The National Weather Service (NWS) Newport/Morehead City office has issued a Flood Watch for Thursday, July 25, that is in effect until midnight for all of Eastern North Carolina, including Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected to develop through late this evening. Rainfall rates of one to two inches per hour […]
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From CoastalReview.org The vote to prohibit balloon releases within Dare County’s unincorporated areas was anticlimactic when its commissioners unanimously voted last week to support the ban. Southern Shores resident Debbie Swick, the force behind the ban, addressed the board before they took up the vote. When Swick began, she pointed to a large, opaque trash […]
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October 28, 1944 – July 20, 2024 MANTEO — Celia Rollinson Meekins died on Saturday, July 20, 2024, at Spring Arbor of the Outer Banks. She was born on Hatteras Island in the Village of Buxton on October 28, 1944, to Robert Crisp Rollinson, Sr., and Patricia Williams Rollinson, being the 8th of eight children. […]
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January 16, 1934 – July 22, 2024 BUXTON — Janet Gray Gaskins crossed the river Jordan to be with her Lord and Savior, surrounded by family, on July 22, 2024. A native of Hatteras Island, she was the daughter of the late Mack and Lucy Gray of Buxton, NC. Commonly referred to as “Miss Janet,” […]
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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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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com After the driest month of June on record, July may break records for one of the wettest across Northeastern North Carolina and the Outer Banks as a stagnant weather pattern is forecast to continue the rest of this week. But there may be a bit of relief on the horizon, as drier conditions […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Contractors have completed the installation of eleven test pilings into the bottom of the Alligator River that are the first step in the replacement of the U.S. 64 bridge between Dare and Tyrrell counties which could start by the end of this year. Problems with the draw span of the 64-year-old Lindsay C. […]
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The National Weather Service (NWS) has announced two upcoming Hurricane Community Forums, which include a forum in Avon on July 30, and a forum in Manteo on July 31. The July 30 Avon Forum will start at 2 p.m. and will be held at the Avon Fire Station on Harbor Road. The July 31 Manteo Forum […]
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In partnership with Dare County and local law enforcement agencies, Outer Banks Health is bringing the Blue Envelope Program to our community. The program is designed to provide a communication awareness tool for law enforcement when interacting with community members diagnosed with conditions or disabilities like autism spectrum disorder, dementia, and anxiety. The blue […]
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Following a mid-summer push to keep Buxton Beach on the public’s radar, multiple members of the Hatteras Island community spoke out during the public comments section of the Dare County Board of Commissioners’ July 16 meeting, urging the Board to keep the momentum going. However, County Manager Bobby Outten introduced some good news early on […]
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