May 16, 1948 – November 16, 2023 NAGS HEAD — James L. Byrd, Jr., known as Jimmy, passed away from this life on November 16, 2023, at the age of 75. Jimmy was well known in the community of Dare. His parents moved here when Jimmy was 16, and he never left, this was his […]
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February 18, 1931 – November 16, 2023 BUXTON — James Winton Gray, 92, of Buxton, North Carolina, passed away on November 16, 2023. Jim was born in Buxton, to the late Cyrus Rufman Gray and Oliva Austin Gray, on February 18, 1931. Jim spent many happy hours crabbing, clamming, and just messing about in the […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on this pet, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/
From Wobx.com Despite a cooler-than-normal September and a visit from Tropical Storm Ophelia, Dare County saw occupancy collections grow by nine percent and meals income drop by only a fraction of a percent from a year ago. In addition, retail sales in August were up double-digits to set a new all-time monthly high to wrap […]
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Story by Megan Nichols, NC Eat & Play, for the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau Blog Have you ever taken the time to consider where your seafood comes from? In North Carolina, we are immensely fortunate to have a thriving coast that offers fresh seafood ranging from locally caught fish to carefully grown oysters. As lifelong […]
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All Dare County offices and facilities will be closed on Thursday, November 23, 2023, and Friday, November 24, 2023, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. The Dare County C&D Landfill in Manns Harbor, the Buxton Transfer Station and the Manteo Recycle Yard will therefore be closed on Thursday, November 23, 2023, and Friday, November 24, […]
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From Wobx.com Over 100 Dare County full-time and seasonal residents have applied for consideration to serve on a special committee for the Dare County Tourism Board to help with the implementation of the Outer Banks Long-Range Tourism Management Plan. The intent of the panel is to evaluate the strategic goals in the Long-Range Tourism Management Plan, make […]
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The 12th annual Surfin’ Turkey 5K is returning to Hatteras Village on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, and there is still time to sign up for this popular holiday event. The Surfin’ Turkey 5K is the only fundraising event for 2023 hosted by the Hatteras Island Youth Education Fund (HIYEF), which supports the educational needs of students […]
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From Wobx.com The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission on Thursday voted to send out a draft amendment for review and public comment of the state’s management plan for the striped mullet fishery. The commission voted in May to shut down the taking of striped mullet from early November through the end of the year, also known […]
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It has been a year since Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS) alumni Blake Taft helped launch a revitalized theater program for his hometown school, and in the past 12 months, the CHSS Drama Club has already celebrated a long list of accomplishments. In December 2022, the drama club introduced its first new musical in four […]
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