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Ronald H. Williams

April 17, 2024 | Obituaries

April 10, 1948 – April 14, 2024 WAVES — Ronald H. Williams was born on April 10, 1948, in Manteo, NC, and peacefully passed away on April 14, 2024, at the age of 76 in Waves, NC. A man of few words, Ronald had the biggest impact on the lives of those around him. Retired [...] Obituaries |  Full Article

Interactive Dare County Recreation Map is highlighted in new video

April 17, 2024 | Island Features

Dare County has released a new video highlighting the Dare County Recreation Map, a unique interactive resource that allows users to locate a variety of different attractions and amenities throughout Dare County—including area beach accesses, boat launches, dog parks, picnic areas, fishing piers, ball fields, walking trails and so much more. “We created the Recreation [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Ocracoke Island will hold first-ever Earth Day Festival April 19-21

April 17, 2024 | Island Features

Ocracoke’s pristine beaches, maritime nature trails, village gardens, glorious live oaks, and thriving wildlife inspire residents and visitors alike to appreciate and celebrate our beautiful island’s natural places. This year, to share the love of the island and the rest of the planet, the Ocracoke community is organizing the first annual Ocracoke Earth Day Weekend [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Division of Marine Fisheries seeks Eastern oyster and hard clam ad ...

April 17, 2024 | Fishing

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is looking for commercial and recreational fishermen, scientists and other interested parties to sit on the Shellfish Fishery Management Plan Advisory Committee, specifically for Eastern oyster and hard clam. The committee will assist the division in developing Amendment 5 to the N.C. Oyster Fishery Management Plan and Amendment 3 to the [...] Fishing |  Full Article

Meet the Outer Banks SPCA Pet of the Week, Lisa

April 17, 2024 | Community News Brief

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/

NAMI OBX Established to Support Mental Health in the Outer Banks

April 17, 2024 | Community News Brief

NAMI OBX, an affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) announces the formation of an Outer Banks chapter to provide additional support mental health programs for adults and adolescents living with mental health issues in our communities from Corolla to Ocracoke.  This chapter was made possible by community members who have been affected [...] Community News Brief |  Full Article

FAQs for Buxton Beach added to Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s ...

April 16, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist

The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) has added a new FAQ section to its Buxton Beach webpage in order to provide essential information on the evolving public safety and environmental issues that are occurring along a 500-yard stretch of Buxton shoreline. “Frequently asked questions for the Buxton Beach Access closure were developed by [the] Cape [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Federal grant to pay for study of N.C. Highway 12 on Pea Island

April 15, 2024 | Local News | By: Sam Walker | 2

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com A federal grant aimed at improving transportation resiliency will pay for a study of options for the future of N.C. 12 between Oregon Inlet and Rodanthe. The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that $1.8 million has been earmarked for the study of the 11-mile section [...] Local News |  Full Article

Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry operations suspended Thursday evening due ...

April 11, 2024 | Local News

The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry operations have been suspended due to deteriorating weather conditions as of Thursday at 7:15 p.m., per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division. Ferry service will resume once weather conditions improve, however, N.C. Highway 12 on northern Ocracoke Island may be affected by oceanside flooding, as a coastal storm continues [...] Local News |  Full Article

New Buxton Civic Association outlines the work ahead to fix Buxton ...

April 11, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist

Members of the new Buxton Civic Association (BCA) introduced themselves to the local community at a public meeting on Wednesday that became heated at times due to its focus on the growing environmental and public safety issues at Buxton Beach. Cape Hatteras National Seashore Superintendent David Hallac attended the meeting alongside five BCA Board Members, [...] Local News |  Full Article

Public invited to attend meeting to discuss updates to Outer Banks ...

April 10, 2024 | Local News

Dare County and Currituck County—along with each county’s incorporated communities—are currently in the process of updating the Outer Banks Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan in an effort to better protect people and property from the potential effects of natural and human-caused hazards. This plan update is required for all communities to maintain their eligibility to receive [...] Local News |  Full Article

Buxton Civic Association will host its first meeting on April 10 t ...

April 9, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist

The recently established Buxton Civic Association (BCA) will host its first-ever public meeting on Wednesday, April 10, to discuss the evolving situation at Buxton Beach, as well as the next steps for facilitating action to clean up petroleum-contaminated soils, abandoned infrastructure, and other pollutants in the area. Wednesday’s meeting, (which will be held at the [...] Local News |  Full Article

FAQs for Buxton Beach added to Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s webpage

April 16, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist

The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) has added a new FAQ section to its Buxton Beach webpage in order to provide essential information on the evolving public safety and environmental issues that are occurring along a 500-yard stretch of Buxton shoreline. “Frequently asked questions for the Buxton Beach Access closure were developed by [the] Cape Hatteras National Seashore after attending multiple public meetings on the topic, and speaking with many members of the Outer Banks community,” stated Michael Barber, Public Affairs Specialist for CHNS. “We plan to continue speaking with the public about the formerly used defense site and will provide updates at go.nps.gov/buxtonbeach.” A small section of beach has been closed to the public since September 2023 when two offshore hurricanes – Franklin and Idalia – brushed the Outer Banks, exposing abandoned infrastructure from [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Bodie Island Lighthouse opens for climbing on April 19

April 15, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist

The Bodie Island Lighthouse, recognized by its unique horizontal black and white stripes, will open for climbing this year beginning Friday, April 19. Climbing tickets go on sale at 7 a.m. and may only be purchased on the same day of your intended climb. Tickets are only available for purchase at www.recreation.gov/ticket/252034/ticket/10087143. Pro tip: Create your www.recreation.gov account [...] 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 Article

Interactive Dare County Recreation Map is highlighted in new video

April 17, 2024 | Island Features

Dare County has released a new video highlighting the Dare County Recreation Map, a unique interactive resource that allows users to locate a variety of different attractions and amenities throughout Dare County—including area beach accesses, boat launches, dog parks, picnic areas, fishing piers, ball fields, walking trails and so much more. “We created the Recreation Map that’s part of the GIS system as a way to inform residents and visitors alike what there is to do in Dare County and ways to have fun,” said Dare County GIS analyst Kristen Stilson. “It’s a way to find fun no matter what your interests are. If it’s a rainy day, you can find things like museums to go see, or if it’s a sunny day and you want to get outdoors, you can find walking trails or ways to go crabbing on a dock.” Click here to access Dare County’s Recreation Map, and to view the video on Dare C [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Tri Villages Market returns for 2024 on Memorial Day Weekend

April 15, 2024 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist

Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands’ newest weekly summertime market, the Tri-Villages Market, is returning in 2024 after a successful first season that exceeded all expectations. Though the northern Hatteras Island communities of Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo had a seasonal market years ago, the Tri-Villages Market was a recent first for the area, attracting dozens of local [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Island History: A spotlight on stories from the Outer Banks’ Lif ...

April 11, 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 Article

CHSS Theater Program gets ready to launch its biggest production y ...

April 8, 2024 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist

Since December 2023, the talented students at Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS) have been working hard to launch one of their most ambitious theater productions yet. The upcoming production of “The Little Mermaid,” which is hitting the stage April 19-21, has a crew of approximately 100 students and volunteers working behind the scenes, perfecting every [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Dare Housing Task Force wants to incorporate more community voices in the process

April 18, 2024 | Real Estate | By: Mark Jurkowitz

From OuterBanksVoice.com Meeting one week after the county commissioners voted to cut ties with its remaining affordable housing partner and return $35 million in housing funds to the state, the Dare County Housing Task Force made several decisions on how to move forward—including one that involves broadening and restructuring the group. Following the suggestion of County Manager Bobby Outten that “maybe it’s time to make [the Task Force] a more community-led group,” members agreed to return next month with ideas about expanding it to bring in more grassroots voices and constituencies. Following feedback from Task Force members at the April 16 meeting, Outten acknowledged that currently, the county doesn’t really have its pulse on community sentiment on affordable housing. “Because we don’t have all the solutions, we’re [focused] on cookie-cutter solutions. And cookie-cu [...] Real Estate |  Full Article

State 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, [...] Real Estate |  Full Article

Humpback whale that stranded on Pea Island found entangled in fishing gear

April 18, 2024 | Fishing | By: Joy Crist

A humpback whale was reported to partners in the NOAA Fisheries stranding network on the evening of Saturday, April 13, about 150 yards off the shoreline of Rodanthe. The next morning on Sunday, April 14, a local fisherman saw and reported the whale still alive and entangled in fishing gear off the coast of Rodanthe. On Tuesday, April 16, the whale washed ashore and stranded on the shoreline of Pea Island with gear entangled around a pectoral fin, and gear found in its mouth. The whale did not survive, and was reported to be a juvenile female that was 31.5 feet long. Due to the presence of fishing gear, NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement is investigating the incident. According to NOAA Fisheries Communications Specialist Allison Garrett, there is an ongoing Unusual Mortality Event for humpback whales in the Atlantic. This is the 220th case along the East Coast and the 30th case off [...] Fishing |  Full Article

Meet the Outer Banks SPCA Pet of the Week, Lisa

April 17, 2024 | Community News Brief

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/

NAMI OBX Established to Support Mental Health in the Outer Banks

April 17, 2024 | Community News Brief

NAMI OBX, an affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) announces the formation of an Outer Banks chapter to provide additional support mental health programs for adults and adolescents living with mental health issues in our communities from Corolla to Ocracoke.  This chapter was made possible by community members who have been affected [...] Community News Brief |  Full Article

Meet the Outer Banks SPCA Pet of the Week, Oscar

April 9, 2024 | Community News Brief

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/

Meet the Outer Banks SPCA Pet of the Week, Nadja

April 2, 2024 | Community News Brief

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/

Ronald H. Williams

April 17, 2024 | Obituaries

April 10, 1948 – April 14, 2024 WAVES — Ronald H. Williams was born on April 10, 1948, in Manteo, NC, and peacefully passed away on April 14, 2024, at the age of 76 in Waves, NC. A man of few words, Ronald had the biggest impact on the lives of those around him. Retired [...] Obituaries |  Full Article

Ann Weathersbee Davenport

April 17, 2024 | Obituaries

September 11, 1935 – April 14, 2024 KITTY HAWK — Ann Weathersbee Davenport, of Kitty Hawk, NC, passed away peacefully on April 14, 2024, at the age of 88. Born on September 11, 1935, in Tarboro, NC, Ann lived a life dedicated to education and service. Dedicating over 30 years of her life as a [...] Obituaries |  Full Article

John Bowen (Bo) Ross, Jr.

April 16, 2024 | Obituaries

March 19, 1938 – April 11, 2024 MANTEO — John Bowen (Bo) Ross, Jr. passed away Thursday, April 11, 2024 on Roanoke Island, North Carolina. Bo was born to Margaret (Mot) Ellison Ross and John Bowen Ross on March 19, 1938 in Raleigh, NC.  Bo spent most of his life in NC, living in Raleigh, [...] Obituaries |  Full Article

Vivian Robinson Gray

April 15, 2024 | Obituaries

November 14, 1943 – April 8, 2024 BUXTON  — Vivian Robinson Gray peacefully passed away in the early morning hours of April 8, 2024, at her home in Buxton, NC, with her husband, Charles, by her side. Vivian was a native daughter of Hatteras Island. She was born on November 14, 1943, to Vivian Eliza [...] Obituaries |  Full Article

Orrin Reginald Walke

April 11, 2024 | Obituaries

O.R. “Bubba” Walke passed away peacefully on April 8, 2024, after a short illness, surrounded by his loved ones. Bubba lived a life full of compassion, kindness and unwavering love and dedication to his family and friends. His infectious smile, gentle spirit, easygoing and charismatic personality made him loved and respected by all who knew [...] Obituaries |  Full Article