The William B. Umstead (locally known as the Old Manns Harbor) Bridge on U.S. 64 over Croatan Sound will be closing June 3 for an estimated six months as a $33 million bridge preservation project enters a critical phase. During the closure, all 313 concrete spans on the bridge will be repaired and each of […]
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The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet by web conference on June 6 at 11 a.m. The meeting will be live-streamed on Webex. A listening station will be established at the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries Central District Office at 5285 Highway 70 West, Morehead City. WHO: N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission […]
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From OuterBanksVoice.com The move to ban balloon releases in Dare County, which has been spreading throughout its municipalities, is now moving to the Dare County Board of Commissioners. The first Dare County municipality to enact a balloon ban was the Town of Duck, which did so on April 3. At its June 3 meeting, the […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has reached a settlement with companies that insure rental homes, which means rates for some coverage will be jumping again for a second straight year. The Republican who is running for a third term this fall announced late Thursday he had reached an agreement with the North […]
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The tip of Cape Point and the adjacent south-facing shoreline was temporarily closed to ORVs and pedestrians on Friday morning, May 31, due to multiple American oystercatcher chicks in the area, per an update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. From the north of the tip of Cape Point, the east-facing shoreline is open all […]
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September 20, 1967 – May 25, 2024 WANCHESE — Robert William Belvin, loving father, devoted husband, and cherished friend, passed away after a hard battle against cancer on Saturday, May 25, 2024, at the age of 56. Robert, known for his kind heart and quick wit, touched the lives of all who knew him. As […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on this pet and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/
The Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) has presented the Dare County Association of Fire Officers (DCAFO) with a $10,000 grant made possible through the CoBank Sharing Success Grant Program. CoBank is a national cooperative bank that serves rural areas. The cooperative gave $5,000 to DCAFO, which was met with an additional $5,000 from CoBank, to […]
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Following two days of debris cleanup associated with a March 28 house collapse, Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) has reopened approximately seven-tenths-of-a-mile of beach in front of Rodanthe Village. The current beach closure—measuring approximately a quarter mile—extends from S. Holiday Boulevard to the north end of Ocean Drive in Rodanthe. On the morning of May […]
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Noticeable progress has been made in cleaning the shoreline since a home collapsed at the end of Ocean Drive in Rodanthe at approximately 2:35 a.m. on Tuesday, May 28. The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) reported that as of Wednesday afternoon, (and roughly 36 hours after the collapse), a total of 53 truckloads of debris […]
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