Dare County Manager Bobby Outten presented the county’s recommended budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 to the Dare County Board of Commissioners during the board’s meeting that was held on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. The recommended budget includes no property tax increase, with the rate to remain at 40.05 cents per $100 of assessed value. (Example: [...] Local News | Full Article
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The William B. Umstead (locally known as the Old Manns Harbor) Bridge on U.S. 64 over Croatan Sound will be closing June 3 for an estimated six months as a $33 million bridge preservation project enters a critical phase. During the closure, all 313 concrete spans on the bridge will be repaired and each of [...] Local News | Full Article
Exposed pipe that may be source of petroleum on Buxton Beach is ex ...
May 9, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist | 1
An exposed pipe that is believed to be a source of petroleum on a closed section of Buxton Beach is expected to be removed by May 24, per an update from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Savannah District. On Friday, May 3, the Corps awarded a $525,000 contract to SLSCO, LTD for work [...] Local News | Full Article
From OuterBanksVoice.com The fate of the $35 million in state funds awarded for affordable housing in Dare County was resolved at the May 7 Dare Board of Commissioners meeting when County Manager Bobby Outten informed the board that the money had to be returned to the state in the near future. At their May 7 [...] Local News | Full Article
The Coast Guard assisted with the rescue of a 70-year-old male, Monday evening, near Nags Head, North Carolina. Nags Head Fire Rescue Fireboat 16 located and recovered the individual wearing a lifejacket, who was showing signs of severe hypothermia west of Jockey Ridge State Park, after a multi-agency search effort led by the Coast Guard. [...] Local News | Full Article
Three marketing students from Cape Hatteras Secondary School’s (CHSS) DECA Club placed in the top 20 worldwide in the Community Giving category at the DECA International Career Development Conference in Anaheim, California. DECA club members Kristin Bennett, Ann Lord, and Emma Riggs presented their Coastal Care Packs, a project aimed to support children in foster [...] Local News | Full Article
Island History: A spotlight on stories from the Outer Banks’ Lif ...
May 8, 2024 | Local News | By: Jen Carlson
The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station (CLSS) is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, as one of the seven original Life-Saving Stations to be built in North Carolina in 1874. As such, the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station and Historic Site in Rodanthe will be sharing stories about the seven 1874 Outer Banks stations in the months ahead, leading [...] Local News | Full Article
There will be daily chances for shower and thunderstorm activity from Wednesday through Friday, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. A few of these storms have the potential to become severe with the greatest risk for severe weather occurring on Thursday. However, there is still some uncertainty regarding the exact [...] Local News | Full Article
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Communications to-and-from Hatteras Island, including cell phones and internet, was knocked out Tuesday afternoon due to a damaged fiber optic cable. Information about the nature and location of Tuesday’s cable cut was not immediately available, and service was restored just before 11 p.m. Dare County Emergency Management’s “Compact Rapid Deployables” were set up [...] Local News | Full Article
Ocracoke Express passenger ferry will begin service for the 2024 ...
May 7, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
The Ocracoke Express passenger ferry between Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands will begin service for the 2024 season on May 23, and online reservations are currently available for the summer months. The passenger ferry, which is now in its sixth season, transports passengers via a 70-minute trip between Hatteras Village and Silver Lake Harbor in Ocracoke Village, where [...] Local News | Full Article
The Dare County Public Works Department has announced that it will host a three-day household hazardous waste collection event from Thursday, May 9, 2024, through Saturday, May 11, 2024, in three different locations throughout the county. During this event, Dare County residents and property owners can drop off hazardous waste for safe disposal at the [...] Local News | Full Article
Project to replace sandbags on Ocracoke Island will continue until ...
May 5, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
A project to repair pavement and replace sandbags along N.C. Highway 12 on the north end of Ocracoke Island is in progress, and is expected to continue until May 17, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). N.C. Highway 12 was routinely flooded by ocean overwash during multiple storms in the [...] Local News | Full Article
Solid visitation at OBX attractions in first quarter of 2024
May 5, 2024 | Local News | By: Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com While occupancy and meals collections were lower than the last several years in Dare County to start 2024, a look at the number of visitors at key attractions seems to contradict a predicted slowdown in tourism on the Outer Banks. According to statistics reported by the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau for January through March 2024, [...] Local News | Full Article
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) issued a press release on Friday, May 3, stating that the contract to remove a pipe that is believed to be a source of petroleum smells and sheens along a closed section of Buxton shoreline has been awarded months ahead of schedule. According to an April 29 press [...] Local News | Full Article
John E. “Jed” Dixon, a 21-year veteran of the North Carolina Ferry Division, will become the division’s new director effective today. “I’m honored to be offered this opportunity,” Dixon said. “I’ve been with the division a long time, so I know just how important the Ferry Division is to the people in this area. I’m [...] Local News | Full Article
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