The Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources has announced that more than $9 million will go for beach nourishment and dune projects.
Dare County
Amid backlash, Dare board retains Buxton Woods restrictions
Commissioners approved a text amendment allowing the requested construction but kept longstanding protections around the Buxton Woods Reserve on Hatteras Island.
Tourism grant applications to open for Dare County groups
The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau is to accept grant applications for two programs that support Dare County nonprofits and governmental agencies.
Fort Raleigh seeks comment on shoreline protection plan
The National Park Service released the draft environmental assessment Monday that details the three proposed options to stabilize a mile of shoreline at the Fort Raleigh Historic Site in Manteo.
Hatteras Village, long sparsely inhabited, retains quiet charm
Historic Hatteras Village is a popular destination for tourists and North Carolinians alike, yet its residents and the National Park Service help to maintain its adaptive, peaceful character.
Commission asks to use county dredge in emergency channel
The Dare County Waterways Commission has voted unanimously to request county commissioners pursue permitting the Miss Katie dredge to maintain the troublesome Rodanthe-Stumpy Point emergency ferry channel for Hatteras Island.
Winstead now Duck development director, assistant manager
The Nags Head native who was most recently Weldon town administrator started work for the Dare County town Monday.
Flooding from storm forces closure of Manteo Library
Dare County officials announced Friday that the public library in Manteo had to close because of extensive flooding on Burnside Drive and surrounding side streets.
Construction commences on Dare early college building
Officials this week marked the start of construction of a $21-$25 million structure to house the Dare County Early College on the College of the Albemarle’s Manteo campus.
Hurricane community forums to take place along the coast
The National Weather Service’s Morehead City office staff have scheduled community forums to take place along the coast ahead of peak hurricane season.
Federal cuts lead to unease for state’s wildlife refuges
Amid dramatic funding cuts, leaders of the nonprofits that support national wildlife refuges in the northeastern part of the state fear what’s ahead for these protected lands.
Woodard pens letter to Senate leader on roots of ‘Shrimpgate’
Dare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Bob Woodard sent a letter June 30 to Senate Leader Phil Berger expressing “deep concern” about the last-minute changes to the two House bills that resulted in last week’s “Shrimpgate” protests.
Fireworks displays July 2 in Ocracoke, July 4 at Avon pier
Cape Hatteras National Seashore officials encourage the public to attend the two permitted fireworks shows celebrating Independence Day and note that it is illegal to detonate or possess fireworks on all seashore beaches.
Buxton multiuse pathway officially opens for public use
Outer Banks Forever and Cape Hatteras National Seashore officials held the ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday but the path had “quietly opened to the community in the fall of 2024.”
Outer Banks tourism topic of next ‘Science on the Sound’
Outer Banks Visitors Bureau Executive Director Lee Nettles and Community Engagement Officer Jeff Shwartzenberg are scheduled to speak about long-range tourism plans June 19 during the next “Science on the Sound” Lecture Series on the ECU Outer Banks campus.
Tabb’s Trails: Jockey’s Ridge State Park celebrates 50 years
The 426-acre state park in Nags Head is a harsh environment but rewards with self-guided trails taking hikers through dunes, foliage and by flowering plants swarmed by pollinators.
