The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) invites public review and comments on a proposed project to pave a small section of road at the intersection of Lighthouse Road and Flowers Ridge Road in Buxton. Public comments will be accepted from March 28 through April 10, 2024. The current roadbed at the Seashore’s boundary is gravel [...]
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March 28, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
A Coastal Flood Advisory has been issued for Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands from 8:00 p.m. on Thursday until 2:00 p.m. on Friday due to a second low pressure system that is expected to impact the Outer Banks this week, per a Wednesday evening update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport/Morehead City Office. “This [system] [...] Local News | Full Article‘This is as bad as I’ve ever seen it’ – Buxton Beach s ...
March 27, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
Photos by Don Bowers Photographer Don Bowers has been documenting storms in the northern Buxton Beach area for decades, but after visiting the shoreline on Wednesday, March 27, he stated that this week’s low pressure system has caused more damage in Buxton than he has seen since he moved to Hatteras Island in the mid-1960s. [...] Local News | Full ArticleREMINDER: Cape Hatteras National Seashore will host public meeting ...
March 27, 2024 | Seashore News
On Wednesday, March 27, from 6-7 p.m., the public is invited to receive updates on the status of petroleum contamination and hazardous infrastructure remediation at Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s (CHNS) Buxton Beach Access. The public meeting will occur at the Fessenden Center, which is located at 46830 N.C. Highway 12 in Buxton, North Carolina. Following [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleU.S. Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet delivers supplies to Ocrac ...
March 27, 2024 | Island Features
The U.S. Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet recently helped out their Ocracoke neighbors during an extensive road closure and interruption in the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry service by delivering supplies directly to the island. “Living in the Outer Banks can be challenging enough to start, but even harder when the weather takes a turn,” stated the U.S. [...] Island Features | Full ArticleJanuary 28, 1955 – March 22, 2024 OCRACOKE — John Thomas O’Neal, Jr., of Ocracoke, NC, passed away on March 22, 2024, at the age of 69. He was born on January 28, 1955, in Sea Level, NC, to the late Mildred Mizelle O’Neal and John T. O’Neal, Sr. John had a fulfilling career, starting [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleMeet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on this pet, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/Another low pressure system expected to impact the OBX starting We ...
March 27, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
N.C. Highway 12 was open and passable as of 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, although standing water, sand, and foggy conditions were creating less-than-ideal driving conditions. Travelers should use caution and watch for NCDOT vehicles as they work to clear the roadways. Additional ocean overwash before or after Wednesday’s 9:25 a.m. high tide is possible, especially [...] Local News | Full ArticleOcracoke Convenience Site to only take household waste through Tue ...
March 27, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
Effective immediately, the Ocracoke Convenience Site will only be accepting household solid waste, per a Wednesday update from Hyde County. “The site will not accept recyclables, construction debris, or yard waste until Tuesday, April 2, 2024,” stated Hyde County in a March 27 press release. “Weather and road conditions are projected to hinder transportation to [...] Local News | Full ArticleBy Scott Dawson, founder of the Croatoan Archaeological Society and owner of The Lost Colony Museum in Buxton The “Lost Colony” was a great mystery that was created in 1937 for an outdoor play that was never meant to be taken as actual history. Unfortunately, this fictional version of events is now taught in schools [...] Island Features | Full ArticleOcean overwash reported on Hatteras Island ahead of Tuesday night& ...
March 26, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
Ocean overwash was reported in northern Buxton roughly two hours before Tuesday’s 9:05 p.m. high tide, and additional overwash before and after high tide is probable in multiple areas throughout Hatteras Island, including north of Hatteras Village, Rodanthe, the Pea Island Visitors Center, and the “Canal Zone,” south of the Basnight Bridge. N.C. Highway 12 [...] Local News | Full ArticleCOA’s Dr. Jack Bagwell named N.C. Community Colleges’ ...
March 26, 2024 | Local News | By: Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com College of The Albemarle President Dr. Jack Bagwell has been named the 2024 President of the Year by the North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges. The award, sponsored by the John M. Belk Endowment, “recognizes Bagwell’s exceptional leadership qualities, steadfast commitment to the community college mission, and achievements in furthering higher education [...] Local News | Full ArticleCoastal Flood Advisory in effect until Friday afternoon; Soundside ...
March 28, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
Soundside flooding was reported on Hatteras Island on Thursday afternoon, (particularly in Hatteras Village and in the Tri-Villages region of Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo), as a second low pressure system continues to impact the Outer Banks. A Coastal Flood Advisory has been issued for Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands until 2:00 p.m. on Friday due to [...] Local News | Full ArticleFrustrations simmer at public meeting on Buxton Beach
March 28, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist | 2
Frustrations were evident at a community meeting hosted by the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) on Wednesday, March 27, that aimed to explain the complicated and evolving situation at Buxton Beach. A roughly 500-yard stretch of beach at the end of Old Lighthouse Road has been closed to the public since two offshore hurricanes – [...] Local News | Full ArticleCoastal Flood Advisory in effect until Friday afternoon; Soundside ...
March 28, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
Soundside flooding was reported on Hatteras Island on Thursday afternoon, (particularly in Hatteras Village and in the Tri-Villages region of Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo), as a second low pressure system continues to impact the Outer Banks. A Coastal Flood Advisory has been issued for Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands until 2:00 p.m. on Friday due to [...] Local News | Full ArticleFrustrations simmer at public meeting on Buxton Beach
March 28, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist | 2
Frustrations were evident at a community meeting hosted by the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) on Wednesday, March 27, that aimed to explain the complicated and evolving situation at Buxton Beach. A roughly 500-yard stretch of beach at the end of Old Lighthouse Road has been closed to the public since two offshore hurricanes – [...] Local News | Full ArticleHatteras Islanders launch campaign to initiate immediate action at ...
March 28, 2024 | Local News | 1
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on March 12, 2024. The Island Free Press is reposting this story based on feedback received from our community members at the March 27 meeting on Buxton Beach. While government stakeholders are guardedly optimistic that the Buxton Beach Access clean-up is reaching a tipping point for action after [...] Local News | Full ArticleCoastal Flood Advisory issued for Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands as ...
March 28, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
A Coastal Flood Advisory has been issued for Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands from 8:00 p.m. on Thursday until 2:00 p.m. on Friday due to a second low pressure system that is expected to impact the Outer Banks this week, per a Wednesday evening update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport/Morehead City Office. “This [system] [...] Local News | Full ArticleThe following is a press release from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that was sent on Wednesday, March 27, at 5:00 p.m. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has completed its Summary Report of site visits occurring from September 2023 through February 2024 on a section of shoreline in Buxton, N.C., at the former U.S. [...] Local News | Full Article‘This is as bad as I’ve ever seen it’ – Buxton Beach s ...
March 27, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
Photos by Don Bowers Photographer Don Bowers has been documenting storms in the northern Buxton Beach area for decades, but after visiting the shoreline on Wednesday, March 27, he stated that this week’s low pressure system has caused more damage in Buxton than he has seen since he moved to Hatteras Island in the mid-1960s. [...] Local News | Full ArticleAnother low pressure system expected to impact the OBX starting We ...
March 27, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
N.C. Highway 12 was open and passable as of 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, although standing water, sand, and foggy conditions were creating less-than-ideal driving conditions. Travelers should use caution and watch for NCDOT vehicles as they work to clear the roadways. Additional ocean overwash before or after Wednesday’s 9:25 a.m. high tide is possible, especially [...] Local News | Full ArticleOcracoke Convenience Site to only take household waste through Tue ...
March 27, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
Effective immediately, the Ocracoke Convenience Site will only be accepting household solid waste, per a Wednesday update from Hyde County. “The site will not accept recyclables, construction debris, or yard waste until Tuesday, April 2, 2024,” stated Hyde County in a March 27 press release. “Weather and road conditions are projected to hinder transportation to [...] Local News | Full ArticleOcean overwash reported on Hatteras Island ahead of Tuesday night& ...
March 26, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
Ocean overwash was reported in northern Buxton roughly two hours before Tuesday’s 9:05 p.m. high tide, and additional overwash before and after high tide is probable in multiple areas throughout Hatteras Island, including north of Hatteras Village, Rodanthe, the Pea Island Visitors Center, and the “Canal Zone,” south of the Basnight Bridge. N.C. Highway 12 [...] Local News | Full ArticleCOA’s Dr. Jack Bagwell named N.C. Community Colleges’ ...
March 26, 2024 | Local News | By: Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com College of The Albemarle President Dr. Jack Bagwell has been named the 2024 President of the Year by the North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges. The award, sponsored by the John M. Belk Endowment, “recognizes Bagwell’s exceptional leadership qualities, steadfast commitment to the community college mission, and achievements in furthering higher education [...] Local News | Full ArticleWith major ocean overwash still occurring and another low pressure system forecast for the area, the N.C. Department of Transportation has determined that N.C. 12 on Ocracoke Island will remain closed for the next several days. N.C. 12 between the National Park Service Pony Pens and the South Dock ferry terminal has experienced overwash since [...] Local News | Full ArticleOcean overwash reported in multiple locations; Another low pressur ...
March 26, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
Ocean overwash was reported before and after Tuesday morning’s 8:50 a.m. high tide in multiple areas throughout Hatteras Island, particularly in northern Buxton, Frisco, north of Hatteras Village, and on Pea Island in the “Canal Zone,” south of the Basnight Bridge. N.C. Highway 12 is open on Hatteras Island, however, as of 10:00 a.m., overwash [...] Local News | Full ArticleOcean overwash reported on Tuesday morning; Another low pressure s ...
March 26, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
Buxton on Tuesday at 8:10 a.m. Video by Gracie Fuller Ocean overwash was reported ahead of Tuesday morning’s 8:50 a.m. high tide on Hatteras Island, particularly in northern Buxton, Frisco, north of Hatteras Village, and on Pea Island in the “Canal Zone,” south of the Basnight Bridge. A one-vehicle traffic accident was also reported on northern [...] Local News | Full ArticleNote: Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry service is currently suspended as of Tuesday morning and N.C. Highway 12 remains closed on northern Ocracoke Island after repeated cycles of ocean overwash. For more information, click here. With the onset of warmer weather and longer daylight hours, the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry System will be expanding many of its [...] Local News | Full ArticleCape Hatteras National Seashore announces two-week public comment period for Flowers Ridge Road paving project
March 28, 2024 | Seashore News
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) invites public review and comments on a proposed project to pave a small section of road at the intersection of Lighthouse Road and Flowers Ridge Road in Buxton. Public comments will be accepted from March 28 through April 10, 2024. The current roadbed at the Seashore’s boundary is gravel and deteriorates due to weather events and vehicular traffic access to a private subdivision along Flowers Ridge Road. Paving the approximately 400-foot long, 25-foot-wide gravel section of road is expected to improve community access to the subdivision and reduce maintenance costs. Public comments may be submitted electronically at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/flowersridgeroad, the preferred method, or mailed to: Superintendent, 1401 National Park Dr., Manteo, N.C. 27954. [...] Seashore News | Full Article
REMINDER: Cape Hatteras National Seashore will host public meeting ...
March 27, 2024 | Seashore News
On Wednesday, March 27, from 6-7 p.m., the public is invited to receive updates on the status of petroleum contamination and hazardous infrastructure remediation at Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s (CHNS) Buxton Beach Access. The public meeting will occur at the Fessenden Center, which is located at 46830 N.C. Highway 12 in Buxton, North Carolina. Following [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleNational Seashore temporarily expands beach closure at Buxton Beac ...
March 24, 2024 | Seashore News
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) personnel expanded the size of a previously closed beach area in Buxton on Sunday afternoon, March 24. The expansion closes the Buxton Beach Access, located at the end of Old Lighthouse Road, and an additional stretch of beach, due to reports of petroleum odors and sheen on the ocean water. [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleScaffolding around the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse grows as restorati ...
March 17, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) recently posted an update on the progress of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse restoration project, which began in earnest at the start of 2024. Updates on the project’s status are regularly published on the CHNS website, but frequent visitors to the Buxton area have noticed these changes in person, as [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleNew beach access parking area opens north of Buxton
March 7, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist | 1
A new 16-car parking area has opened along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) just north of Buxton, and close to a stretch of oceanside shoreline that is popular with surfers and beachgoers. The clay and shell-based parking area, (which is adjacent to soundside ORV Ramp #60), was constructed by DOT Construction, Inc., which tackled [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleDemolition phase begins for extensive Ocracoke Light Station resto ...
March 4, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
Selected demolition has begun at the Ocracoke Light Station’s Double Keeper’s Quarter as a preliminary step in eventually raising the building to protect it from future soundside flooding. “Stoops to porches and other entrances have started to be removed,” stated the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) in a recent update. “Interesting finds during the removal [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleScaffolding assembly begins at the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
March 1, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
Scaffolding has started to be added around the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in preparation for the extensive interior and exterior restoration work to come. In the next several months, the full tower of scaffolding will be constructed, (similar to the scaffolding built during the Bodie Island Lighthouse Project in the early 2010s), which will be visible [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleCHNS launches new web page on Buxton Beach’s history and cur ...
February 25, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) has added a new web page to its site that covers the past and present of Buxton Beach, and the approximately 400-yard stretch of shoreline that has remained closed to the public since September 2023 due to ongoing environmental concerns. The Buxton web page covers the deep-rooted military history [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleNew beach access parking area being built north of Buxton
February 2, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist | 2
A new 16-car parking area is in the process of being constructed along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) just north of Buxton, close to a stretch of oceanside shoreline that is popular with surfers and beachgoers. The clay and shell-based parking area, (which is adjacent to soundside ORV Ramp #60), is being constructed by [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleWright Brothers Monument to receive condition assessment from Feb. 5-8
February 1, 2024 | Seashore News
Contractors from Quinn Evans and Terracon will conduct investigative work from Feb. 5-8 on the Wright Brothers Monument to assess the monument’s condition. The assessment will inform the development of a Wright Brothers National Memorial project to address water intrusion and general maintenance needs for the 91-year-old structure. The Wright Brothers Monument is a 60-foot-tall granite monument that sits atop Big Kill Devil [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleTopU.S. Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet delivers supplies to Ocracoke Island
March 27, 2024 | Island Features
The U.S. Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet recently helped out their Ocracoke neighbors during an extensive road closure and interruption in the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry service by delivering supplies directly to the island. “Living in the Outer Banks can be challenging enough to start, but even harder when the weather takes a turn,” stated the U.S. Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet in an online update. “There have been multiple breaches along Ocracoke’s sand dunes along N.C. 12 that have shut the road down, causing the ferries to be inaccessible. “[On Tuesday,] the crew got the opportunity to assist the community of Ocracoke Island in a small way by delivering supplies to the local health care providers.” Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry service has been suspended since Saturday, (and N.C. Highway 12 on northern Ocracoke Island has been closed), due to continuous rounds of ocean ov [...] Island Features | Full Article
Celebrate the visual and performing arts on Hatteras Island June 6-7 with an art show, concert, and gallery tour during the 12th Annual Rock The Cape. The free, family-friendly event will begin on Thursday, June 6 with a full afternoon of art and live music from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the lawn at [...] Island Features | Full ArticleFrisco Woods Campground to host Easter Egg Hunt on March 30 to ben ...
March 25, 2024 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
The Frisco Woods Campground will be hosting its 3rd Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 30, with all proceeds to benefit the Frisco-Buxton Pathway. The kids’ Easter Egg Hunt will be held at 4:00 p.m., while a second adult Easter Egg hunt will take place at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday evening. All adult participants must [...] Island Features | Full ArticleIsland History: A spotlight on stories from the Outer Banks’ Lif ...
March 21, 2024 | Island Features | By: Jen Carlson
The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station (CLSS) is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, as one of the seven original Life-Saving Stations to be built in North Carolina in 1874. As such, the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station and Historic Site in Rodanthe will be sharing stories about the seven 1874 Outer Banks stations in the months ahead, leading [...] Island Features | Full ArticleCancer Foundation’s St. Patrick’s Day Brunch attracts ...
March 20, 2024 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
The Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation’s St. Patrick’s Day Brunch attracted a colorful crowd of residents, visitors, and a stylish pack of Mrs. Ropers who took a break from their “Three’s Company” world, (and collective husband Stanley Roper), to invade Hatteras Island for the day. The brunch was a sold-out event that featured live music by [...] Island Features | Full ArticleA Beachcomber’s View: ‘You just gotta go, and you gotta pi ...
March 20, 2024 | Island Features | By: Kristin Hissong
Last week on a beachcombing adventure I found a beautiful piece of seaglass. It is so grand I felt that it needed its own article. My boyfriend and I decided to stop by the beach on our way back home from doing some errands. Before we could even get to the actual sand, he retrieved [...] Island Features | Full ArticleFamed British archaeologist Dr. Mark Horton will host a special pr ...
March 19, 2024 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist | 3
What happened to Sir Walter Raleigh’s colonists? Renowned British archaeologist Dr. Mark Horton will be visiting Hatteras Island in March and will be hosting a special presentation to help resolve the mystery of the abandoned English colony on Roanoke Island – a mystery since 1590, when John White returned to the Roanoke Island-based “Cittie of [...] Island Features | Full ArticleState offering free flood insurance online conferences this year
March 28, 2024 | Real Estate | By: Sam Walker
From SamalkerOBXNews.com Five online conferences will be held between April and October to provide vital information regarding the need for flood insurance in North Carolina. The 2024 conferences will be similar to the ones offered in 2022 through WebEx, and will be free of charge to the public, insurance agents, adjusters, real estate agents, engineers, architects, land surveyors. And they will count towards continuing education credits for many professionals working in those fields. The online sessions will be held on April 17, May 2, July 11, September 11, and October 18. The registration deadline is 48 hours before each event. Hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. Typically, during this period, at least one major storm forms with the potential to impact our state. The flooding from hurricanes Florence and Dorian devastated thousands of residents who didn’t have flood insur [...] Real Estate | Full Article
Island Real Estate: Hatteras Island home sales and trends for March
March 12, 2024 | Real Estate | By: Stephen Smith
Real Estate Market Update – March 2024 My main takeaway from the latest Outer Banks Association of Realtors (OBAR) monthly statistical report was land – vacant lot inventory is down even further than it was last year. Residential home inventory is improving (thank goodness) but land inventory is trending the opposite way. I touched on [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleEarlier in January, Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced that the North Carolina Rate Bureau (NCRB) filed a rate filing with the North Carolina Department of Insurance asking for an average statewide increase in homeowners’ insurance rates of 42.2%, with Dare and Hyde Counties facing as high as 45.1% for beach areas and 33.9% for other [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleDare County expresses strong opposition to proposed homeowners ins ...
January 20, 2024 | Real Estate
The North Carolina Rate Bureau has filed a request with the North Carolina Department of Insurance that proposes to increase homeowners insurance rates statewide by an average of 42.2 percent effective August 1, 2024. If approved by the North Carolina Department of Insurance, homeowners insurance rates in Dare County would increase by 45.1 percent for properties [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleInsurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced that the North Carolina Rate Bureau (NCRB) filed a rate filing with the North Carolina Department of Insurance on Wednesday asking for an average statewide increase in homeowners’ insurance rates of 42.2%, with Dare and Hyde Counties facing as high as 45.1% for beach areas and 33.9% for other inland [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleOBAR seeks to rally opposition to proposed 42.2% homeowner insuran ...
January 17, 2024 | Real Estate
By Outer Banks Voice In a Jan. 13 message posted on its Facebook page, the Outer Banks Association of REALTORS (OBAR) is asking residents to send a message to NC Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey expressing opposition to the NC Rate Bureau’s (NCRB) request to raise homeowner insurance rates by an average of 42.2% statewide. “Hardworking North [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleWhile many local commercial fishermen prefer day-of-the-week closures as opposed to daily trip limits, which the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) voted to approve as its preferred fishery management for striped mullet, they don’t see the need for mullet regulations. “It’s a no-win situation for us one way, shape, or form,” said Mike Langowski, a commercial mullet fisherman in Frisco. “So, I’ve got to live with whatever it is they come up with.” Many commercial fishermen in North Carolina are not against the regulation of their industry, because they need a healthy, viable stock to continue to make money. However, these fishermen don’t see the mullet regulations as necessary, because they are seeing many mullet in Pamlico Sound. The data from the stock assessment ended in 2019 and did not include more recent years, and the fishermen don’t believe the De [...] Fishing | Full Article
Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on this pet, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/The Cape Hatteras Elementary School (CHEM) publishes a monthly newsletter for students, parents, supporters, and friends called The Storm Report, which is a nod to the school’s mascot, the Cape Hatteras Tropical Storms. From upcoming special events to recent initiatives in art, technology, music, media, and more, the newsletter is a round-up of everything there [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleOuter Banks Community Foundation Celebrates Champion Bobby Owens ...
March 19, 2024 | Community News Brief
The Outer Banks Community Foundation hosted civic leaders, nonprofit professionals, and donors at Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head for its annual meeting on March 12. The annual meeting began with a heartfelt tribute to the Outer Banks Community Foundation’s co-founder Ray White, who passed away in February. Community Foundation Director Noel Preston acknowledged Ray White’s [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleMeet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on this pet, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/Citizen Science Program needs volunteers to help with weather obse ...
March 14, 2024 | Community News Brief
Have you ever wondered how much rain fell during a recent thunderstorm? How about snowfall during a winter storm? If so, an important volunteer weather observing program needs your help! The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network, or CoCoRaHS, is looking for new volunteers across North Carolina. The grassroots effort is part of a growing national [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleSummer Camp Scholarships available at the N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke ...
March 12, 2024 | Community News Brief
The North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island is pleased to offer a limited number of scholarship opportunities for our week-long 2024 Summer Camps. This program is made possible by the receipt of a Student STEM Enrichment Program through the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. The award announcement by Burroughs Wellcome states that the goal of these scholarships [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleWANCHESE — Malcolm Kyle Miller, a beloved son, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away on March 20, 2024, at the age of 37. A native of Wanchese, NC, he was born on December 21, 1986. As we will never hear that truck coming around the corner or the four-wheeler tearing it up going down the [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleSeptember 16, 1940 – March 24, 2024 MANTEO — Mary Ann O’Neal Combs, age 83, of Manteo, NC, passed away peacefully on March 24, 2024. She was born on September 16, 1940, in Mt. Airy, NC, to the late Blanche Key O’Neal and Claude O’Neal. Mary Ann’s life was filled with dedication and service to [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleJanuary 28, 1955 – March 22, 2024 OCRACOKE — John Thomas O’Neal, Jr., of Ocracoke, NC, passed away on March 22, 2024, at the age of 69. He was born on January 28, 1955, in Sea Level, NC, to the late Mildred Mizelle O’Neal and John T. O’Neal, Sr. John had a fulfilling career, starting [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleNovember 4, 1979 – March 17, 2024 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Katherine “Katie” Beam, age 44, of Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, passed away on March 17, 2024. She was born on November 4, 1979, in Front Royal, Virginia. Katie was a compassionate soul who dedicated her life to helping abused and neglected animals. After [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleJuly 10, 1933 – March 17, 2024 MANTEO — Chesley Colis “Buddy” Midgett, Jr. passed away on March 17, 2024, at the age of 90. A native of Roanoke Island, NC, he was born on July 10, 1933. Buddy was a remarkable man who dedicated his life to serving others and building a successful career. [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleMANTEO — Loretta Jean Mull, age 71, passed away on March 20, 2024 in North Carolina. She is survived by her children, Michael (Lisa) Nagle and Christine (Bryan) Desrochers; granddaughters, Ava and Annabelle Desrochers; brother, Charles (Shelby) Mull as well as many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Eugene and [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleHatteras and Ocracoke Islands’ Most Trusted News Source
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