Beach driving at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore will cost $50 for a seven-day permit and a $120 for a year starting Feb. 15.
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Tosh Tour Twenty Twelve will travel nationwide starting on Thursday, April 5, in Austin, Tex. Toth will be performing at the Landmark Theater in Richmond, Va. on Thursday, April 12.
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Commissioners have agreed to ask Aqua America for a proposal to enter into a public-private partnership to operate a town sewage treatment system.
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Gunboat Co., a maker of high-end sailboats, plans to invest $1.8 million to set up shop in Wanchese Seafood Industrial Park.

Kill Devil Hills officials waived personnel privacy rules and acknowledged a state team of experts had investigated the town’s police administration.
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The new majority on the Kill Devil Hills Board Commissioners moved quickly to replace Town Attorney Dan Merrell, opting for Steven D. Michael.
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Former Manteo Police Chief Francis D’Ambra has announced his candidacy for the Dare County Board of Commissioners seat now held by Richard Johnson.
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A Roanoke Island man has been charged with attempted murder after a domestic assault that sent a woman to The Outer Banks Hospital for treatment.
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Three people were hoisted into a Coast Guard helicopter after their sailboat ran aground near a small island south of Stumpy Point over the weekend.
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Final management rules controlling access to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore will be published in the Federal register Monday and go into effect Feb. 15.
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Nags Head is putting together the final pieces for a 2-acre town park at Whalebone Junction across from Jennette’s Pier.
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A ride to Oregon Inlet with the Corps of Engineers Survey Team offers a look at what it takes to keep the channel open.