Cape Hatteras Lighthouse named one of the best local treasures in the South

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is already the king of all the nation’s lighthouses, the unmistakable icon of the Outer Banks, and treasured by locals and visitors alike. This is probably why a survey last summer of over 20,000 Southern Living magazine readers for their The South’s Best 2024 lists ranked the lighthouse in […]

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Citizen Science Program needs volunteers to help with weather observations across North Carolina

Have you ever wondered how much rain fell during a recent thunderstorm? How about snowfall during a winter storm? If so, an important volunteer weather observing program needs your help! The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network, or CoCoRaHS, is looking for new volunteers across North Carolina. The grassroots effort is part of a growing national […]

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Large Item Pickup for unincorporated areas of Dare County begins March 18

The Dare County Public Works Department has announced that large item pickup for the unincorporated areas of Dare County will begin on Monday, March 18, 2024, and run continuously for approximately 12-15 days. The large item pickup will be performed by a private contractor, Southern Disaster Recovery, and there will be a strict one-pass-only enforced due to budgetary and […]

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Emergency dredging in Hatteras Inlet will continue through March as Waterways Commission seeks to make dredging easier in the future

After desperately needed emergency dredging in the Hatteras Ferry Channel was nearly impeded last month by a time-consuming permit requirement, members of the Dare County Waterways Commission on Monday applauded the remarkably fast resolution that allowed the project to start. “I think this was a very productive couple of months, or couple of weeks, especially,” […]

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Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station will open early for the 2024 season

The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site and Museum will open for visitors on March 18, 2024, which marks an early start for the site’s season, which usually extends from late spring until late fall. “Our Marketing Committee suggested that an early opening – particularly during the 150th Anniversary Year – may better capture folks who are […]

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Summer Camp Scholarships available at the N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island

The North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island is pleased to offer a limited number of scholarship opportunities for our week-long 2024 Summer Camps. This program is made possible by the receipt of a Student STEM Enrichment Program through the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. The award announcement by Burroughs Wellcome states that the goal of these scholarships […]

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Raymond Lee Horton

July 12, 1964 – February 27, 2024 Dawsonville, GA — Raymond Lee Horton, age 59, of Dawsinville, VA, passed away on February 27, 2024, at Northside Hospital Cherokee in Canton, GA. A native of Richmond, VA, he was born on July 12, 1964. Raymond dedicated his career to long-haul truck driving, accumulating over five million […]

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