Dare County has released a new video highlighting efforts to improve individuals’ understanding of the risks associated with storm surge, as well as efforts undertaken to improve the monitoring of rising water levels throughout the barrier island community. The project, which was implemented by Dare County Emergency Management, involved the installation of 23 storm surge […]
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries’ Artificial Reef Program completed several reef enhancements during the last weeks of May, which includes artificial reefs (AF) close to Oregon Inlet and Ocracoke Inlet. The program completed the disposal of the old Bonner Bridge across Oregon Inlet, part of a multi-year effort with the N.C. Department of Transportation. […]
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In times of emergency, Dare County is able to provide assistance to residents with special medical needs. Special medical needs can include physical or mental health disabilities. Individuals with special medical needs could require care and assistance in order to meet basic needs during an emergency situation. People with special medical needs must plan carefully […]
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June 28, 1937 – June 2, 2022 KILL DEVIL HILLS — On Thursday, June 2, 2022, Aubrey Thomas Davis Sr, loving husband, father and grandfather passed away at age 84 at Peak Resources in Nags Head, NC. Aubrey was born on June 28, 1937 in Tarboro, NC to William and Mary (Balance) Davis. He received […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Cindy Peckinpaugh Via of Kill Devil Hills, NC, 63, passed away June 7, 2022 at the ECU Medical Center after her long battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband, Robert Via; son, Todd Burton (Jennifer Birchett); and grandchildren, Justin, Hannah and Robert. She was also survived by many nieces, […]
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Severe weather is possible for the Outer Banks on Tuesday afternoon and evening, while excessive heat will impact coastal North Carolina on Monday and Tuesday, per an update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. An increasingly hot and humid air mass will spread across the Outer Banks region starting today, […]
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The Avon Farmers Market is returning to Hatteras Island for the 2022 summer season on June 14, with dozens of vendors and a mix of new and familiar faces. Originally established in 2010 in Buxton, and eventually finding its permanent home next to the Avon Beach Klub, the Avon Farmers Market has become a weekly […]
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Severe weather is possible for the Outer Banks on Sunday afternoon and evening, per an update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. Scattered thunderstorms, some severe, are forecast from mid-afternoon into this evening, and especially for the northern coastal plain of Eastern N.C., which includes Greene, Pitt, and Martin counties. […]
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James Joseph Markley, 72, of Buxton, NC died unexpectedly on June 7, 2022 at his home. He was born in Trenton, NJ on June 19, 1949 and was preceded in death by his parents, James Oliver Markley and Maria Pinto Markley. Jamie was a 1967 graduate from Steinert High School in Hamilton, NJ. Upon graduating […]
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The Outer Banks Community Foundation is pleased to announce two new endowed funds to support Outer Banks students and workers have been established by Nags Head realtor and philanthropist Karen DelVacchio. As with all endowed funds created at the Community Foundation, the Cookie Jar for Good Deeds Fund and the Helping Hand Cookie Jar Scholarship […]
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