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Area to mark 4th with 4 fireworks shows
If you enjoy fireworks shows, the Albemarle is the place to be over the next several days. No fewer than four Independence Day celebrations, each featuring a fireworks show, are scheduled for either Wednesday, Thursday or Saturday. Elizabeth City kicks off the Fourth of July celebrations at 5 p.m. Wednesday with events at Waterfront Park. Attendees will be treated to live music, food vendors, a splash pad, yard games, and...
Currituck County receives America 250 NC grant
Currituck County has received a $30,000 grant from North Carolina’s America 250 NC initiative for a project to commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary in 2026. America 250 NC is North Carolina’s commemoration of the United States’ 250th anniversary and is led by the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. The grant will be used […] The post Currituck County receives America 250 NC grant appeared first on The Coastland Times.
Kitty Hawk Council approves measure to build workforce housing on commercial property
At its July 1 meeting, the Kitty Hawk Town Council unanimously approved a text amendment that allows owners of non-residential properties to build residential units for workers on that property. Under the proposed text amendment, the gross area of the housing units could not exceed more than 10% of the...
Town of Duck announces annual 4th of July Parade Grand Marshal
The Town of Duck is pleased to announce Nancy Caviness as the 2024 4th of July Parade and Community Celebration Grand Marshal, scheduled for Thursday, July 4, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. While living in Duck for 27 years (1995-2022), Nancy Caviness dedicated herself to the community by serving as a...
Capturing ‘a moment in time that is otherwise lost’
The work of Kitty Hawk artist David Beal on display at Duck Town Hall. As a teenager, David Beal got a letter from President Gerald Ford thanking him for his contribution to America’s Bicentennial after he painted an attention-grabbing series of patriotic symbols and images on a barn in Ohio. He spent a quarter century as illustrator, designer and art director for Hallmark. And his portraits hang in collections, including those in Truman State University and Kansas University.
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