The Bonner Bridge Pier and its access road will temporarily close during a North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) project to pave the parking lot used to access the pier and beach at the south end of Oregon Inlet. The closure is currently scheduled to start at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24 and last until […]
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North Carolina’s in-person early voting period for the 2022 General Election begins on Thursday, October 20, and ends at 3 p.m. on Saturday, November 5. Early voting, (also known as One-Stop Absentee Voting), allows any registered voter to cast an absentee ballot in person on select days prior to Election Day. Unlike Election Day on November […]
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The 2022 sea turtle nesting season is winding down, but with 378 turtle nests recorded along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) as of mid-October, 2022 boasts the second-highest number of nests reported since data collection began. Sea turtle nests laid by loggerheads, green turtles, and leatherbacks have been monitored at CHNS since the 1970s. […]
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On October 13, 2022, at approximately 10:19 p.m., Deputies working the C-District located and arrested Charles Edward Bragg, M/45, Salvo, NC, for warrants for his arrest. Bragg was served with a warrant for (F) Financial Card Fraud, (M) Larceny and cited for Possession of a Schedule III Controlled Substance, which was located upon arrest. Bragg […]
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MANTEO — James Vernon “Jamie” Farrow born December 20, 1961 in Manteo, NC to the late Joseph “Vernie” Farrow and Bessie Mae Austin Farrow, departed this life October 16, 2022 in Nags Head, NC. James was also predeceased by his grandparents, Clarence and Lillian Austin and his sister, Tanaya “Tay” Farrow with who he shared […]
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American white pelicans have returned to the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge per multiple visitors, making the fall months an ideal time for birdwatchers and nature photographers to catch a glimpse of these rare visitors, as well other migrating species that flock to the refuge in the off-season. White pelicans are big and eye-catching visitors […]
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Dare County is part of North Carolina’s historic $26 billion agreement that will help bring desperately needed relief to communities impacted by opioids. In Dare County, these funds will be used to support treatment, recovery, harm reduction, and other life-saving programs and services. Because Dare County is a “can do” community, a portion of the […]
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On October 23, 1972, in response to several environmental disasters, Congress passed the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act which, among other things, established the National Marine Sanctuary System. Three years later, the underwater resting place of the shipwrecked Civil War ironclad USS Monitor became the first national marine sanctuary in the United States. Today, […]
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The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) is awarding nearly $20.1 million in grants to eight communities in coastal North Carolina for projects related to storm damage. The awards from the Coastal Storm Damage Mitigation Fund support beach nourishment, dune restoration, and other remediation projects. “Coastal communities are facing more severe impacts from […]
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For many longtime visitors to Hatteras Island, the famed Mirlo Beach sign at the northern edge of Rodanthe was always a sign that a long car ride was almost over, and an Outer Banks vacation was about to begin. Well known as the unofficial welcome to the island’s seven villages, the large wooden sign has been […]
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