Video from Howard Adams After a year of planning, a former Waves home made a trek north to its new Rodanthe location, following a roughly mile-long route along N.C. Highway 12. The move was successfully completed with the help of Barry Crum of Crum Works Inc., Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC), Spectrum, and safety escorts [...] Local News | Full Article
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Audit finds staffing, other issues at Richmond facility continue t ...
February 5, 2025 | Local News | By: Sam Walker | 1
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com A newly-released audit of the U.S. Postal Service’s Richmond-area facility that processes mail for northeastern North Carolina found continued issues that are impacting delivery. One of the main problems identified in the 31-page report was that the Sandston, Virginia, facility ranks in the bottom 10th percentile in employee attendance across the postal service, [...] Local News | Full Article
Buxton Civic Association makes the case to repair or replace Buxto ...
February 4, 2025 | Local News | By: Joy Crist | 2
The founding members of the Buxton Civic Association (BCA) continued their revitalized push to repair or replace the jetties at the end of Old Lighthouse Road at the Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) meeting on February 3. Their scheduled appearance included an edited presentation on Buxton Beach that was first shared at the annual [...] Local News | Full Article
The following is a summary of the February 3 Dare County Board of Commissioners meeting and does not include all items that were discussed. To view the full video of the meeting on Dare County’s YouTube channel, click here. To read the official minutes, click here. Dare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Bob Woodard provided an update on his [...] Local News | Full Article
Aquatics facilities are the top request in Dare County Parks and R ...
February 3, 2025 | Local News | By: Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Aquatics programs and facilities, more playgrounds, accessible spaces and athletic fields were among the main requests in a needs assessment survey of parks and recreation offerings in Dare County. Nearly 10% of the county’s population participated in an online survey, over 300 people attended community engagement meetings, and the assessment also included eight [...] Local News | Full Article
Scheduled house move may cause traffic delays in Rodanthe on Tuesday
February 3, 2025 | Local News | By: Joy Crist | 1
A house move in the Tri-Villages is scheduled for Tuesday, February 4, at approximately 9:30 a.m., and drivers should expect travel delays along N.C. Highway 12 throughout the morning. The home is being moved from the Cape Hatteras/Outer Banks KOA Resort area in Waves to Dean Avenue in Rodanthe, which is a roughly one-mile route, [...] Local News | Full Article
BCA will share Buxton Beach presentation at Board of Commissioners ...
February 1, 2025 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
Members of the Buxton Civic Association (BCA) will share a presentation and update on the organization’s ongoing efforts to remediate and stabilize Buxton Beach at the next Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) meeting on Monday, February 3, at 9:00 a.m. Listed as Item 6 on the BOC agenda, the presentation is an edited version [...] Local News | Full Article
New right whale voluntary slow zone in place off northern Outer Banks
February 1, 2025 | Local News | By: Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com NOAA Fisheries recently announced that a voluntary slow zone has been implemented off the northern Outer Banks after endangered North Atlantic right whales were spotted offshore on Thursday. There are approximately 360 individual North Atlantic right whales remaining, including fewer than 70 reproductively active females. Vessel strikes are considered the primary threat to [...] Local News | Full Article
Dare County Emergency Management has announced that the 2025 Dare County reentry permits are now available online at DareNC.gov/Reentry. All residents, non-resident property owners and local business owners are encouraged to visit the site to review reentry requirements/priorities and to submit their reentry permit application. To enter Dare County following a mandatory evacuation, everyone must present a current [...] Local News | Full Article
A draft of the state’s next long-range transportation improvements plan is now available for public review. The State Transportation Improvement Program, or STIP, is the N.C. Department of Transportation’s guide that shows how and when transportation projects are expected to be funded over the next 10 years. Projects scheduled in the first five years are generally [...] Local News | Full Article
The single-lane closures currently on U.S. 64 between Nags Head and Manteo will be extended approximately three-quarters of a mile on Feb. 4. The work was previously scheduled for earlier this month but delayed due to cold temperatures, snow and ice. The lane closures are necessary to allow an N.C. Department of Transportation contractor to [...] Local News | Full Article
The Dare County Tourism Board Special Committee for the Outer Banks Long-Range Tourism Management Plan met on January 8 at the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau administrative offices on Roanoke Island. This was the first meeting of 2025 and the committee reflected on past accomplishments before spending a majority of its time focused on establishing priorities and [...] Local News | Full Article
NCDOT restarts remnant sandbag removal project in northern Rodanthe
January 29, 2025 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
After the Rodanthe Bridge was completed in 2022, approximately 1,200 feet of shoreline just north of the Pea Island Wildlife Refuge boundary still contained the remnants of sandbags from multiple sandbag projects that were conducted over the years. In March of 2024, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) removed the old sandbag remnants from [...] Local News | Full Article
Dare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Robert L. “Bob” Woodard Sr. will deliver the annual State of the County presentation on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at Captain George’s Seafood Restaurant, located at 705 S. Croatan Highway in Kill Devil Hills. The doors will open for seating beginning at 8 a.m., with a full breakfast buffet [...] Local News | Full Article
Dare County Schools invites eighth-grade students and their families to attend this week’s Parent Information Sessions to learn more about the Early College program. These sessions are open to all families, including those currently homeschooling or attending private schools. During the sessions, guests will learn about the Early College experience, discover how it helps students excel, [...] Local News | Full Article
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