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  • Code Orange Air Quality Alert removed for Outer Banks area on Friday

    June 9, 2023 | Local News

    Dare County releases video on local fireworks rules and regulations

    June 8, 2023 | Local News

    NCBBA’s Operation Beach Respect and Adopt-A-Highway events will ...

    June 8, 2023 | Local News

    Code Orange Alerts remain in Thursday’s Air Quality Forecast

    June 8, 2023 | Local News

    DEQ forecasts Code Red or Orange Air Quality for All North Carolin ...

    June 7, 2023 | Local News
  • Code Orange Air Quality Alert removed for Outer Banks area on Friday

    June 9, 2023 | Local News

    Dare County releases video on local fireworks rules and regulations

    June 8, 2023 | Local News

    NCBBA’s Operation Beach Respect and Adopt-A-Highway events will ...

    June 8, 2023 | Local News

    Code Orange Alerts remain in Thursday’s Air Quality Forecast

    June 8, 2023 | Local News

    DEQ forecasts Code Red or Orange Air Quality for All North Carolin ...

    June 7, 2023 | Local News
  • Code Orange Air Quality Alert removed for Outer Banks area on Friday

    June 9, 2023 | Local News

    Dare County releases video on local fireworks rules and regulations

    June 8, 2023 | Local News

    NCBBA’s Operation Beach Respect and Adopt-A-Highway events will ...

    June 8, 2023 | Local News

    Code Orange Alerts remain in Thursday’s Air Quality Forecast

    June 8, 2023 | Local News

    DEQ forecasts Code Red or Orange Air Quality for All North Carolin ...

    June 7, 2023 | Local News
  • Code Orange Air Quality Alert removed for Outer Banks area on Friday

    June 9, 2023 | Local News

    Dare County releases video on local fireworks rules and regulations

    June 8, 2023 | Local News

    NCBBA’s Operation Beach Respect and Adopt-A-Highway events will ...

    June 8, 2023 | Local News

    Code Orange Alerts remain in Thursday’s Air Quality Forecast

    June 8, 2023 | Local News

    DEQ forecasts Code Red or Orange Air Quality for All North Carolin ...

    June 7, 2023 | Local News
  • Code Orange Air Quality Alert removed for Outer Banks area on Friday

    June 9, 2023 | Local News

    Dare County releases video on local fireworks rules and regulations

    June 8, 2023 | Local News

    NCBBA’s Operation Beach Respect and Adopt-A-Highway events will ...

    June 8, 2023 | Local News

    Code Orange Alerts remain in Thursday’s Air Quality Forecast

    June 8, 2023 | Local News

    DEQ forecasts Code Red or Orange Air Quality for All North Carolin ...

    June 7, 2023 | Local News

N.C. Board of Transportation adopts new 10-Year Capital Plan

June 7, 2023 | Local News

The N.C. Department of Transportation has officially refreshed its guide that shows how and when transportation projects are expected to be funded over the next decade. The N.C. Board of Transportation adopted the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) for fiscal years 2024-2033 during its board meeting in Charlotte on Tuesday. It is anticipated local planning organizations will [...] Local News |  Full Article

Coast Guard establishes Marine Safety Detachment in Nags Head, rep ...

June 6, 2023 | Local News | By: Joy Crist

The U.S. Coast Guard held a ceremony in Nags Head on Monday, June 5, to establish the new Marine Safety Detachment (MSD) Nags Head, which replaces Sector Field Office Cape Hatteras. Per a press release issued by the Coast Guard, this change allows the unit to efficiently use resources to focus on its continuing marine [...] Local News |  Full Article

Traffic stop in Avon leads to drug-related arrest

June 5, 2023 | Local News

On June 5, 2023, at approximately 1:00 a.m, Dare County Sheriff’s Office Deputies working the C-District along with North Carolina State Highway Patrol conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in Avon, near the Food Lion on N.C. Highway 12. Probable cause was established to search the vehicle. During the search, the Deputies located and [...] Local News |  Full Article

Coastal Flood Advisory issued for the Outer Banks

June 3, 2023 | Local News

A Coastal Flood Advisory has been issued for the Outer Banks starting Saturday, June 3, at 5 p.m. until Monday, June 5, at 2 a.m., per an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. Increasing northeast winds this weekend, in combination with king tides, will result in a threat for minor to locally [...] Local News |  Full Article

N.C. Department of Agriculture to treat spongy moth infestations i ...

June 3, 2023 | Local News

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will soon start treating for spongy moth infestations, (formerly known as gypsy moths), in several areas across North Carolina, including Dare County. Treatments are weather dependent and will likely start in early June. Treatments could continue through June 20. The areas to be treated include: Currituck County [...] Local News |  Full Article

State insurance commissioner offers tips on prepping for hurricane ...

June 2, 2023 | Local News | From The: WOBX

As today marks the official start of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is urging residents to prepare now and to arm themselves with important knowledge for if and when a storm makes landfall. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, experts have forecast 2023 to be an above-normal [...] Local News |  Full Article

Bill to OK removal of abandoned vessels awaits governor’s signature

June 2, 2023 | Local News | From The: Coastal Review

Cities and now all county governments have the authority to remove abandoned vessels from navigable waters within their jurisdictions under a bill passed recently by the North Carolina General Assembly. Legislative action on Senate Bill 465 came to a close on Thursday morning when the House approved the bill in a 108-0 vote. The bill must be [...] Local News |  Full Article

Minor to moderate coastal flooding possible this weekend

June 1, 2023 | Local News

Strong northeasterly winds combined with a higher tide cycle this weekend will bring a threat for coastal flooding to portions of eastern North Carolina, per a Thursday afternoon update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. The main coastal flood concerns will be along the oceanside from Duck to Hatteras, and in soundside areas [...] Local News |  Full Article

Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry operations suspended Thursday morning due ...

June 1, 2023 | Local News

***UPDATE: Ferry service has resumed as of 9:30 a.m. on Thursday*** The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry operations have been suspended due to heavy fog as of Thursday morning at 6:00 a.m., per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division. Ferry service will resume once weather conditions improve. To get notified of ferry delays or cancellations, [...] Local News |  Full Article

Dare County Sheriff’s Office makes two drug-related arrests

May 31, 2023 | Local News

On May 30, 2023, at approximately 11:28 p.m., Dare County Sheriff’s Office deputies working the C-District responded to a suspicious person at a closed business in the area of 47000 block of NC Highway 12. When they arrived, there were two individuals in the PVA of the closed business. While speaking to them, a bookbag [...] Local News |  Full Article

CHEC announces no rate increases in 2023 at Annual Members Meeting

May 30, 2023 | Local News | By: Joy Crist

The Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) shared recent accomplishments and upcoming projects at their 78th annual members meeting in Buxton on Monday, May 22. Among the good news announced by Susan Flythe, CHEC Executive Vice President and General Manager, was the fact that, despite higher fuel prices, rates would not increase in 2023. “According to [...] Local News |  Full Article

Conservation groups urge action on health risks from exposed septi ...

May 30, 2023 | Local News

Two conservation groups recently sent letters to the National Park Service at Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services regarding their immediate concerns about the endangered houses and abandoned septic tanks in the Rodanthe area. In a May 25 press release, the Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of the North [...] Local News |  Full Article

In Dare County, a struggle to hire new workers

May 29, 2023 | Local News | By: Corinne Saunders

From the Outer Banks Voice Dare County’s struggles to hire county employees was a topic of discussion at the board of commissioners’ May 17 meeting, when County Manager Bobby Outten reported that as of April 30, there were 64 full-time employment vacancies in the workforce. Many of the positions have gone unfilled for a long [...] Local News |  Full Article

Ferry service resumes for Ocracoke-mainland routes; Ocracoke passe ...

May 27, 2023 | Local News

Ferry service resumed for the Ocracoke-Swan Quarter and the Ocracoke-Cedar Island routes on Saturday, May 27, after being temporarily suspended on Friday due to weather conditions, per an update from the North Carolina Ferry System. The Ocracoke Express passenger ferry service remains suspended as of Saturday morning, but the Hatteras-Ocracoke vehicular ferry is running on [...] Local News |  Full Article

Wind Advisory, High Surf Advisory in effect for this weekend

May 26, 2023 | Local News

A slow-moving low pressure system is forecast to come ashore into the Carolinas this weekend, bringing heavy rains, strong northeasterly winds, and possible coastal flooding, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. A Wind Advisory is in effect due to strong northeast winds with gusts up to 45-50 mph from late [...] Local News |  Full Article

More Local News

Ocracoke-mainland ferries and Ocracoke Express passenger ferry suspended due to weather

May 26, 2023 | Local News

NOAA predicts a near-normal 2023 Atlantic hurricane season

May 25, 2023 | Local News

Hyde County EMS management quits over budget concerns

May 25, 2023 | Local News | By: Connie Leinbach | From The: Ocracoke Observer

High wings, heavy rains, and possible coastal flooding forecast for this weekend

May 25, 2023 | Local News | By: Joy Crist

More than $602,000 in scholarships and awards presented to CHSS’ Class of 2023 at Senior Celebration

May 25, 2023 | Local News | By: Joy Crist | 1

Study of long-term management of Outer Banks visitor economy lays out roadmap for next decade

May 25, 2023 | Local News | By: Sam Walker | 1

Application period opens June 1 for Coastal Reserve local advisory committees

May 25, 2023 | Local News

Dare County announces Memorial Day closures; No changes to Hatteras Island trash collection schedule

May 24, 2023 | Local News

Coastal low may bring heavy rains, high winds, and possible coastal flooding this weekend

May 24, 2023 | Local News

Bodie Island Lighthouse opens for daily climbing beginning Wednesday

May 24, 2023 | Local News

Dare County releases video on ongoing house elevation projects

May 23, 2023 | Local News

Virginia men arrested in Frisco on drug and stolen property charges

May 22, 2023 | Local News | 1

Ocracoke’s Firemen’s Ball on May 27 hopes to raise big bucks

May 22, 2023 | Local News

Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative hosting free electrical safety clinic on May 24

May 20, 2023 | Local News | 2

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