The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Museum in Rodanthe will host a special commemoration on Saturday afternoon during the two-day 150th Anniversary of the U.S. Life-Saving Service celebration on October 12-13, and Rear Admiral John “Jay” Vann, Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District, will deliver the keynote address at this significant event. The U.S. Life-Saving Service played a vital […]
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The Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) recently presented grants to two local Hatteras Island nonprofit organizations that were made possible through the CoBank Sharing Success Grant Program. CoBank is a national cooperative bank that serves rural areas. CHEC gave $2,500 to the Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation (HICF), which was met with an additional $2,500 from […]
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Outer Banks Hotline will once again host “Ribbon on the Ridge” on Purple Thursday, October 17, at 10 a.m. on Jockey’s Ridge in Nags Head to increase awareness about domestic violence. Ribbon on the Ridge began in 2014, but the event was paused temporarily during the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, as in previous years, a […]
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As the remnants of Hurricane Kirk move further out to sea, attention along the Outer Banks will turn to Hurricane Milton over the next few days. Milton is forecast to pass well south of Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands after cutting across Florida, but the storm will likely produce coastal and marine impacts, according to a […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Dare County commissioners have approved funding of up to $415,000 to provide school meals for all students at the Manteo and Northern Beach schools at no charge for the rest of the 2024-25 academic year. The decision comes in the wake of community outcry over students at middle and high schools reportedly being […]
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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/
The results of the Coast Guard’s year-long investigation at Buxton Beach found no “actionable levels” of contaminants from the Coast Guard’s use of the site. The National Park Service is reviewing these findings. On Friday, October 4, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) released the findings of a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) investigation […]
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At approximately 8:02 p.m. on October 6, 2024, deputies from the B-District of the Dare County Sheriff’s Office were called to the Detention Center for a person arrested for probation violation. During a more thorough search of the individual an amount of Methamphetamine was located and seized. Jack B. Goodwin, M/39, of Frisco, NC, was […]
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Two North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) projects are expected to start on Monday, October 7, which will result in minor travel delays and/or detours in the coming weeks. Details from the NCDOT on each of these projects are below. Whalebone Junction Project Contractors for NCDOT will begin a project to replace crossline pipes and […]
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As an internationally published author of the United States Life-Saving Service on the iconic North Carolina Outer Banks, I commend the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station (LSS) and Museum for celebrating the 150th anniversary of the seven 1874 stations added to the treacherous North Carolina coast. However, the 1874 date in the history of this amazing Service […]
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