Dare County Schools is proud to announce the 2024 graduates. A total of 429 seniors recently received their high school diplomas at their respective graduation ceremonies, marking a significant milestone in their academic journeys. The series of graduation ceremonies commenced at First Flight High School on Friday evening, June 7 at the Warren C Judge […]
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries recently certified three state record fish – a near world record size Yellowmouth Grouper, a White Grunt and an Almaco Jack. Yellowmouth Grouper (Mycteroperca interstitialis) Christopher Hyche of Chapin, S.C. caught the 23-pound Yellowmouth Grouper offshore of Calabash on May 3, 2024. There was no previous North Carolina state […]
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The Outer Banks Community Foundation awarded $241,800 in scholarships this year to help Outer Banks students achieve their educational dreams. Thirty-four graduating seniors from Cape Hatteras Secondary School, First Flight High School, Manteo High School, Ocracoke School, and the N.C. School of Science and Math have been awarded $119,500 in scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic […]
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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 up to the official October […]
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released the following press release on Thursday, June 13, regarding a roughly 500-yard section of Buxton Beach which has been closed to the public since two offshore hurricanes brushed the Outer Banks in September 2023. The back-to-back storms, (Franklin and Idalia), resulted in heightened erosion, exposed infrastructure from the […]
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A weak low pressure system near the east coast of Florida could gradually strengthen as it moves northeast and passes off the coast of North Carolina, per an update from the National Weather Service. No significant impacts for the Outer Banks are expected, however, there may be a heightened risk of rip currents on Friday […]
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Nearly a dozen local, regional, and national organizations came together to send a detailed letter to Congress that requested immediate remediation for a roughly 500-yard section of Buxton Beach. The letter, dated June 5, outlines the history of the former military base, which has been an area of concern since two offshore hurricanes brushed the […]
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is encouraging fishermen who plan to renew their licenses and permits in-person to do so as soon as possible, especially those who plan to go to the Manteo License Office. Commercial fishing, seafood dealer, and for-hire licenses and permits expire annually on June 30, which falls on a Sunday […]
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September 9, 1930 – June 11, 2024 BUXTON — Dixie Stevens Burrus Browning of Buxton, North Carolina, rejoined her husband of 61 years on June 11, 2024. Leonard (Lee) L. Browning, Jr., who departed in 2011, was the hero of many of her over 100 published novels and the love of her life. Dixie was […]
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The Independence Day Fireworks show in Avon is once again returning for 2024 on Thursday, July 4, but in the meantime, the Avon Property Owners Association (APOA) will be hosting a wave of upcoming fundraising events to ensure the show goes on this year, and many years to come. On Saturday, June 15, the Koru […]
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