The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management (DCM) is awarding grants to 22 communities for Phase 3 of the Resilient Coastal Communities Program (RCCP). More than $1.14 million dollars will be made available for the completion of Phase 3. “Our coastal communities have seen the impacts of climate change firsthand,” said […]
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The St. John United Methodist Church (UMC) in Avon is hosting an all-day community bazaar on Thursday, July 21, starting at 8:00 a.m., and continuing until 7:00 p.m. The full-day event features kids’ activities, live music, three homemade meals offered throughout the day, and much more. The United Methodist Women will be selling homemade biscuits […]
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Edward Gregory Collier, 51, tragically left us on July 14, 2022. Gregory was born January 27, 1971, on a cold and windy day in Petersburg, VA. He attended Adventureland Kindergarten where he made friends for life. He then attended Saint Joseph Elementary School and graduated from St. Vincent de Paul High School where more friends […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Calliope, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Calliope, 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/
July 27, 1931 – July 18, 2022 The family of JoAnn Culpepper Foster would like to announce her peaceful passing on Monday, July 18, 2022, at Spring Arbor in Kill Devil Hills. She was a loving and steadfast woman of the Outer Banks and a role model to more than one family. JoAnn was born […]
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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has announced that beach nourishment operations in Buxton were temporarily paused on the evening of Monday, July 18, 2022, as the dredge Ellis Island departed Dare County to head to Norfolk, Virginia, for repairs, maintenance, and refueling. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has not yet provided an estimate of repair […]
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State Sen. Bob Steinburg has announced he will step down from the North Carolina Senate on July 31, likely clearing the way for state Rep. Bobby Hanig to assume a seat in the chamber he is running for in November. The Daily Advance reported Friday that Steinburg is stepping down this summer so he can be […]
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A high risk of rip currents is in effect for all Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island beaches south of Cape Hatteras in Buxton on Tuesday, July 19, per a recent update from the National Weather Service. A high risk of rip currents means that the surf zone is dangerous for all levels of swimmers, and […]
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The National Weather Service announced two upcoming dates for hurricane community forums, which are being offered both virtually and in person. The free public discussions about hurricane preparedness include a presentation from a meteorologist with the National Weather Service on hurricanes and their impacts on Eastern North Carolina. The forums will cover why the public should never […]
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There are summer seasons that are memorable for a significant reason. 1999 was the summer of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse move. 2004 was the summer of July’s Hurricane Alex, and the ridiculously quick efforts to reopen and get back to normal. 2017 was the happy summer of Shelly Island, while 2020 and 2021 ended up […]
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