Beginning on Tuesday, May 17, there will be two work zones on N.C. Highway 12 that will require temporary lane closures, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation. The first lane closure, on the Marc Basnight Bridge, will be to install permanent navigation lights on the bridge structure, and the closure should […]
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Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for renovated Dare County Department of Health & Human Services building to be held on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 A ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the recently renovated Dare County Department of Health & Human Services facility in Manteo will be held at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. The project consisted […]
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A new navigational channel, the Hatteras Connector, has been established in Hatteras Inlet by Coast Guard Sector North Carolina allowing unimpeded vessel traffic offshore. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredge, Merritt, finished a two-week dredging project in Hatteras Inlet on May 6 to create the new waterway. On March 22, the Coast Guard issued a […]
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After the official Monday christening ceremony of the brand new Ocracoke Express, passenger ferry service between Hatteras and Ocracoke Village began for the summer season on Tuesday, May 17. The new ferry will carry up to 129 passengers on three round trips daily, departing Hatteras at 9:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., with return […]
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The Ocrafolk Music and Storytelling Festival is returning to Ocracoke village for its 22nd year on the grounds of the Berkley Manor from June 3 to June 5. Featuring three days full of performances and events, kids’ activities, a square dance, workshops, food, and artworks, the Ocrafolk Festival is a favorite annual celebration for music […]
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With peak travel season for the Outer Banks on the horizon, N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) crews will be changing the speed limit signs along sections of N.C. Highway 12 starting this week. In mid-May, the speed limits in the villages of Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon, and Frisco drop from 45 mph to 35 mph […]
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Starting on Monday, May 16, NOAA and their partners are exploring the wreck of the E.M. Clark, and will be streaming their diving adventures live until 5:00 p.m. Clark is the largest intact representation of a WWII tanker at a relatively shallow (260′) depth. It’s an incredible wreck that typically has lots of marine life and […]
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The public is invited to help Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) staff clean up some of the collapsed house debris at six drop-in volunteer events that will be held this weekend. The event schedule starting on Friday, May 13, is as follows: Friday, May 13 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 2-4 p.m. Saturday, May 14 from […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Ashley Lynn Taylor left his earthly body on May 11, 2022. Ashley was born on August 24, 1965, and was raised in Newport News, VA. He later moved to Kill Devil Hills, NC to raise a family of his own. Ashley had a passion for surfing and was always drawn to […]
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Two assistant district attorneys are competing in the Republican primary to succeed their boss, District 1 District Attorney Andrew Womble, who is running for Superior Court Judge. The race pitting Jeff Cruden against Kim Pellini also features two Navy veterans. Cruden, who served for seven years in the Navy and has spent 28 years as […]
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