In the Republican primary race for a reconfigured NC House District 79, Edwin Hege is challenging incumbent Keith Kidwell for a seat that now represents the southern part of Dare County, with the dividing line running through Kill Devil Hills. Kidwell, who resides in Chocowinity, is a businessman and former Beaufort County GOP Chairman and […]
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Scott Dawson, President of the Croatoan Archaeological Society, and author of “The Lost Colony and Hatteras Island”, will be at the Rodanthe/Waves/Salvo Community Building (across the street from the Chicamacomico Life Saving Station) on Thursday, May 26th at 10 am to present a slideshow and discuss the history surrounding the lost colony and the Croatoan […]
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The Outer Banks Association of REALTORS® has released April’s real estate statistical report. There was an increase in total volume sold which means that the market is still HOT! April saw a 4% increase in total volume sold which equates to an increase in $32 million when compared to this time last year. Not surprisingly, […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — On Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022, Theresa Rogers joined her daughter, Shawna Hartley; mother, Claire Taylor; father, Billy Taylor; and brother, William Taylor in Heaven. She leaves behind her sons, which she loved so much, Michael Rogers (Erin) and Robert Haire; her sisters, Patricia Taylor Parker (Gene), Lynn Taylor and Pamela Collier […]
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Today, NOAA Fisheries released two flagship reports—the 2021 Status of Stocks report and the 2020 Fisheries of the United States report. 2021 Status of Stocks Report The annual Status of Stocks report highlights our collective efforts to rebuild and recover U.S. fisheries by providing a snapshot of the more than 460 stocks managed by NOAA Fisheries. This year’s […]
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New shrimp management measures will go into effect May 15 in North Carolina state waters. The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission approved the measures to reduce bycatch and protect habitat with the adoption of the Shrimp Fishery Management Plan Amendment 2 at its February business meeting. Division of Marine Fisheries Director Kathy Rawls implemented the new […]
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The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry has resumed service as of 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division. Ferry service has been suspended since Sunday, due to a multiple-day nor’easter and high winds that impacted the Outer Banks. The current schedule for Thursday, May 12, is as follows: Departures from […]
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N.C Highway 12 will reopen between Oregon Inlet and the village of Rodanthe at noon today. N.C. Department of Transportation crews have been working through the morning to clear the road and reconstruct protective dunes and berms at both the Pea Island Visitor Center and at the S-Curves just north of Rodanthe. Motorists should be […]
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While N.C. Highway 12 remained closed between Oregon Inlet and Rodanthe as of 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) stated in an update that they hope to open the roadway in the late morning or early afternoon. “The overnight high tide did cause some overwash and blown sand at Mirlo […]
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The Dare County Public Works Department has announced that residential trash collection will be conducted in the villages of Buxton, Frisco and Hatteras on Thursday, May 12, 2022. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has stated that it hopes to reopen N.C. Highway 12 on Hatteras Island by mid-morning on Thursday, May 12, 2022. […]
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