Eleanor; daughter, Cindy; granddaughter, Lynn; and sisters, Arlene and Karen. He is survived […]
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It was a warm and breezy late winter afternoon, a perfect day for a stroll along the ocean. As seabirds dove for dinner just offshore, Hope Lineman and her family were working their way north, weaving between a stretch of large houses on the beach off Ocean Drive. But they weren’t there to watch the […]
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There is a minor risk of severe thunderstorms across eastern N.C. on Wednesday, with the threat of isolated and damaging wind gusts, per a recent update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. The best chance for strong to severe storms is Wednesday afternoon and evening from 4:00 p.m. until 10:00 […]
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