The Avon Property Owners Association (APOA) will be hosting a fundraising fish fry on Saturday, June 29, to raise funds for the annual Independence Day fireworks display over the Avon Pier. The community fish fry will be held at the Avon Volunteer Fire Department station on 40159 Harbor Road, starting at 5:00 p.m. The plates […]
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The North Carolina Department of Marine Fisheries released a proclamation reducing the amount of bluefish commercial fishermen can harvest to 50 pounds per trip or per day, “whichever is more restrictive.” The proclamation went into effect Friday at 12:01 a.m. The DMF will release another proclamation closing the fishery once the commercial quota is projected […]
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Rear Adm. John “Jay” Vann assumed the duties and responsibilities of the 5th Coast Guard District from Rear Adm. Shannon Gilreath Wednesday at Coast Guard Base Portsmouth. Vice Adm. Nathan Moore, commander of Coast Guard Atlantic Area, presided over the ceremony, the Coast Guard announced. Vann, as 5th District commander, will serve as the operational […]
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Local Mariners Encouraged to Provide Feedback on System The United States Coast Guard Sector North Carolina is requesting feedback from local mariners on the use and effectiveness of the Automatic Identification System Aids to Navigation (AIS-ATON) that were recently and temporarily activated in the Oregon Inlet Bar. AIS-ATON is a technology used to enhance maritime […]
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In times of emergency, Dare County is able to provide assistance to residents with special medical needs, which can include both physical and mental health disabilities. Individuals with special medical needs could require care and assistance in order to meet basic needs during an emergency situation and should plan carefully for disasters or other kinds […]
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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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There will be a slight risk of severe thunderstorms developing across eastern North Carolina on Thursday, June 27, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. The highest risk of strong storms will be Thursday afternoon as a cold front approaches the coastline, and the main threats will be damaging wind gusts, hail, […]
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The N.C. Forest Service will begin accepting orders Monday, July 1, for its annual tree seedling sale. With an average annual production of 16 million seedlings, the NCFS Nursery Program produces enough native and genetically improved tree seedlings to plant roughly 30,000 acres of land, equivalent to nearly 23,000 football fields, each year. “Having healthy […]
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December 31, 1987 – June 13, 2024 HATTERAS – It is with broken hearts we announce the passing of our beloved son, Ryan James Kobylinski, on June 13, 2024, at his home in Hatteras, NC, at thirty-six years young. Left to cherish Ryan’s memory are his parents, Jim and Andrea Kobylinski; his precious children, Hadley […]
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Cars filled the parking lot and lined both sides of N.C. Highway 12 for the official grand opening of the Outer Banks Hotline Thrift Store in Frisco on Wednesday morning, with waves of islanders stopping by to check out the new location. Tavern on 12, Frisco Sandwich Company, Frisco Rod and Gun, Gingerbread Pizza, and […]
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