The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum celebrated the completion of a years-long renovation project with a ribbon-cutting ceremony that was held on Thursday afternoon, May 16. With an official and public re-opening date of May 20 on the horizon, community members and organizations who were part of the renovation process – as well as the […]
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From CoastalReview.org Threats to the state’s 220,000 acres of salt marshes spurred the development of a five-year strategy designed to protect and restore this vegetation that helps protect shorelines from erosion and provides habitat for juvenile seafood to grow. Released Wednesday, the North Carolina Salt Marsh Action Plan has the overarching goal “to protect, restore, […]
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On May 16, Wawa, Inc. announced a significant milestone in the Company’s history – the grand opening of its first Wawa store in the state of North Carolina. Located in Dare County at 1900 Croatan Highway, Kill Devil Hills, this location is the first of nine Wawa stores slated to open in North Carolina before the […]
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Dare County and Current TV have released a video of the May 14, 2024 meeting that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District held in coordination with the Dare County Board of Commissioners to provide information regarding the Corps’ remediation efforts to address petroleum contamination at the Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) at the former Naval […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) is advising its visitors to avoid the beach adjacent to Ocean Drive in Rodanthe, due to exposed wires, pipes and septic systems. The Seashore is working with Dare County and the Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative on the exposed hazards. Hazards, such as building materials and parts of septic systems, may […]
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The U.S. Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet will be hosting an Open House on Sunday, May 19, from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m., and the community-wide event is an opportunity for the public to explore the site and pick up a wealth of information before the 2024 summer season officially begins. The Open House will […]
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Community members heard an update on the efforts to remediate environmental hazards, (and specifically petroleum contamination), on a roughly 500-yard section of Buxton Beach at a public meeting held on March 14. Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the National Park Service, the Dare County Board of Commissioners, the U.S. Coast Guard, and […]
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January 10, 1961 – May 7, 2024 KITTY HAWK — John David (J.D.) Abshire, Jr. of Kitty Hawk, NC, died Tuesday, May 7, 2024, after a brief illness. Born January 10, 1961, in Norfolk, Virginia, he was the son of the late John David Abshire, Sr. and Yvonne Hooker Abshire. J.D. graduated from Kempsville High […]
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A humpback whale skull was discovered just south of off-road vehicle (ORV) ramp 23 in the Salvo area this week, according to an update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS). This particular humpback whale was a sub-adult size, and the portion of the skull in the photo above is the cranial cavity, which measured […]
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There will be a slight risk of isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms developing across portions of eastern North Carolina on Wednesday, May 15, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. The highest risk of strong storms will be between 4-8 p.m., but activity could develop as early as 1-2 p.m. Any […]
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