The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management is accepting public comment on a request for review of a federal consistency submission from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Office of Protected Resources proposing amendments to the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule, (also known as the“speed […]
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The Buxton Civic Association (BCA) will hold its monthly public meeting on Thursday, July 11, at 7:00 p.m. at the old Buxton Volunteer Fire Department Building next to Burrus Field. The public meeting is an opportunity for the community to learn about recent updates and developments for the ongoing environmental and public safety issues at […]
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Visitors and residents who love discovering Hatteras Island’s talented artists have three opportunities every week to experience what the local arts scene is all about. With the summertime return of the Tri Villages Market, Avon Farmers Market, and Old Trent Market, the island is brimming with shopping activity Tuesdays through Thursdays until Labor Day Weekend, […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Some beneficial rainfall fell on some parts of northeastern North Carolina over the past week, but other sections of the region and the rest of the state continue to dry out following the driest June on record. The North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council has expanded its drought classifications across the state, and […]
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Photos by Don Bowers The annual 2024 Hatteras Village Golf Cart Parade, held on Thursday, July 4, was another big success, with 56 entries participating in this year’s procession. The annual parade began in 2013 as a fundraiser for the Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation, and the inaugural event attracted less than a dozen carts that […]
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March 30, 1949 – June 20, 2024 KITTY HAWK — Jeannie Manger Shelton, 75, of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, died Thursday, June 20, 2024, at the Outer Banks Hospital with her family by her side. Born in Washington, DC, she was preceded in death by her parents, Connie F. Manger and William F. Manger; her […]
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Photos by Don Bowers The annual Independence Day fireworks show at the Avon Fishing Pier returned with a bang on Thursday, July 4, wowing a big crowd of beach-going spectators. The fireworks started at around 9:15 p.m., launching from the very end of the Avon Pier. The show lasted for 20 minutes, and visitors headed […]
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The Really, Really Free Market is returning to Avon on Saturday, July 6, 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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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 The Dare County Board of Education and Dare County Board of Commissioners will hold a special joint meeting and public comment session on the Dare Early College that has been proposed to open in August 2025. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 10, at at 5 p.m. at First Flight High School […]
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