Dare County Planning Department Director Donna Creef touched on some of the major concerns with the new Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) at an informational meeting held in Buxton on Thursday evening, February 13. The new flood maps, which will go into effect on June 19, may misrepresent the actual risk of flooding for a […]
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A potential beach nourishment project in Avon took a step forward at the February 4 meeting of the Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC), as the Board unanimously selected contractor Coastal Science and Engineering to submit a contract for a feasibility study. County Manager Bobby Outten explained to the Board that the Capital Improvements Planning […]
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Cape Hatteras Secondary School recently held their 2020 Homecoming, and announced their Homecoming court representatives during the event. The court consists of ten couples chosen by CHSS peers to represent the student body, and the 2020 Homecoming Court included the following students Freshmen, class of 2023: Garland Midgett and Chloe Flythe Sophmores, Class of 2022: […]
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After going dark over the weekend, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was illuminated once again after the U.S. Coast Guard conducted successful repairs at around 7 p.m. on Sunday night. The lighthouse will remain on through Monday morning, as the Coast Guard finishes up remaining repairs to the light. Though the lighthouse itself is managed by […]
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Island residents noticed that the skies were a little darker over the weekend, as the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was not functioning and appeared to be turned off. Though the cause of the malfunction is not yet known, Michael Barber, Public Affairs Specialist for the National Parks of Eastern N.C., reported that the Cape Hatteras […]
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Chicamacomico Banks Fire & Rescue volunteers conducted a recent beach clean-up along a stretch of Rodanthe shoreline that was cluttered with leftover debris from late fall storms. Working over the course of several days, the team of volunteers filled up a total of four dumpsters, and had to utilize an additional 40-yard container provided by […]
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Chief Bryan Perry of the Buxton Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) was awarded the Fire Chief of the Year award by the North Carolina Association of Fire Chiefs in a recent ceremony in Concord, N.C. The statewide award follows his January recognition as the 2019 Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year Award from the Eastern North […]
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Roughly 45 islanders attended an encore presentation of the Dare County Board of Commissioner Chairman’s “State of the County 2020,” which highlighted the Board’s accomplishments in 2019, and touched on upcoming projects in the year ahead. 2020 marks the 150th anniversary of Dare County, and Chairman Bob Woodard attended the event in period 1870s attire […]
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As estimated 500 locals and visitors headed to the edge of Oden’s Dock in Hatteras village on Saturday afternoon to take part in a shell-ebration that has been going strong for seven years. The North Carolina Coastal Federation’s annual Hatteras Island Oyster Roast has become one of the most highly anticipated events of the traditionally […]
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Nearly 100 cold-stunned sea turtles were found and transported to the Network for Endangered Sea Turtles (NEST) Rehabilitation Center at the N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island, after two days of cold temperatures that led to approximately 89 sea turtles being rescued on Tuesday alone. The coordinated effort by local and northern Outer Banks volunteers, […]
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