The N.C. Department of Transportation is identifying projects for its next long-range capital plan and wants citizens to participate in the process. Public drop-in sessions are set to take place in the 14 highway divisions across the state over the coming weeks. These will be informal gatherings in which citizens can share their interests in […]
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At 12:30 pm. today, the Dare County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the 20000 block of NC 12 in Rodanthe for a shots fired call. A subject had locked themself inside a camper and a gunshot hole was found on the back of the camper. Numerous attempts were made to make contact with the subject. After […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com A mechanical issue with the state-owned Ocracoke Express passenger ferry has been repaired at the state shipyard in Manns Harbor, and plans are for service to resume on Tuesday. The catamaran-style vessel, which is now in its sixth season, transports passengers via a 70-minute trip between Hatteras Village and Silver Lake Harbor in Ocracoke […]
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Changes to three Marine Fisheries Commission rules became effective today, but there will be no impact to fishermen because they simply codify existing practices or regulations already implemented by proclamation. The changes to 15A NCAC 18A .0419, 0420, and 0427 pertain to commercial shellfish sanitation and processing procedures and ensure that North Carolina remains in […]
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June 9, 1959 – June 10, 2024 WANCHESE — Robert Arthur Hill, Jr., of Wanchese, NC, passed away on June 10, 2024, in Manteo, NC, one day after celebrating his 65th Birthday. He was born on June 9, 1959, in the District of Columbia to Bob Hill and the late Shirley (McCoy) Hill. He spent […]
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December 31, 1947 – June 8, 2024 Ronald L. Michel Forbes was born in December 1947 and passed away peacefully on June 8, 2024, at his home in Montross, Virginia. He was an excellent carpenter and had a beautiful singing voice. Ron loved the Outer Banks and fishing off the Kitty Hawk Pier. Private burial […]
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Celebrating its 11th year in 2024, the annual Golf Cart Parade will be brightening the streets of Hatteras Village on Thursday, July 4, at 6:00 p.m. The yearly event began in 2013 as a fundraiser for the Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation and attracted less than a dozen carts that were decked out in patriotic themes. […]
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The North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) will hold its second Adopt-A-Highway (AAH) cleanup event of 2024 on Saturday, June 22. For over 30 years, the NCBBA has been supporting North Carolina’s Adopt-A-Highway program. The area of trash pickup coverage begins on the south end of the Marc Basnight Bridge and goes three miles north […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com State Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is countering criticism he received over last month’s decision to settle a request to raise insurance rates charged on rental properties for a second straight year. “As the Insurance Commissioner, it is my job to protect consumers by keeping rates as low as possible and maintaining a solvent […]
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The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) is announcing an increase in fees for hunting, fishing, trapping and activity licenses, permits, stamps and certifications, which will go into effect on July 1, 2024. The fee adjustments are based on the total increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) since the last fee […]
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