The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station (CLSS) is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, as one of the seven original Life-Saving Stations to be built in North Carolina in 1874. As such, the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station and Historic Site in Rodanthe will be sharing stories about the seven 1874 Outer Banks stations in the months ahead, leading […]
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Dare County has released the agenda for the upcoming Board of Commissioners meeting which will be held on Monday, March 4, 2024. The seven-member Board of Commissioners, which governs Dare County, conducts public meetings throughout the year on a regularly scheduled basis. Meetings are generally held on the first Monday of the month at 9:00 […]
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Work is scheduled to begin Monday; single-lane closures to be in effect The N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has awarded an emergency contract to replace and repair sandbags along N.C. Highway 12 on Ocracoke Island. The $489,000 contract was awarded to Barnhill Contracting of Rocky Mount. The work involves replacing approximately 800 sandbags that were […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS – Steven “Steve” Andrew Boring,72, passed away in his sleep on February 18, 2024 at his home in Kill Devil Hills. He is survived by his wife of nearly 43 years, Diane Doss Boring, his 3 daughters; Shelly Brown (Tim), Joanna Minnick (Paul) and Katie Boring, his 5 grandchildren Connor, Emma, Lauren, […]
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It is with great sadness that the family of Audrey Joan Mathews Esposito, aged 82 of Southern Shores, formerly of Randolph, NJ announces her sudden passing on Sunday, February 25, 2024. Audrey touched many lives in her long journey through life. She was a dedicated elementary school teacher for 32 years in the New Jersey […]
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Multiple Dare County fire departments and emergency agencies, including all Hatteras Island volunteer fire departments, responded to a major fire in Manns Harbor at the Manteo Furniture & Appliance Warehouse and Valentino Custom Boats Building on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 27. “It was the biggest fire response in Dare County that I’ve ever seen,” said Frank […]
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Click here for Wednesday’s update Multiple Dare County fire departments and emergency agencies, including all Hatteras Island volunteer fire departments (VFDs), responded to a major fire in Manns Harbor at the Manteo Furniture & Appliance Warehouse and Valentino Custom Boats building on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 27. “Fire destroyed our Manns Harbor warehouse today, but fortunately no injuries […]
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Strong southwest winds are expected on Wednesday ahead of a cold front that will move through the Outer Banks area on Wednesday night, per a Feb. 27 update from the National Weather Service. A Coastal Flood Advisory has been issued for the Outer Banks with inundation of 1-2 feet above ground level currently forecast for […]
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This is the second in a series of articles about the accelerating issue of fuel smells and exposed infrastructure at Buxton Beach. To read the first article, which covers the background of the issue, click here. It has been more than two weeks since a visible fuel slick was reported by local surfers at Old […]
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Known locally as “Keeper James,” James D. Charlet will be launching a new virtual presentation series via Zoom. The series title is “America’s Forgotten Heroes.” Each program will consist of the basics of the United States Life-Saving Service and then summaries from one or more of the 24 chapters in his 2020 book, Shipwrecks of […]
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