Tropical Storm Alex, (the first named storm of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season), formed on early Sunday morning, but the storm will continue to move away from the Southeast U.S. coast this week, and no direct impacts to the Outer Banks are expected. However, prolonged swell from this system will reach the North Carolina coast […]
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I really believe that if our world leaders, our national leaders, and even our state and local leaders could come to the beach when there are disagreements, a lot of positive things could be achieved. Have you ever noticed all of the conversations that take place when you walk along the beach? It seems that […]
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Dare County has released a video highlighting the ribbon-cutting ceremony that was held at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, to celebrate the recently renovated Dare County Department of Health & Human Services facility located at 109 Exeter Street in Manteo. The project—which consisted of modernizing the two existing and outdated buildings on the […]
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While hopes were high that the Jug Handle Bridge would open to traffic late this week, the opening has been postponed to next week due to a delay in the last steps of the process, which entails paving and adding the permanent lane markings. “One of the pieces of machinery that the subcontractor needs to do […]
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Two upcoming Buxton projects were highlighted at a lightly-attended meeting on Thursday night, June 2, that was hosted by the National Park Service (NPS). The meeting centered on the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse repair project and the Lighthouse Road pathway project, and was held as part of an ongoing public scoping period, where the public’s input […]
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National Hurricane Center advisories have started on Potential Tropical Cyclone (PTC) One, which is expected to become Tropical Storm Alex later today. This system is expected to pass through southern Florida and then emerge into the Atlantic before passing several hundred miles south of North Carolina on Sunday Though direct impacts to the Outer Banks […]
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The Dare County Library will host a local history program presented by author James Charlet about his book, “Shipwrecks of the Outer Banks: Dramatic Rescues and Fantastic Wrecks in the Graveyard of the Atlantic,” at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. The hour-long program—which is the latest in the Dare County Library’s Enrichment Series […]
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May 30, 1958 – May 30, 2022 KILL DEVIL HILLS — On May 30, 2022, Michael “Mike-Iceman” Leonard Heroux passed away unexpectedly at his home in Kill Devil Hills, at the age of 64. Michael was preceded in death by his father, Leonard Heroux of Virginia. He is survived by his mother, Patricia Heroux; his […]
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February 9, 1931 – May 31, 2022 WANCHESE — Dolores May Gayton Knoerzer, 91, of Wanchese, NC, formerly of Cornwall, NY, passed away peacefully at her home, on May 31, 2022, surrounded by her son Mike and daughter Debbie. Dolores was born February 9, 1931, in Cornwall, NY to the late Bill and Helen Gayton. […]
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Last year was a banner year for farmed oyster production in North Carolina, with a 111% increase compared to the previous year. The state’s shellfish industry had $27 million in economic impact and supported 532 jobs in 2019, according to the latest available economic totals, and various groups are working together to double the number […]
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