For Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS) students Henry Macchio, Morgan Fairbanks, and John Contestable, Christmas is about more than just receiving gifts – it’s about helping other people.
Two years ago, they created a student-led service project devoted to supporting U.S. troops deployed overseas during the holiday season. The above video from Dare County Schools explains how students at CHSS and throughout Dare County are giving back during the holidays, miles away from home.
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities and seashore conditions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News items and events related to the National Seashore for the week of August 22 include the following: Seashore Updates The National Park Service was created on August 25, 1916, [...] Seashore News | Full Article
A slow-moving cold front later this week will once again bring a period of wet weather to coastal North Carolina, per a Thursday morning update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Heavy rain is expected beginning Friday afternoon and will last through Saturday, with additional rainfall possible on Sunday. Up to [...] Local News | Full Article
After a long weekend of showers and thunderstorms that brought approximately 5 inches of rain to Hatteras Island from Thursday through Monday, Dare County Mosquito Control is actively working to get a rising mosquito population under control. Dare County Mosquito Control helps Dare County residents and visitors by suppressing mosquito populations and thereby eliminating potential [...] Local News | Full Article
Dare County released the second segment of On the Job, featuring Dare MedFlight pilot Andy Reed. Join host Rich Coleman, as he takes off with Dare MedFlight and learns firsthand what it’s like to have an office in the sky. Reed, a U.S. Army veteran and Dare County EMS employee for the last five years, [...] Community News | Full Article
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June 11, 1931 – August 20, 2019 WANCHESE — Gloria Wallace Ruhle, age 88, of Wanchese, NC passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2019. Born in Oceanside, NY on June 11, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Alice and Charles Moore Wallace. Gloria was the widow of Captain Philip H. Ruhle and was preceded [...] Obituaries | Full Article
The N.C. Department of Transportation needs volunteers to help clean up trash along roads during the Adopt-A-Highway Fall Litter Sweep from Sept. 14-28. Each April and September, NCDOT asks volunteers to help remove litter from roadsides. Volunteers from local businesses, schools, non-profits, churches and community groups play an important role in keeping North Carolina’s roads [...] Community News | Full Article
The families of two firefighters missing after a fishing trip near Port Canaveral, Florida are calling on pilots and boat captains from North Carolina to Florida for help. Justin Walker, a Fairfax County, Virginia, firefighter, and Brian McCluney, a Jacksonville, Florida firefighter, didn’t return to port Friday evening, prompting a massive search now on its [...] Local News | Full Article
The district covers 17 counties from the Virginia border to Camp Lejeune, including Dare, Currituck, Hyde, Tyrrell, Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Chowan, Beaufort, Pamlico, Craven, Carteret, Greene, Lenoir, Jones, Onslow and the southern half of Pitt. The 17-day early voting period runs through Friday, Sept. 6. Any registered voter can cast an absentee ballot in person [...] Local News | Full Article
It’s a glorious day in Frisco! Perspective is a funny thing, and most of you will disagree with what I’m about to say, but bear with me. Last week, as I was finishing up with my last trip of the day, the sky was darkening back to the west and the radar showed a pretty [...] Fishing | Full Article
The Dare County Board of Commissioners have scheduled a public hearing to receive input regarding four proposed zoning amendments that were presented by Planning Director Donna Creef at the Board’s meeting on Monday evening. The proposed alternatives are part of a continued effort by Commissioners to increase year-round, essential housing in the unincorporated areas of [...] Local News | Full Article
NAGS HEAD — John Joseph Miller, III, 67, of Nags Head passed away of natural causes in Norfolk Thursday, August 15, 2019. Born in Norfolk, John worked for Verizon for several years. His survivors include two sisters, Nancy Miller and Marsha Cropp both of Nags Head; and his brother, Alan Miller of Frederiksberg, VA. John’s [...] Obituaries | Full Article
