On Saturday, April 22, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo (RWS) Civic Association will host a free Earth Day Celebration at the RWS Community Building, across from the Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station in Rodanthe. Festivities will be held rain or shine. The event will kick off with local volunteers picking up supplies for the […]
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Tax season is underway, and the Dare County Tax Department would like to remind citizens of three property tax relief programs authorized by the State of North Carolina that provide property tax exclusions for qualifying seniors age 65 and older, disabled individuals and disabled U.S. veteran homeowners who meet the requirements specified by the North Carolina General […]
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The Avon Fishing Pier is planning to open to the public in May, and an official opening date is expected to be announced within the next several weeks. In 2022, the pier opened on May 5, but in previous years, the Avon Pier had a late start to the season due to damage from a […]
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‘I think that suggests we’re normalizing,’ says OBVB’s Nettles The numbers tell the story. The double-digit growth in visitation and revenue that Dare County saw in 2020 and 2021 has come to a halt. In fact, in 2022, there was a slight but measurable decrease in visitation, according to reporting by the Outer Banks Visitors […]
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The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season will see 11 to 15 named storms forming in the Atlantic basin, according to researchers at North Carolina State University. The Atlantic basin includes the entire Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea. The number of named storms predicted is at the higher end of the long-term […]
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Learn more about the Titanic’s connection to Hatteras Island in a special program hosted by Keeper James at the Hatteras Weather Bureau in Hatteras Village on Friday, April 14, at 1:00 p.m. Click here for more information. April 14, 2023, marks the day that the world’s largest manmade, moving object began its titanic futile struggle […]
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The Coast Guard responded to a report of a disabled sailboat taking on water eight miles east of Cape Hatteras Thursday morning. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina command center received notification from towboat dispatch that the 22-foot sailing vessel with two people aboard was partially dismasted with an inoperable engine and taking on water. An […]
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September 18, 1931 – April 3, 2023 WANCHESE — Gary Swain, 91, of Wanchese, NC, passed away peacefully in his home on the morning of April 3, 2023, surrounded by his family. Gary was born on September 18, 1931, and was the only child of Herman Swain and Mary Tillett Swain. A graduate of Atlantic […]
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August 1, 1932 – April 11, 2023 AVON — On April 11, 2023, Lt. Belton B. Gray, Sr., USCG, Retired, crossed the bar making port in heaven. Having served his Lord and Savior, his family, and his country faithfully and honorably. A native of Avon, NC, he was born August 1, 1932, to the late […]
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North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has scheduled a hearing for October 16 in Raleigh on the N.C. Rate Bureau’s proposed auto insurance rate increase that averages 28.4 percent statewide. “We are not in agreement with the Rate Bureau’s proposed increases filed on Feb. 1. The next step, according to statute, is to set a […]
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