There is increasing confidence that an extended period of strong north to northeasterly winds behind a stalled cold front will impact the Outer Banks over Easter Weekend, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. Strong north to northeasterly winds with gusts up to 45 mph will develop Friday and strengthen through […]
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The 11th Annual Rock The Cape will celebrate the visual and performing arts on Hatteras Island June 1-2 with an art show, live music and gallery tour. On Thursday, June 1 there will be a full afternoon of art and live music at Kitty Hawk Kites’ Waves Village Watersports Center at Milepost 40 in Rodanthe […]
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December 26, 1951 – April 2, 2023 BUXTON — Ray Dale Gray, Jr., age 71, of Buxton, NC died on April 2, 2023. Ray was the son of the late Ray Dale Gray, Sr., and Vandetta Midgett Gray. He was also preceded in death by his younger brother, William Landry Gray. Ray was a lifelong […]
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The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station is hosting its annual Easter Egg hunt event on Monday, April 10, at 1:00 p.m., which includes a special guest appearance by the Easter Bunny. The Easter Bunny will head to the historic site onboard a big fire truck, and children are encouraged to come early to catch the arrival. The egg […]
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Fourth and fifth-grade students throughout the district competed in the 24 Game Math Tournament on March 29. 54 students from Dare County’s five elementary schools gathered at First Flight Elementary School to compete in the district’s first 24 Game Math Tournament. Students began learning and playing the math card game, 24 Game, in their classrooms […]
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KITTY HAWK — David James Ruch, 77, passed away peacefully on March 28, 2023. He was a devoted husband to his wife of 51 years, Kathe Sue (Bachmann), and a loving father and grandfather to his two children and six grandchildren: Karl David, (wife) Julie, Pierce, Keaton, and Fiona Ruch of Asheville, NC and Beth […]
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As part of its Earth Day Celebration on Saturday, April 22, the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo (RWS) Civic Association will also host a free “Plant Swap.” The event will be held rain or shine From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the RWS Community Building, (across from the Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station in Rodanthe), there be space for community […]
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The Dare County Public Works Department has announced that it will host a three-day household hazardous waste collection event from May 11-13, 2023, in three different locations throughout the county. During this event, Dare County residents and property owners can drop off hazardous waste for safe disposal at the following locations: Northern Beach Collection: Kitty Hawk […]
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Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island will experience a brief power outage beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 4, for up to one hour, per an update from the Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC). The outage is to allow CHEC to repair a broken ground on a transmission pole. For more information, visit CHEC on […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Happi, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Happi, 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/
