As the 2024 Hurricane Season approaches its August and September peak, National Weather Service’s (NWS) local Warning Coordination Meteorologist Erik Heden and Dare County Emergency Management Director Drew Pearson hosted a timely community forum in Avon on July 30. These NWS and Dare County-hosted hurricane forums are held every year to inform at-risk communities like […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s priority ORV ramps open at 6:30 a.m., starting August 1. All other designated ocean-side ORV ramps open at 7 a.m. Priority ORV ramps are ramps 2, 4, 25, 27, 43, 44, 48, 49, 70 and 72. While night driving restrictions are in place, all ORVs must be off ocean-side beaches each […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Our beloved Herbert “Brandt” Bryant of Kill Devil Hills, NC went to be with our Lord on Sunday, July 28, 2024 at ECU Medical Center, in Greenville, NC. Brandt was born in Portsmouth, VA on April 24, 1962. He graduated from Old Dominion University in 1984 with a BA in Communications. […]
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The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau will soon be accepting Event Grant and Tourism Impact Grant applications. Only Dare County non-profit organizations and government units are eligible to apply. Event Grants: Applications Accepted: August 1-15, 2024 This grant program is to help create and support events that drive overnight visitation to the Outer Banks in less than […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com A disturbance making its way across the central tropical Atlantic is being watched by weather forecasters for potential development, but it’s still too soon to know exactly where it will go or how strong it may get. The National Hurricane Center on Monday afternoon gave the system, which is expected to interact with […]
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The St. John United Methodist Church (UMC) in Avon is hosting a community bazaar on Thursday, August 1, starting at 7:00 a.m., and continuing until 2:00 p.m. The daylong event features kids’ activities, music, homemade meals for breakfast and lunch, and much more. The bazaar was originally scheduled for July 18 but was postponed due […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on this pet, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/
Dare County Emergency Management Director Drew Pearson will be joined by Erik Heden, the National Weather Service’s local Warning Coordination Meteorologist, for two additional Hurricane Preparedness Forums next week. Hatteras Island Hurricane Preparedness Forum Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 2 p.m. Location: Avon Volunteer Fire Department, located at 40159 Harbor Rd. in Avon, NC Roanoke Island […]
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September 21, 1951 – July 23, 2024 OCRACOKE — Ronald Thomas O’Neal, Jr., 72, of Ocracoke, NC, passed away peacefully on July 23, 2024. Born on September 21, 1951, in Morehead City, NC, Ronald lived a life full of dedication and passion both on and off the waters that he loved so dearly. After attending […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The battle over whether or not there will be a recreational flounder season in North Carolina waters this year intensified last week, as the state Wildlife Resources Commission voted to open a four-day season in waters under their jurisdiction in September. In a letter from Wildlife Resources Chairman Monty Crump to Marine Fisheries […]
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