Outer Banks businesses are being challenged to raise $1,000 through employee campaigns for detection and treatment of breast cancer.
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The Outer Banks Children at Play Museum opened this week at milepost 4.5 in Kitty Hawk. Kids can learn about aviation, boating, fishing and measuring their catch of the day, lighthouses and life saving, exploring under the sea, shopping for groceries at the market and running a deli.
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Nags Head will dedicate its recently completed west side multi-use path to police Sgt. Earl Murray, who died while on duty in May 2009.
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The Dare County Sheriff’s Office is collecting used cell phones to give to victims of domestic and elder abuse.
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Outer Banks Sporting Events is looking for sponsors and volunteers to support three upcoming events. The fifth Outer Banks Marathon and Half Marathon are scheduled for the Veteran’s Day weekend, Nov. 12 to 14.
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Some of the money for programs and exhibits at the new Jennette’s Pier is being raised through sponsorships of planks and benches.
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Each Monday in July, locals and visitors can experience a feature of southern, coastal lifestyle. “Old Nags Head Family Fish Fry” will be held each Monday in July, starting July 5 from 5 to 8 p.m. at St. Andrew’s By-The-Sea Episcopal Church. Fresh seafood will be offered, and participants can dine in or get plates to go.
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Francis Warren Meekins Sr., editor and publisher of The Coastland Times, died Wednesday at his home in Sunnyside on Roanoke Island. A graveside service is scheduled for Saturday.
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The Mothervine, the scuppernong grapevine estimated to be more than 400 years old, has survived hurricanes, droughts and other catastrophes but man-made chemicals have now left her damaged and her future uncertain.
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A new public pier in Manns Harbor will be dedicated in honor of Betty Dean “Bebop” Fearing with a ribbon cutting June 21. Bebop’s Multi-Use Pier at the west entrance to the William B. Umstead Bridge will open to the public following the 2 p.m. ribbon cutting. It includes wheelchair accessible positions for fishing and recreation.
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Ocracoke School can probably lay claim to having the smallest graduating class in North Carolina this year. In a commencement ceremony on Sunday evening, June 13, four seniors at the school, which includes kindergarten through 12th grade, received their diplomas.
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Two board members hope to revitalize participation in the Red Cross in Dare and Currituck counties. Part of the effort to raise the organization’s profile will be a golf tournament this summer.
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