JULY 19 UPDATE: A man who fled the scene of a two-car traffic accident in Frisco on July 15 which resulted in multiple injuries was arrested on Monday evening, July 18, per the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. David Godinez of Cary, NC, has been charged with multiple offenses, including three counts of (F) Serious Injury […]
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It’s hot outside, and after the first half of 2023 saw the housing market cool off a bit, it’s heating up again. There are only 74 residential properties for sale on all of Hatteras Island right now, as homeowners wrap up the summer rental season and start considering whether to list their houses for sale […]
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By Rachael Graf, Community Engagement Coordinator at Outer Banks Forever On Tuesday, June 20, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore completed the exterior renovations of the historic U.S. Weather Bureau Station in Hatteras Village with the installation of a new coastal warning signal tower. Originally constructed in 1901, the U.S. Weather Bureau Station in Hatteras Village […]
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Hatteras Island’s legendary educator and surfer Ray Gray, who passed away in April 2023, was honored at this year’s Surfing for Autism event as the recipient of the Eric Gardner Memorial Award. The award, which is given to a Surfing for Autism volunteer who has made an impact on the organization, was presented to Gray’s […]
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NOAA’s National Hurricane Center — a division of the National Weather Service — has a new model to help produce hurricane forecasts this season. The Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System (HAFS) was put into operations on June 27 and will run alongside existing models for the 2023 season before replacing them as NOAA’s premier hurricane forecasting model. “The quick deployment of […]
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold an in-person workshop July 25-27 with the Striped Mullet Fishery Management Plan Advisory Committee to review draft Amendment 2 to the Striped Mullet Fishery Management Plan. The workshop will be at the Craven Community College, Naumann Community Room within Ward Hall, 800 College Court, New Bern. The […]
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January 26, 1946 – July 12, 2023 KILL DEVIL HILLS — With love and the fondest memories we announce the passing of Susan Marie Rider of Kill Devil Hills, NC. She was 77 years young when she peacefully passed away at her beach house, surrounded by her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She is survived by her daughter Kathy Bernard of Kill Devil Hills, daughter Debra […]
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Deborah “DJ” Powell, 59, went to be with the Lord on July 2, 2023. DJ had a passion for life and never met a stranger. Her smile was infectious, and she will be missed by everyone whose life she touched. She is predeceased by her father, Carl Siperko. She is survived by her daughter, Kelsey […]
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Outer Banks mariners will see not only a new Coast Guard aid to navigation chief, but there will also be a new 49-foot buoy tender boat patrolling the waterways instead of the 55-foot vessel that had been used to maintain channel markers. Introducing himself at the Dare County Waterways Commission meeting on Monday evening in […]
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Spending increases for schools, employees, cuts in health insurance, recycling costs Dare County’s General Fund operating budget of about $130 million for Fiscal Year 2024 reflects an increase of about 5% from last year’s figure and maintains levels of service with no tax increase. The Dare County Board of Commissioners adopted the overall $224,553,176 budget—of […]
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