Hovey Files Lawsuit Over Duck Beach Access
Three months after a confrontation with homeowners over use of a Duck beach access, Bob and Tanya Hovey have filed a complaint against the Sand Dollar Shores Homeowners Association and the town.
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‘Peanut Butter Falcon’ an Outer Banks Story
Colington native Tyler Nilson, co-writer and co-directer of “The Peanut Butter Falcon,” to be screened Friday at Manteo’s Pioneer Theater, says the film reflects coastal life and characters.
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Manteo Gains Control of Shallowbag Bay
With recently passed legislation placing Shallowbag Bay within Manteo’s corporate limits, the town now has jurisdiction over the anchoring and mooring of vessels and authority to deal with derelict boats.
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Dare Towns Look to Manage ‘Mega-Houses’
Southern Shores and Duck town councils met last week to address concerns about “mega-houses” and their impact on the character and environment of beach communities.
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Nags Head To Wait On Nourishment Project
Nags Head Board of Commissioners voted to move the town’s beach nourishment project to 2019 to avoid the dramatically higher costs of a project this summer.
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Manteo Board Rejects Televised Meetings
Manteo remains the only Dare County municipality not to air its public meetings on the public access channel.
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Unusual Blue Buttons Dot N.C. Beaches
Blue buttons, small ocean dwellers that aren’t jellyfish but are related to the Portuguese man o’ war, have recently made rare appearances on N.C. beaches.
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Attack of the ‘Fuzzy Bills’
Unprecedented swarms of midges, tiny insects also called “fuzzy bills” and “blind mosquitoes,” have been making life miserable for residents and tourists in areas of the Outer Banks.
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An Invasion of Tentacles
An unusual number of Portuguese man-of-war, pushed along by onshore winds, have beached along the Outer Banks, causing officials to warn about nasty stings.
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New Turtle Rehab Center Taking Shape
With construction well underway, the N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island is expected to open its improved Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation Center sometime in mid-2014.
