Donald Edmund Skakle, Jr. (Sea Bear) of Hatteras, North Carolina, son of Sybil Austin and Donald Edmund Skakle, Sr., was born 76 years ago on July 26, 1948, at Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina. He went home to be with Our Lord on October 7, 2024, after several weeks of hospital care. His wife, [...]
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State recreational water quality officials today lifted two swimming advisories in Dare County. The advisories were lifted because water testing shows that bacteria levels have dropped below the state’s and Environmental Protection Agency’s standards set for swimming and water play. One advisory was posted on Sept. 18 at the public beach access at E. Hollowell [...] Local News | Full ArticleAugust 13, 1971 – October 10, 2024 OCRACOKE — Reginald E. O’Neal, Jr. of Ocracoke, NC, gained his heavenly wings on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at the age of 53. He passed peacefully in his sleep surrounded by his wife Kimberly M. O’Neal, friends, and his loving pups after a long, hard battle with serious [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleDare County Parks & Recreation Hatteras Island Division Winte ...
October 15, 2024 | Community News Brief
Dare County Parks & Recreation- Hatteras Island Division has published their Winter 2024 Youth Program Newsletter on the Dare County website. Click the link above to view the newsletter and use the button below to register online. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. DareNC.gov/RegisterHatteras Island’s museums collaborate to host first-ever Hal ...
October 15, 2024 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
On Wednesday, October 30, brave explorers are invited to experience a myth-filled and scary ride through the community’s favorite Hatteras Island museums. The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, the Chicamacomico Life Saving Station, the Frisco Native American Museum, and The Lost Colony Museum will be sharing tales full of mystery, shivers and chills with their [...] Island Features | Full ArticleMeet the Outer Banks SPCA pets of the week, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on these pets, 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/Past and present converge at 150th anniversary celebration of Nort ...
October 15, 2024 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
The 1874 establishment of seven U.S. Life-Saving Service Stations in North Carolina had reverberations that are still very much noticeable today. The seven stations – all located within the Outer Banks – created new communities and generations of locals that still call the Outer Banks home. In 1915, the Life-Saving Service became the newly-created United [...] Island Features | Full ArticleOn October 19, the Outer Banks Seafood Festival continues its tradition of celebrating and supporting the local fishing industry. Proceeds from the festival benefit the Outer Banks Seafood Festival Fund, managed by the Outer Banks Community Foundation. This fund supports vital initiatives, including a recent grant to North Carolina Watermen United (NCWU), which advocates for [...] Fishing | Full ArticleOuter Banks History Center will temporary close for renovations st ...
October 15, 2024 | Community News Brief
The Outer Banks History Center (OBHC) in Manteo, the eastern branch of the State Archives of North Carolina, will temporarily close to the public due to renovations beginning Nov. 1, 2024, and will reopen Feb. 3, 2025. On-site research services will not be available for the duration of the project, but remote reference services will [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleAVON — Claudia Denelsbeck-Laskow, 70, of Avon, North Carolina, passed away Sunday, October 13, 2024, at her home. Born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Claudia was the daughter of the late Robert Cassidy Denelsbeck and Marjorie Ballard; she was preceded in death by her sister, Wendy. She was a graduate of Central Bucks East High School, Class [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleProject underway to replace nearly 60 transmission poles on southe ...
October 14, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist | 1
Vegetation along N.C. Highway 12 is being cleared to make way for new transmission poles in Avon as part of an island-wide project by Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) to switch out existing wooden poles with sturdier, concrete replacements. “CHEC contractor River City Construction, Inc. will work to replace 34 wood transmission poles on the [...] Local News | Full ArticleDare County Parks & Recreation seeks community input through ...
October 14, 2024 | Community News Brief
The Dare County Parks & Recreation Department is pleased to announce the launch of a needs assessment survey, as well as a series of upcoming public drop-in sessions that will be held in various locations throughout Dare County this October to discuss future projects, programming and community initiatives—and to gather feedback from residents and property owners about the [...] Community News Brief | Full Article-
A Coastal Flood Advisory and High Surf Advisory has been issued for the Outer Banks through Sunday at noon, according to an update from the National Weather Service. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, (which is in effect starting 6:00 a.m. Thursday), up to two feet of inundation above ground level is expected in low-lying areas [...] Local News | Full ArticleHatteras Island resident Brian Harris recently announced his intention to run as a candidate for the Dare Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor race in the 2024 General Election. Currently, there is no one running for the elected board member position, which makes it the only contest on the Dare County ballot with no listed [...] Local News | Full Article
A Coastal Flood Advisory and High Surf Advisory has been issued for the Outer Banks through Sunday at noon, according to an update from the National Weather Service. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, (which is in effect starting 6:00 a.m. Thursday), up to two feet of inundation above ground level is expected in low-lying areas [...] Local News | Full ArticleHatteras Island resident Brian Harris recently announced his intention to run as a candidate for the Dare Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor race in the 2024 General Election. Currently, there is no one running for the elected board member position, which makes it the only contest on the Dare County ballot with no listed [...] Local News | Full Article
Early voting for the 2024 General Election begins on Thursday, October 17, 2024 and continues through Saturday, November 2, 2024. Unlike on Election Day—when registered voters must vote at their assigned precinct—early voting allows registered voters to cast their ballot at any of the three early voting sites in Dare County, giving you the opportunity [...] Local News | Full ArticleState recreational water quality officials today lifted two swimming advisories in Dare County. The advisories were lifted because water testing shows that bacteria levels have dropped below the state’s and Environmental Protection Agency’s standards set for swimming and water play. One advisory was posted on Sept. 18 at the public beach access at E. Hollowell [...] Local News | Full ArticleProject underway to replace nearly 60 transmission poles on southe ...
October 14, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist | 1
Vegetation along N.C. Highway 12 is being cleared to make way for new transmission poles in Avon as part of an island-wide project by Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) to switch out existing wooden poles with sturdier, concrete replacements. “CHEC contractor River City Construction, Inc. will work to replace 34 wood transmission poles on the [...] Local News | Full ArticleDare to apply for FEMA grant to pay for purchase, demolition of th ...
October 11, 2024 | Local News | By: Sam Walker | 4
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The Dare County Board of Commissioners voted Monday to apply for a FEMA grant that could be used to buyout oceanfront houses threatened by rapid beach erosion along Rodanthe. The Flood Mitigation Assistance grant would be used to target around 20 properties in Rodanthe that are located close to the ocean and within [...] Local News | Full Article16,500 pounds of concrete removed from Buxton Beach as petroleum r ...
October 10, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
An ongoing initiative by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to excavate and remove petroleum-contaminated soils at the Buxton Beach FUDS Site has resulted in the removal of large sections of left-behind military infrastructure over the past several days. The infrastructure and debris removal was not strictly intentional, but was necessary for the crew to [...] Local News | Full ArticleSpectrum internet outage reported across the country
October 10, 2024 | Local News | By: Sam Walker | 1
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Internet services through Spectrum appears to be down across the country on Thursday morning, including the Outer Banks and northeastern North Carolina. Business and residential customers of the service provided by cable giant Charter Communications began reporting their internet dropped out around 8:30 a.m. DownDetector.com, a website that monitors outages, shows customers reporting [...] Local News | Full ArticleChicamacomico Life-Saving Station’s 150th Anniversary Celebratio ...
October 10, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
2024 marks the 150th anniversary of North Carolina’s first seven Life-Saving Stations, and the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station in Rodanthe is hosting a two-day celebration on October 12-13 to mark the milestone. The United States Life-Saving Service was the precursor to the modern U.S. Coast Guard, and in 1848, the U.S. Government provided funds to New Jersey [...] Local News | Full ArticleThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following press release on Wednesday, October 9, which provides an update on the ongoing work to remediate petroleum contamination at Buxton Beach. Excavation of petroleum-impacted soil continues as part of an ongoing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District phased response action at the Buxton Naval Facility, a Formerly [...] Local News | Full ArticleOn Monday, October 7, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) began a roughly seven-month-long project to replace the aging Slash Creek Bridge on N.C. Highway 12 in Hatteras Village. The $4.5 million project will replace the existing 68-year-old wooden structure with a two-span cored slab bridge, and while work proceeds, a detour is in [...] Island Features | Full ArticleHurricane Milton is forecast to pass well south of Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands later this week, but dangerous rip currents, escalated beach erosion, and ocean overwash are possible along the Outer Banks, particularly Thursday through Saturday. Dangerous rip currents and rough surf are expected to continue into the weekend. A high risk of rip currents [...] Local News | Full ArticleThis is an unofficial summary of the October 7 Dare County Board of Commissioners meeting produced by the Dare County Public Relations Department. It does not include all items that were discussed at the meeting. To view the live-streamed video of the meeting on Dare County’s YouTube channel, click here. To read the official minutes, click here. [...] Local News | Full ArticleBCA enlists legal assistance to fully remediate Buxton Beach. Next ...
October 8, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
The Buxton Civic Association (BCA) recently retained legal counsel to assist with their ongoing efforts to ensure full remediation of Buxton Beach, with details of the new partnership to be discussed at the organization’s monthly public meeting on Wednesday, October 9, at 7:00 p.m. The firm, Perkins Coie LLP, has 21 offices in the United [...] Local News | Full Article
Stripped of iconic stripes during restoration, Cape Hatteras Lighthouse nearly unrecognizable
October 3, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist | 1
Stripped of its iconic black-and-white stripes, and encased in a tower of scaffolding, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is nearly unrecognizable. On the grounds bordering the tower, there are piles of intricate metal pieces that need to be repaired or replaced, including the top level landings and railings. The outer landscape is a patchwork of semi-finished brick and concrete pathways next to thousands of young seedlings that were planted over the summer. An elevator is tacked onto the side of the lighthouse – (which, unfortunately, wasn’t an available asset for the keepers who manned the light from 1870-1939) – and the interior of the structure is a maze of temporary landings and stairs to access the multiple levels. All of this upheaval is a good thing, however, and marks the progress of an unprecedented restoration project that has been in the works for years. These multifaceted [...] Seashore News | Full Article
An advisory against swimming was posted today at a sound-side site in Dare County, where state officials found bacteria levels in the water that exceed the state’s and Environmental Protection Agency’s recreational water quality standards. The advisory is for the Salvo Day Use Area on the sound across from ramp #23 in Salvo along the [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleCape Hatteras National Seashore provides update on cleanup efforts ...
September 26, 2024 | Seashore News
Following the recent collapses of three unoccupied houses on G A Kohler Court in Rodanthe, Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) employees and a contractor have worked together to clean approximately 20 miles of beach. Status of beach closures and safety precautions For public safety, the beach is closed from G A Kohler Court through Sea [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleRodanthe, Waves beaches temporarily close after third home collaps ...
September 24, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist | 1
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore CHNS) has temporarily closed the beach from G A Kohler Court in Rodanthe to Wimble Shores North Court in Waves after a Rodanthe home collapsed on Tuesday afternoon, September 24. This is the third unoccupied home to collapse in the immediate area since Friday morning, September 20. The temporary closure also [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleContractor arrives at Buxton FUDS property; Removal of petroleum-c ...
September 20, 2024 | Seashore News
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following press release on Friday, September 20, which provides an update on the ongoing work to remediate petroleum contamination at Buxton Beach. The company contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, arrived today at the former Buxton Naval Facility, a Formerly Used Defense Sites [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleTravelers urged to avoid the north end of Ocracoke Island around M ...
September 16, 2024 | Seashore News
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore issued the following press release on Monday afternoon, Sept. 16 The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) urges travelers to avoid the north end of Ocracoke Island around the hours of this evening’s high tide, due to a combination of a higher-than-average high tide and high surf advisory. Travelers should also [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleNight driving will be allowed at several ORV ramps starting Sunday
September 12, 2024 | Seashore News
Night driving restrictions will be lifted at several designated ORV ramps starting at 9 p.m. Sunday, September 15. To find out which ramps will no longer have night driving restrictions, and which ramps will still have opening and closing times due to sea turtle nests, visit http://go.nps.gov/beachaccess during the afternoon of September 15. After sea turtle nests hatch, additional ramps [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleGrant awarded for new restrooms facilities at Old Lighthouse Beach ...
September 11, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist | 1
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management recently awarded more than $2.8 million to fourteen local governments to improve public access to coastal beaches and waters, which includes a $114,010 award for new construction of restroom and shower facilities at the Old Lighthouse Beach in Buxton. While there is currently a closure in [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleThe Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) expanded the size of a previously closed beach area by approximately 0.25 miles on Thursday morning, Sept. 5, in Buxton, North Carolina. The precautionary expansion, implemented in consultation with the Dare County Department of Health and Human Services, closes the beach from the southern end of the location of [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleRecent erosion exposes remnant petroleum contamination at Buxton F ...
September 5, 2024 | Seashore News
UPDATE: The Buxton Beach closure has been expanded by 0.25 miles as of Thursday morning, September 5 Over the last 24-36 hours, several feet of sand have been washed away from an area of beach in front of the Buxton Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore). Soil and groundwater that [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleTopOcracoke community invited to “An Evening at the Commons” to celebrate waves of progress at the Island Inn site
October 17, 2024 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
When the Island Inn & Commons’ landscaping project began roughly 18 months ago, the grounds surrounding the former 1901 Island Inn (or Odd Fellows Lodge) were effectively a blank slate. There were port-a-potties, some raw patches of sand and grass, and not much else. The building itself was also in minor disarray, after a years-long effort to revitalize the inn had to be paused following 2019’s Hurricane Dorian. Over the past year and a half, however, multiple organizations and volunteers have come together to transform the Island Inn and the surrounding grounds into an unmissable and unmistakable Ocracoke Village landmark. The Ocracoke Civic and Business Association, Ocracoke Preservation Society (OPS), and Tourism Development Authority added brand new public restrooms in the summer of 2024. Restoration work on the 1901 building continues to slowly turn the structure into a re [...] Island Features | Full Article
Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree is invading Ocracoke Island on Nove ...
October 14, 2024 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
One of the Outer Banks’ most beloved annual traditions – Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree – will once again be invading Ocracoke Island on November 1 and 2, with reenactments, a colonial encampment, and many more enticements for pirates of all ages. The Jamboree will officially kick off at the Berkley Manor on Friday evening with The [...] Island Features | Full ArticleHICF founding member Donna Peele honored at annual 5K Race… ...
October 13, 2024 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
Photos by Don Bowers Donna Peele’s memory was everywhere at the 21st Annual Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation (HICF) 5K race on Saturday morning, October 12, as many of the 157 entries had a connection to the beloved local resident. Peele was a founding member of the HICF, and was active in the organization for nearly [...] Island Features | Full ArticleOuter Banks visitors were treated to a rare show on Thursday night, October 10, as a geomagnetic storm triggered northern lights all across the United States, including the shorelines of Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. The phenomenon started around 7:25 p.m., and resulted in unmistakably pink and purple-hued skies that were captured by sky watchers all [...] Island Features | Full ArticleAvon Volunteer Fire Department delivers community donations to Hel ...
October 11, 2024 | Island Features | By: Jack Danz
The Avon Volunteer Fire Department Chief Frankie Hopkins, Assistant Chief Andrew Dickerson, and Firefighter Ryan Albaugh delivered donations to Black Mountain on Tuesday to help victims of Hurricane Helene. The three men left for western North Carolina early Tuesday morning and returned Wednesday evening. Community members donated water, drinks, fruit, snacks, non-perishable food, toiletries, clothes, [...] Island Features | Full ArticleDare County encourages community to honor local veterans by partic ...
October 10, 2024 | Island Features
Dare County proudly announces the recent passage of a resolution in support of honoring local veterans by participating in Operation Green Light, a National Association of Counties initiative that encourages residents and businesses to show their support to local veterans by shining green lights throughout their communities to let local veterans know they are seen, appreciated [...] Island Features | Full ArticleHICF Donna Peele Memorial 5K Race will be held Saturday, October 12
October 10, 2024 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
The Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation’s 5K race is returning for its 21st year on Saturday, October 12, and registration is currently open for the popular annual event. This year’s event is being held in honor of Donna Peele, a beloved founding member of the Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation (HICF) who lost her own battle with [...] Island Features | Full Article
CSI lecture addresses homeowner insurance and coastal resilience
September 1, 2024 | Real Estate | By: Kip Tabb
From OuterBanksVoice.com In a wide-ranging discussion on homeowner insurance in coastal North Carolina at the Coastal Studies Institute (CSI) on Aug. 28, Don Hornstein, Director of the UNC Law School’s Center on Climate, Energy, Environment, and Economics, focused on the process of determining insurance rates in the state, insurance company practices and coastal resilience. Hornstein, who is also a board member of the North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association (NCIUA), has been part of the UNC faculty since 1989 specializing in insurance law, regulation and regulatory compliance, and environmental law. Back in February 2024, NC Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced he was rejecting the insurance industry’s proposed average increase of 42.2% in homeowner’s insurance rates and set an Oct. 7 hearing date on that proposal. Addressing the rate increase with the CSI audie [...] Real Estate | Full Article
Island Real Estate: Hatteras Island home sales and trends for August
August 24, 2024 | Real Estate | By: Stephen Smith
There are a lot of changes happening in the real estate world right now, and not just as it pertains to home sales or mortgage rates. If you’ve been reading online or watching TV lately, you probably have seen that the NAR (National Association of Realtors®) reached a settlement in a lawsuit and it has [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleDare and Hyde counties move to build more teacher housing units
August 1, 2024 | Real Estate | By: Kip Tabb
From OuterBanksVoice.com As Outer Banks communities face a critical shortage of housing for workers, two projects moving forward with an assist from the Outer Banks Community Foundation will help Hyde and Dare County school systems hire and retain teachers. On Ocracoke, the Hyde County Education Foundation (HCEF) has plans to renovate a former daycare center [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleFlood history questions added to real estate disclosure form
July 20, 2024 | Real Estate | By: Catherine Kozak | 1
From CoastalReview.org Sometimes it’s a puzzle why people don’t ask more questions, such as, “Has the river that’s down your road ever flooded your house, the house I’m thinking of buying?” The maxim “buyer beware” is wise advice no matter where a house is situated, but it’s good to have rules in place to cover [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleOuter Banks home prices near quarterly record, total inventory bou ...
July 19, 2024 | Real Estate | By: Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Median sales prices for homes on the Outer Banks neared record highs in the second quarter of 2024, while total inventory for the first half of the year is recovering. According to the latest MLS report from the Outer Banks Association of Realtors, the residential median sales price for the months of April, [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleRent Responsibly and the College of Charleston have released the 2024 State of the Short-Term Rental (STR) Industry Report, the largest study of its kind exploring the STR industry and the local STR regulatory landscape across the US. Researchers surveyed more than 5,000 STR owners and property managers about their properties, operations, technology, marketing, regulations, [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleThe Rodanthe Pier will temporarily close for imminent maintenance and repair projects, (which includes the replacement of several older pilings), starting on Sunday, October 20. “We are going to begin some much-needed repair and maintenance on the pier in the next week as that is when the crew can work in between other jobs,” stated the Rodanthe Pier in an update “It will remain closed until the work is complete or the crew is far enough out to allow for fishing a part of the pier. We anticipate at least three weeks. We are very sorry for any inconvenience to your vacation.” There has been a wave of improvements at the Rodanthe Pier over the past few years, which includes a new ramp that was installed in 2020, and a number of structural updates since 2021. Once it reopens, the pier’s scheduled hours will be from 7:00 a.m. until dark. For more information on the Rodanthe Pier [...] Fishing | Full Article
Dare County Parks & Recreation Hatteras Island Division Winte ...
October 15, 2024 | Community News Brief
Dare County Parks & Recreation- Hatteras Island Division has published their Winter 2024 Youth Program Newsletter on the Dare County website. Click the link above to view the newsletter and use the button below to register online. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. DareNC.gov/RegisterMeet the Outer Banks SPCA pets of the week, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on these pets, 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/Outer Banks History Center will temporary close for renovations st ...
October 15, 2024 | Community News Brief
The Outer Banks History Center (OBHC) in Manteo, the eastern branch of the State Archives of North Carolina, will temporarily close to the public due to renovations beginning Nov. 1, 2024, and will reopen Feb. 3, 2025. On-site research services will not be available for the duration of the project, but remote reference services will [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleDare County Parks & Recreation seeks community input through ...
October 14, 2024 | Community News Brief
The Dare County Parks & Recreation Department is pleased to announce the launch of a needs assessment survey, as well as a series of upcoming public drop-in sessions that will be held in various locations throughout Dare County this October to discuss future projects, programming and community initiatives—and to gather feedback from residents and property owners about the [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleWorking Waterman’s Festival on Ocracoke Island will be held Oct. 19
October 13, 2024 | Community News Brief
From OcracokeObersver.com The Ocracoke Working Waterman’s Festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, on the Ocracoke Preservation Society Museum grounds, 49 Water Plant Rd. Since they became the first inhabitants of the island, Ocracokers have made their living on the water, from piloting ships through the treacherous Ocracoke Inlet, [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleCoastal Humane Society will host vaccination clinic in Avon on Oct ...
October 12, 2024 | Community News Brief
The Coastal Humane Society will hold a fall Pet Vaccination Clinic on Wednesday, October 30, from 3-5 p.m. at the Avon Fire Station on Harbor Road. The Clinic Veterinarian is Dr. Mary Burkart from Roanoke Island Animal Hospital. The vaccination prices for dogs and cats are listed below. Vaccines are priced individually so families can choose [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleDonald Edmund Skakle, Jr. (Sea Bear) of Hatteras, North Carolina, son of Sybil Austin and Donald Edmund Skakle, Sr., was born 76 years ago on July 26, 1948, at Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina. He went home to be with Our Lord on October 7, 2024, after several weeks of hospital care. His wife, [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleAugust 13, 1971 – October 10, 2024 OCRACOKE — Reginald E. O’Neal, Jr. of Ocracoke, NC, gained his heavenly wings on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at the age of 53. He passed peacefully in his sleep surrounded by his wife Kimberly M. O’Neal, friends, and his loving pups after a long, hard battle with serious [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleKILL DEVIL HILLS — Nancy Williamson Sartin, 65, passed away peacefully at home October 10, 2024, after her battle with cancer, surrounded by her loving family. Nancy was born August 16, 1959 in Gahanna, Ohio to the late Wilton and Melba Williamson. She was also preceded in death by her loving husband William “Bill” Bergner. [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleAVON — Claudia Denelsbeck-Laskow, 70, of Avon, North Carolina, passed away Sunday, October 13, 2024, at her home. Born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Claudia was the daughter of the late Robert Cassidy Denelsbeck and Marjorie Ballard; she was preceded in death by her sister, Wendy. She was a graduate of Central Bucks East High School, Class [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleNovember 27, 1960 – September 30, 2024 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Timothy James Born, 63, of Kill Devil Hills, NC, passed away peacefully on September 30, 2024. Born on November 27, 1960, in Baltimore, MD, Tim lived a life filled with passion for craftsmanship and the great outdoors. A proud graduate of Chesapeake High School, [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleKILL DEVIL HILLS — Asher W. Richeson, 43, was a loving husband, father, son, brother, nephew, cousin, and friend. Asher was born in Elizabeth City, NC, on July 15, 1981. With no prior warning, Asher passed away on September 25, 2024, in Greenville, NC. He is survived by his loving wife of 17 years Tammi [...] Obituaries | Full Article
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