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 until the end of 2024, to celebrate and mark this […]
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Veterans Day, (originally known as Armistice Day), is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11 to honor military veterans of the United States Armed Forces. According to Wikipedia, “Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of […]
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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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The Surfin’ Turkey 5K and Puppy Drum Fun Run returns to Hatteras Village on Thanksgiving Day for its 13th year. Early sign ups indicated that this year will be one of the biggest turnouts yet. The event features cool swag for participants, a pancake breakfast, T-shirt, and the post-race celebration. Thanksgiving themed costumes are encouraged, […]
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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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