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  • Low-Income energy assistance available for Dare County residents beginning Dec. 1
    by Staff Reporter on November 29, 2023 at 4:15 pm

    The Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) will be available for Dare County residents who meet the criteria beginning on December 1, 2023. LIEAP helps eligible families with their primary heating expense by providing a one-time annual payment directly to their heating vendor, such as a power, gas, or fuel oil company. Between Dec. 1 [...] Local News |  Full Article The post Low-Income energy assistance available for Dare County residents beginning Dec. 1 appeared first on Island Free Press.

  • After more than two years, sewer moratorium lifted for Kinnakeet Shores
    by Joy Crist on November 29, 2023 at 2:41 pm

    After more than two years, a sewer moratorium on the wastewater treatment plant that serves the Kinnakeet Shores area in Avon has been lifted, per a November 28 announcement issued by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ). In the years leading up to the moratorium, Ray Hollowell, the managing member of Outer Banks/Kinnakeet [...] Real Estate |  Full Article The post After more than two years, sewer moratorium lifted for Kinnakeet Shores appeared first on Island Free Press.

  • Scholarship Fund Established for Students to Pursue Veterinary Medicine
    by Staff Reporter on November 29, 2023 at 2:27 pm

    A new fund has been created at the Outer Banks Community Foundation (OBCF) to assist local students who aspire to become veterinarians. Established by Duck, NC philanthropist, Carole Garrett, the creation of the fund reflects Ms. Garrett’s life of service to the animals around her and the cherished pets with whom she has spent her [...] Community News Brief |  Full Article The post Scholarship Fund Established for Students to Pursue Veterinary Medicine appeared first on Island Free Press.

  • 2023 Atlantic hurricane season was the fourth-busiest; Idalia, Ophelia left biggest marks on eastern N.C.
    by Sam Walker on November 29, 2023 at 1:19 pm

    From Wobx.com The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season that comes to an end on Thursday will be remembered for two late-summer storms that left their legacies on eastern North Carolina in what was one of the busiest seasons in the last eight decades. The above-average year of activity was characterized by record-warm Atlantic sea surface temperatures, [...] Local News |  Full Article The post 2023 Atlantic hurricane season was the fourth-busiest; Idalia, Ophelia left biggest marks on eastern N.C. appeared first on Island Free Press.

  • Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry running on an amended schedule for Wednesday
    by Staff Reporter on November 29, 2023 at 1:04 pm

    The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry is running on an amended schedule for Wednesday, November 29, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division. The amended schedule is listed below, and is due to a mechanical issue. To get notified of ferry delays or cancellations, sign up for text and/or email alerts via the [...] Local News |  Full Article The post Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry running on an amended schedule for Wednesday appeared first on Island Free Press.

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