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Monthly Archives: November, 2023

Scholarship Fund Established for Students to Pursue Veterinary Medicine

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A new fund has been created at the Outer Banks Community Foundation (OBCF) to assist local students who aspire to become veterinarians. Established by...

2023 Atlantic hurricane season was the fourth-busiest; Idalia, Ophelia left biggest marks on eastern N.C.

Local News Sam Walker -
From Wobx.com The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season that comes to an end on Thursday will be remembered for two late-summer storms that left their legacies...

Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry running on an amended schedule for Wednesday

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The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry is running on an amended schedule for Wednesday, November 29, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry...

After more than two years, sewer moratorium lifted for Kinnakeet Shores

Real Estate Joy Crist -
After more than two years, a sewer moratorium on the wastewater treatment plant that serves the Kinnakeet Shores area in Avon has been lifted,...

Low-Income energy assistance available for Dare County residents beginning Dec. 1

Local News Staff Reporter -
The Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) will be available for Dare County residents who meet the criteria beginning on December 1, 2023. LIEAP helps...
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Senate bill pushes for prohibiting, fining for balloon releases

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From CoastalReview.org Debbie Swick has been waging a single-handed campaign...

Rip Current Awareness Week: Rip risk forecasts

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Story courtesy National Weather Service This week is Carolinas Rip...

DEQ selects 7 projects to improve state’s electric grid, including Ocracoke Island project to relocate power lines

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The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) State...

NCDOT to hold public meetings on Ocracoke South Dock Study

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Traffic lights in Hatteras Village will be replaced with stop signs

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Due to deterioration and a high replacement cost, the...

Cora Lee O’Neal

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Cora L. O’Neal was called home to be with...

Blackfin tuna catches close to shore are creating a buzz

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Rudy Leroy Austin

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OCRACOKE -- Rudy Leroy Austin, a cherished native son...

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