October 9, 1934 – June 16, 2022 KITTY HAWK — James Arthur Walsh, 87, of Kitty Hawk, NC died Thursday, June 16, 2022, at his home. Born in Olean, NY on October 9, 1934, he was the son of the late Eileen Ward and Richard F. Walsh. Predeceased by brother Richard F. Walsh Jr. and […]
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The state Citizen Advisory Committee for HUD Community Development Block Grant-Mitigation funding will hold a virtual public meeting from 10 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, June 22. The public is invited to attend the first public meeting of this group that will advise the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) on the implementation of the […]
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Avon Beach Nourishment To Begin Soon: The dredge Ellis Island—which was scheduled to arrive in Buxton after July 4—has been released from its previous project earlier than expected. According to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co., the Ellis Island will arrive in Dare County on Sunday, June 19. This schedule change will enable Great Lakes […]
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The Outer Banks Association of REALTORS® (OBAR) has released their May 2022 real estate statistical report. The report highlights year-to-date and month-to-month sale comparisons for residential, commercial, and lot/land properties included in OBAR’s Multiple Listing Service (MLS). The report shows 2022 year-to-date sales for all property in the MLS has declined slightly for the last […]
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Dredge Merritt today began work to clear critical shoaling in Bigfoot Slough, just outside the N.C. Ferry Division’s Ocracoke-Silver Lake Terminal. The shoaling was the primary factor in recent schedule reductions on the Swan Quarter-Ocracoke and Cedar Island-Ocracoke routes. The dredging operation is expected to take between seven and […]
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The Dare County Library will host a local history program entitled, “Remembering the Ash Wednesday Storm: 60 Years Later,” at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. The hourlong program—which will be presented by Outer Banks History Center Director Samantha Crisp—is the latest in the Dare County Library’s Enrichment Series for Adults and will be […]
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Severe weather is possible for the Outer Banks on Friday afternoon and evening, while excessive heat will impact coastal North Carolina throughout the day, per an update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. A dangerous combination of heat and humidity is forecast across eastern North Carolina on Friday, with heat […]
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Locals who have lived on Hatteras Island for a generation or two still have fond memories of Carey LeSieur. The compassionate nurse practitioner was a fixture at the Avon and former Hatteras village medical offices, and was a welcoming presence that made every doctor’s visit just a little bit easier for islanders. “Carey was the […]
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April 26, 1937 – June 13, 2022 NAGS HEAD — Dick Harper, 85, of Nags Head, NC, died peacefully June 13, 2022, at home surrounded by his family. He was born in Chatham County, NC on April 26, 1937, to the late Clara and Wade Harper. Dick attended NC State University and served in the […]
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When the subject is the cost of dredging, “time is money” is an especially apt adage. That explains why members of the Dare County Waterways Commission have, for a year, pushed for the state Department of Transportation to build an additional slip at South Dock to save the $20,500-per-day dredges from commuting back and forth […]
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