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- Cape Hatteras National Seashore temporarily expands beach closureby Submitted on September 6, 2024 at 5:54 pm
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) expanded the size of a previously closed beach area by approximately 0.25 miles this morning in Buxton, North Carolina. The [Read More]
- Precautionary water quality swimming advisory issued for ocean-side areas in Dare County along Cape Hatteras National Seashoreby Submitted on September 6, 2024 at 5:45 pm
State recreational water quality officials today issued a precautionary advisory warning the public against swimming in ocean waters near Corbina Drive in Rodanthe and near [Read More]
- Drug arrest made in Colington Harbor following K-9 alertby Submitted on September 6, 2024 at 5:34 pm
On September 4, 2024, at approximately 11:33 p.m., deputies from the A-District conducted a routine patrol in the Public Vehicular Area of Colington Harbor Marina [Read More]
- Commander gives latest Buxton FUDS property update at Dare County meetingby Submitted on September 6, 2024 at 5:30 pm
During the Dare County Board of Commissioners monthly meeting on September 3, 2024, Col. Ron Sturgeon, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District commander, discussed [Read More]
- Linda Stiteler Tompkinsby Submitted on September 6, 2024 at 5:25 pm
Moyock, NC Linda Rae Stiteler Tompkins, born on July 28, 1938, in Coshocton, Ohio, passed away peacefully on September 4, 2024, at Sentara Albemarle Medical [Read More]
- Ocracoke Island-wide Yard Sale will returns on Saturday, September 14by Staff Reporter on September 7, 2024 at 8:51 pm
The Ocracoke Civic & Business Association will host its Fall Ocracoke Island-Wide Yard Sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14. (The rain date is Sunday, Sept. 15.) This is the perfect opportunity for visitors to discover new treasures, and for Ocracoke Island residents and participants to lighten their load. The yard [...] Community News Brief | Full Article The post Ocracoke Island-wide Yard Sale will returns on Saturday, September 14 appeared first on Island Free Press.
- How Day at the Docks sprung from Hurricane Isabelby Staff Reporter on September 7, 2024 at 12:13 pm
By Mary Ellen Riddle, from the Outer Banks Voice Rising from the destruction created by Hurricane Isabel in September 2003, Day at the Docks in Hatteras Village is celebrating its 20th anniversary on Sept. 13-14. The event, which began in September 2004, was created to honor the watermen who helped the community survive during and after [...] Island Features | Full Article The post How Day at the Docks sprung from Hurricane Isabel appeared first on Island Free Press.
- RESCHEDULED: Old Time Summer Fun – An Ice Cream Social with Postcard Writingby Staff Reporter on September 6, 2024 at 6:52 pm
RESCHEDULED: The Nags Head Democratic Precinct is excited to announce that the Old Time Summer Fun Ice Cream Social, has been rescheduled for Thursday, September 12, 2024. The event will now include a special postcard writing session before the ice cream social. Event Details: What: Old Time Summer Fun Ice Cream Social with Postcard Writing When: Thursday, [...] Community News Brief | Full Article The post RESCHEDULED: Old Time Summer Fun – An Ice Cream Social with Postcard Writing appeared first on Island Free Press.
- NCEMC to begin Fiber Expansion Project on Hatteras Islandby Staff Reporter on September 6, 2024 at 1:00 pm
North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation (NCEMC), in partnership with Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) and ElectriCom Inc., will begin work to expand their cooperative fiber network by installing a new fiber line spanning from Nags Head to Buxton. The first phase of the project will begin the week of September 16th and will include fiber [...] Local News | Full Article The post NCEMC to begin Fiber Expansion Project on Hatteras Island appeared first on Island Free Press.
- BCA grapples with finding a faster solution after petroleum smells and debris resurface at Buxton Beachby Joy Crist on September 6, 2024 at 12:12 pm
The mood at the monthly Buxton Civic Association (BCA) meeting on September 4 was grim, as board members and roughly 20 attendees grappled with a new wave of petroleum smells and debris that have resurfaced at the closed Buxton Beach shoreline. On Tuesday, after strong but not unusual northeast winds, the shoreline of the former [...] Local News | Full Article The post BCA grapples with finding a faster solution after petroleum smells and debris resurface at Buxton Beach appeared first on Island Free Press.
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