At Tuesday night’s Dare County Waterways Commission meeting, commissioners met to hear from representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE), and the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) about the state of Hatteras Island’s surrounding waters. It was the first time the commission has convened since Hurricane Dorian tore […]
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Dare County and the Outer Banks Association of Realtors (OBAR) will host a community meeting about property insurance on Tuesday, October 22 at 6 p.m. in the First Flight High School Auditorium. Special guest Dr. Michelle Osborne, Chief Deputy Commissioner with the NC Department of Insurance(NCDOI), will discuss the different types of insurance coverage, the […]
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After closing for multiple days due to damage caused by last week’s Subtropical Storm Melissa, Avon Fishing Pier announced on Wednesday that they will be reopening on Thursday, October 16, at 7 a.m. Days of battering waves caused a split towards the end of the pier, but the first half of the pier – a […]
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Today the U.S. Small Business Administration granted Governor Cooper’s request for a disaster declaration for counties that suffered damages from Hurricane Dorian, making additional assistance available to residents there. “The Small Business Administration’s approval of North Carolina’s disaster request is an important step to getting more resources to the people impacted by Hurricane Dorian,” said […]
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The annual Wings Over Water festival officially took flight on Tuesday, October 15, and there is still time for new and longtime festival-goers to register for upcoming events this week. Celebrating its 22nd year in 2019, the mid-fall session of Wings Over Water has more than 85 scheduled events from October 15 through Sunday, October 20. […]
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After more than a month of operation, the Frisco Free Market at the Frisco Volunteer Fire Department is closing, and is moving all supplies to the Hatteras Blessing Market at the Hatteras Assembly of God Church. The Frisco Free Market was launched shortly after Hurricane Dorian made landfall as a central location for Hatteras Island residents in […]
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A public hearing will be held on Monday, November 4 at 9:30 a.m. for the Dare County Board of Commissioners to receive comments regarding the construction of a water supply system to extend service to 21 properties located on Leslie Lane in Avon. Comments can be made in the Commissioner’s Meeting Room at the Dare County […]
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The reproduction bust of Orville Wright, which was recently stolen from Wright Brothers National Memorial, was found this afternoon on the beach in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Additional details: At 3:25 p.m. today, a Kill Devil Hills beach visitor called the Dare County non-emergency line to report that the reproduction Orville Wright bust […]
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The Hyde County commissioners, at their Oct. 7 meeting, agreed to life the ban on alcohol sales on Ocracoke during the Hurricane Dorian emergency as of Monday (Oct. 14). The commissioners also discussed lifting the evacuation order at their meeting this month since two petitions had circulated on the island. One, signed by about 28 […]
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Seasonal ORV access for beaches in front of the villages of Hatteras Island has reopened for the off-season, starting on Tuesday, October 15. These routes, which run parallel to the towns of Hatteras, Frisco, Avon, and the Tri-villages, open to ORVs annually in the winter months when the visitor population is low, and close from […]
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