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Over $86 million in sand: Avon, Buxton and Nags Head beach nourishment 2026 schedules, details
Dare County and the Town of Nags Head are making significant investments in beach nourishment projects this year.
Corinne Saunders
May 3012 min read
Officials release name in Avon water-related fatality
Officials identified the person who died in a “water-related” incident in Avon.
Staff Reports
May 192 min read
Avon man faces 3 additional, 7 current total, indecent liberties with child charges
Luther Grandy Hooper III, 69, of Avon faces three additional “indecent liberties with a child” charges, bringing the current total to seven.
Corinne Saunders
Mar 21, 20252 min read
Avon man already on sex offender list, incarcerated last month, now faces three more indecent liberties with a minor charges
An Avon man jailed on multiple charges of sexual crimes against a child now faces three more charges of indecent liberties with a child.
Corinne Saunders
Mar 9, 20253 min read
Avon man already on state sex offender list arrested on multiple charges of sexual crimes against child
Officers with Dare County Sheriff’s Office arrested Luther Grandy Hooper III of Avon on multiple charges of sexual crimes against a child.
Corinne Saunders
Feb 25, 20253 min read
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