Remediation work for resurfaced petroleum contamination at Buxton Beach is underway, signaling one of the most intensive efforts yet to address the environmental and public safety problems that have plagued the shoreline since September 2023. The clean-up efforts, spearheaded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), began to accelerate after an early September 2024 […]
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Resort Realty of the Outer Banks, a leading OBX vacation rental company, is pleased to announce the addition of Lisa Nicholson to the role of Business Development Manager for Nags Head and Hatteras Island. Lisa comes to Resort with over 12 years of experience in the local vacation rental market. An Outer Banks resident since 2009, Lisa has worked […]
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Night driving restrictions will be lifted at several designated ORV ramps starting at 9 p.m. Sunday, September 15. To find out which ramps will no longer have night driving restrictions, and which ramps will still have opening and closing times due to sea turtle nests, visit http://go.nps.gov/beachaccess during the afternoon of September 15. After sea turtle nests hatch, additional ramps […]
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The Dare County Sheriff’s Office issued the following press release on September 11 about an ongoing phone scam that is affecting Dare County residents. Once again, scammers are at work. The Dare County Sheriff’s Office will not call you in regard to missing court for Jury Duty or other court-related issues. You will not be […]
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The annual Surfalorus Film Festival, presented by NC Aquariums, returns to Nags Head, NC for its 13th year, happening September 16 to 18, 2024. Surfalorus brings some of the most inspiring and thoughtful surf movies to the Outer Banks for a three-day celebration coinciding with the Eastern Surf Championships at Jennette’s Pier. A total of 13 […]
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The Dare Soil & Water Conservation District awarded the inaugural Salt Marsh Award to Erin Fleckenstein on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, during a short ceremony with her peers and colleagues. The Salt Marsh Award was founded to recognize individuals who make outstanding contributions to the conservation of natural resources in Dare County, with a particular […]
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In the days before a surprise celebration for 50-year Buxton Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) member Bryan Perry, Deputy Chief Jeffrey DelMonte asked the 21-member crew for one word that described the honoree. “I won’t read them all, but I’ll hit on some of the highlights,” said DelMonte at the Tuesday night event. “Sharp. Expert. Hard-nosed. […]
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The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management recently awarded more than $2.8 million to fourteen local governments to improve public access to coastal beaches and waters, which includes a $114,010 award for new construction of restroom and shower facilities at the Old Lighthouse Beach in Buxton. While there is currently a closure in […]
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Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2024, the annual Day at the Docks Festival will be held on Friday and Saturday, September 13-14. Initially launched as a one-day event in 2004, Day at the Docks (DATD) was created as a community-wide effort to recover after 2003’s Hurricane Isabel, which cut a new inlet south of the […]
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County boards of elections in North Carolina are now working to design and print new ballots for the 2024 general election without the We The People Party’s presidential and vice presidential candidates on them, following a state court decision. The N.C. Supreme Court, in a 4–3 ruling late Monday, required election officials to remove the […]
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