By SAM WALKER THE OUTER BANKS VOICE THE OUTER BANKS VOICE North Carolina Emergency Management is partnering with the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to evaluate possible alternative power sources for three key infrastructure sites in Dare, Currituck and Hyde counties. Experts from the labratory’s Solar Technical Assistance Team are […]
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This year’s legislative short session is expected to be about as short as it can get, and passing an adjusted state budget is going to be even shorter in what’s being called an unprecedented move. The biggest local provision authorizes $15 million from the shallow draft inlet dredging fund to create a partnership between the […]
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By SAM WALKER THE OUTER BANKS SENTINEL A 24-foot private boat was beached at Hatteras village after the operator reported Saturday evening they had lost power and started taking on water outside Hatteras Inlet. Hatteras Island Ocean Rescue, National Park Service and the U.S. Coast Guard responded to the beach off Summerplace Drive on the […]
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Dare County is actively pursuing creation of a partnership between the state and a yet-to-be-identified private company to purchase a shallow-draft hopper dredge, with the county paying for its operation in Oregon and Hatteras inlets and other channels. And while Dare would likely be using it the most, the dredge would be available to help […]
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By SAM WALKER Outer Banks Voice A Frisco man will serve at least 25 years in state prison, after being found guilty of stabbing a man during an altercation in January 2017 outside a Nags Head restaurant.
The U.S. Coast Guard has confirmed that 3,000 kilograms of sulfuric acid was in one of the containers that fell from a cargo ship passing offshore of the Outer Banks over the weekend. Approximately 70 to 73 containers were knocked off the Maresk Shanghai by the high winds and waves Saturday night 17 miles off […]
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Ed Danko, a candidate in the upcoming Republican party primary for an open at-large seat on the Dare County Board of Commissioners, has resigned from the local party organization amid a controversy involving the candidate and a local business. In recent days, stories have circulated inside and outside of Dare GOP circles that Danko had […]
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Potential Double-Digit Rate Hike on the Horizon for Coastal NC Homeowners across much of eastern North Carolina are once again facing a possible double-digit rate hike for insurance policies, and the disparity between rates along the coast and interior sections of the state would remain at all-time highs. The N.C. Rate Bureau, which represents the […]
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Sheriff J.D. “Doug” Doughtie will seek a third term as Dare County’s top law enforcement officer. “I have enjoyed being your sheriff for the past seven years and look forward to serving you again for four more years,” Doughtie said in a post on his Facebook page Tuesday afternoon. The Republican from Kill Devil Hills […]
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Cobia regulations for recreational anglers for 2018 tops the agenda of the of the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission meeting that continues Thursday at the Hilton Garden Inn in Kitty Hawk. The vote was originally among the first agenda items when the two-day meeting began Wednesday afternoon, but was moved to Thursday at the request of […]
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