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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The OBX U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will offer a one-day boating safety class, along with free vessel safety checks for recreational boats of all kinds, on Saturday, October 12 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center. Taught by certified U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary instructors, the class completes all required course […]
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Submitted story from the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau Along the Outer Banks, there is a building movement to reduce artificial lighting that negatively impacts wildlife and enhances environmental stewardship. The National Park Service has also retrofitted approximately 400 outdoor lights over the past several years along Cape Hatteras National Seashore to reduce light pollution and […]
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Long periods swells from distant Hurricane Kirk will begin to arrive along area beaches on Sunday, bringing an increased rip current risk and the threat of beach erosion and ocean overwash, according to an update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport/Morehead City office. The swells from Kirk will peak Sunday night and Monday, and […]
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On Thursday evening, October 3, the Dare County League of Women Voters (LWV) hosted a debate-style forum for the candidates running in the 2024 Board of Commissioners elections. The event attracted a large in-person crowd in Manteo, as well as a group of Hatteras Island residents who watched the candidate forum live at the Fessenden […]
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The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission is looking for commercial and recreational fishermen, scientists, and other interested parties to sit on various fisheries advisory committees. Two regional advisory committees – Northern and Southern – and three standing advisory committees – Finfish, Habitat and Water Quality, and Shellfish/Crustacean – review matters referred to them by the commission, […]
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The Dare County Tourism Board Special Committee for the Outer Banks Long-Range Tourism Management Plan (LRTMP) held its September meeting at the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau administrative offices on Roanoke Island. The committee divided into three working groups to cover a variety of topics. Discussions included: Resident and Visitor Engagement Ideas to better engage with members of […]
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The Really, Really Free Market is returning to Avon on Saturday, October 12, from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at the Avon Fire Station. The Really, Really Free Market started more than a decade ago and became a valuable resource for islanders in need after several historic storms, including Hurricane Isabel in 2011, and Hurricane […]
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