With a Dec. 8 renewal deadline looming, lawmakers in Washington are set to decide the fate of the debt-ridden National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), something that affects roughly 9,000 Dare County property owners. The NFIP, which has been renewed in the House, now awaits action in the Senate, and that could conceivably mean changes to […]
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What’s Next After OBX Bag Ban Repeal? BY MICHELLE WAGNER The Outer Banks Sentinel
What’s Next After OBX Bag Ban Repeal? BY MICHELLE WAGNER The Outer Banks Sentinel BY MICHELLE WAGNER The Outer Banks Sentinel BY MICHELLE WAGNER The Outer Banks Sentinel Now that the controversial repeal of the plastic bag ban on the Outer Banks has officially become law, local officials and organizations are left to consider what, […]
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Sentara to cease services at Kitty Hawk location BY MICHELLE WAGNER
Sentara to cease services at Kitty Hawk location BY MICHELLE WAGNER The Outer Banks Sentinel BY MICHELLE WAGNER BY MICHELLE WAGNER Sentara Albemarle Medical Center has announced that it will no longer provide services at its Kitty Hawk location as of Dec. 15 due to mechanical and structural problems with the nearly 30-year-old healthcare facility. […]
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Local officials frustrated by new state rep
A number of local officials are not only perplexed by some legislative initiatives from newly elected District 6 State Rep. Beverly Boswell, they say their new representative in Raleigh has been inaccessible and failed to consult with them. Two bills that Boswell has sponsored – H271, that proposes repealing a ban on plastic bags in […]
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Marine Fisheries Commission approves controversial petition
BY MICHELLE WAGNER OUTER BANKS SENTINEL The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission voted 5 to 3 with one abstention on Thursday morning to approve a rulemaking petition that, under its proposed restrictions, would designate all coastal waters as nursery areas and put greater limits on shrimp trawling. The Feb. 16 vote came during a commission meeting […]
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Nebraska firm picked to look for Burgess’ successor
The Dare County Board of Education will tap a national firm to head up the search for a new superintendent to replace Sue Burgess, who has been at the helm of Dare County Schools since July of 2000. Burgess announced last month that she would retire at the end of the school year. After reviewing […]
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