New initiative seeks drug treatment over jail time If all goes according to plan, Dare County will soon be introducing what many experts see as a potent weapon in the battle against the opioid epidemic — a Recovery Court program. Still in the preparation stages, the program — funded with $125,000 in this year’s budget […]
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After dozens of local volunteers and community organizations joined in a massive clean-up effort, the beach in between ORV Ramps 48 and 49 reopened to the public on Tuesday afternoon, per a statement from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The clean-up was prompted by the wreck of a 55 foot shrimp trawler that occurred at […]
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Representatives from the National Park Service conducted a thorough examination of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) after the end of the 35-day government shutdown to identify cases of vandalism, violations, and other instances of misuse of the National Seashore’s facilities. During the government shutdown, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) had 7-10 staff […]
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Photos by Don Bowers An estimated 100 total volunteers showed up on a sunny Tuesday to help remove debris from a long stretch of Frisco shoreline, a day after a shrimp trawler had wrecked just off the beach. The large beach cleanup was an impromptu endeavor that was orchestrated by the Cape Hatteras National […]
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Tuesday morning dawn patrol at Cape Hatteras Lighthouse featured some scrumptious waves. Perfect conditions prevailed 24 hours after the passing of the intense low from Sunday night. Winds were light WNW and the swell was nicely organized and clean. I met a few surfers who drove up for the day from Carolina Beach. Asking them […]
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UPDATE: The North Carolina 911 Board staff has been notified that 911 service has been fully restored to the eastern part of the state. CenturyLink has replaced a fiber that was cut that resulted in the outage, and Verizon has advised that all counties that had issues with wireless 911 calls now have full-service restoration. […]
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BUXTON — Georgie Mae Liles South passed away in Kill Devil Hills, NC at Spring Arbor of the Outer Banks on February 3, 2019 Mrs. Mrs. South was born in Gates County, NC and was the daughter of the late Charles Madison Liles and Emma Lee Voight Liles. In addition to her parents, she was […]
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A hastily called meeting last week of the Oregon Inlet Task Force was intended to nail down details of a work plan for a proposed Dare County-based dredge and the forgivable loan to a private partner. But progress on the panel’s ambitious plan hit some headwinds. Notably terse and testy, the special meeting Jan. 29 […]
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The Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) voted to name the bridge across Oregon Inlet the “Marc Basnight Oregon Inlet Bridge,” at their February 4 meeting, however, they were unable to reach this decision unanimously, and an official name change is not a certainty. The motion received three out of five votes, with Ervin Bateman, […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore is seeking volunteers who would like to help National Park Service staff clear a large debris field that was left this morning by the Big John shrimp trawler wreckage. The beach cleanup will take place tomorrow, February 5, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Individuals interested in volunteering should meet National Park Service […]
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