The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) will meet Nov. 13- 14 at the Ocean Isle Beach Town Hall, 111 Causeway Dr., Ocean Isle Beach. The public may attend the CRC meeting in-person or watch online. The regular business meeting of the CRC will begin at 3 p.m. on Nov. 13 and will resume at 9 […]
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To celebrate Veterans Day, entrance fees will be waived at Wright Brothers National Memorial, and other fee-collecting parks across the country, on Monday, November 11. The Wright Brothers National Memorial will also waive its entry fee on December 17, the 120th Anniversary of the Wright brothers’ first flight.
All Dare County offices and facilities will be closed on Monday, November 11, 2024 in observance of Veterans Day. This includes the Manteo Recycle Yard, the Dare County C&D Landfill and the Buxton Transfer Station. Offices and facilities—including the Manteo Recycle Yard, the Dare County C&D Landfill and the Buxton Transfer Station—will reopen and operate […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The Dare County Board of Commissioners have agreed to submit a National Scenic Byway Grant application at the request of the Outer Banks National Scenic Byway Committee to fill in another piece of paved multi-use path for Frisco and Buxton. The villages are the only ones on Hatteras Island without completed paved pathways. […]
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As work continues by Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) to replace nearly 60 transmission poles, drivers may experience brief traffic delays on N.C. Highway 12, especially as poles are delivered in the next week . The project’s contractor, River City Construction, will require lane closures on N.C. Highway 12 in Frisco between the hours of […]
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The Dare County Water Department has announced that the previously reported unplanned water disruption that was originally expected to affect water customers in Hatteras Village from Eagle Pass to the ferry dock has now been expanded to include all of Hatteras Village. Water service is currently expected to be restored by 6:30 p.m. today (Friday, November 8, 2024). This outage […]
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Over 170 bird species were spotted during the recent main session of the 26th annual Wings Over Water Wildlife Festival, which was held Oct. 22-27, with a number of the sightings occurring within the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge. A second session of the 2024 Wings Over Water Wildlife Festival, called WOW Encore, will also […]
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There’s only one spot in North Carolina where Harry Potter fans can catch the brand-new Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: High School Edition production, and it happens to be Hatteras Island. Back in December of 2023, the Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS) Theater Arts class entered a national contest to become the first school […]
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Christine Buckner died peacefully in her home on November 2, 2024 after a short illness. She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on February 26, 1948 and grew up in Washington, DC. After attending Sullins Junior College in Bristol Virginia, she went on to obtain her journalism degree from American University. Christine was hired as the […]
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Mark Edward Fender, 59, transitioned from this life Friday October 25, 2024. He was at his Grandy home where he was surrounded by the family he loved. Mark was born in Urbana, IL. He was the son of Glen and Judy Fender, both deceased. Following high school, Mark bravely enlisted in the United States Army. […]
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