March 19, 1963 – October 25, 2024 Heidi von Schmertzing Blackwood, 61, passed on Friday, October 25, 2024 while surrounded by her husband, her son and some of her closest family and friends. Heidi was born in Bethesda, Maryland on March 19, 1963. Heidi graduated from Leon High School in Tallahassee, FL in 1981. She [...]
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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/Hatteras Island Arts and Craft Guild holiday show to be held Nov. ...
October 25, 2024 | Community News Brief
The Hatteras Island Arts and Craft Guild Holiday show will be held on November 29 and 30 at the Cape Hatteras Secondary School in Buxton. It will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. both days. This annual event is a favorite for locals and visitors. It offers the opportunity to see some of the [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleIs the Hatteras Island community pool project back on the public&# ...
October 25, 2024 | Editor's Blog | By: Joy Crist | 2
Some ideas to improve Hatteras Island tend to occasionally float to the surface over the years as attention ebbs and flows. The building of a new movie theater (or even a bowling alley), a new apartment housing complex, or a new hotel have all popped up sporadically into local conversations before disappearing due to languishing [...] Editor's Blog | Full ArticleFrom the North Carolina Board of Elections The State Board of Elections asked the county boards of elections across North Carolina for common voter questions, concerns, and misconceptions during the first days of in-person early voting. As of Wednesday morning, 1,706,097 ballots have been cast, 21.89% of eligible voters, including 1,595,485 at early voting sites [...] Local News | Full ArticleCoastal Humane Society will host vaccination clinic in Avon on Oct ...
October 25, 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 Article15th annual NCBBA Red Drum Tournament begins with record 550 anglers
October 24, 2024 | Fishing | By: Joy Crist
The 15th annual North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) Red Drum Tournament began at midnight on Wednesday with a record-breaking 550 anglers participating in 2024’s event. “It was much more than we expected, and we had a rush of about 60 different anglers added [on Wednesday],” said NCBBA Committee Chairman Mike Regan. “We have anglers coming [...] Fishing | Full ArticleCape Hatteras National Seashore reports nearly 2.3 million visitor ...
October 24, 2024 | Seashore News
With 2,298,288 visitors recorded in the first nine months of 2024, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) is on track to have another busy year. Per statistics from the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, CHNS recorded the following monthly totals for 2024: January – 77,193 February – 79,256 March – 154,935 April – 197,239 May – 267,243 June – 404,323 [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleThe Dare County Mobile Recovery Support Unit is officially operational following a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 15, The unit, made possible through a partnership between the Department of Health & Human Services (DCDHHS) and the Saving Lives Task Force, will greatly expand the reach of the department’s Recovery and Overdose Support Services (ROSS) team in [...] Local News | Full ArticleHatteras Methodist Women’s Annual Church Bazaar set for Nov. 9
October 23, 2024 | Community News Brief
Hatteras Methodist Women will hold its annual Christmas Bazaar at the Hatteras Civic Center on Saturday, November 9th, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be local artisan booths, desserts, pickles, and other homemade goods, a lunch counter with hot dogs, chips, water and soft drinks, and apple dumplings. You may pre-order apple dumplings [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleCounty will host public drop-in sessions on Oct. 23-24 for Hattera ...
October 23, 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 public drop-in sessions to discuss future projects, programming and community initiatives—and to gather feedback from residents and property owners about the community’s preferences and priorities for recreational offerings in Dare County. Attending these public [...] Community News Brief | Full Article‘North Carolina’s pirate’ Sinbad to dock for jamboree Nov. 1 ...
October 23, 2024 | Island Features | By: Kevin Duffus
From OcracokeObserver.com Capt. Horatio Sinbad and his crew will be among the living history reenactors at Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree Nov. 1 & 2 on the Berkley Manor grounds. His documentary about building a boat will be shown at 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2. See more info here. It was a momentous turn of fate. Imagine, the [...] Island Features | Full Article
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The speed limit near the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center was recently changed from 45 mph to 55 mph due to a seasonal decrease in pedestrian and visitor traffic in the immediate area. The new-in-2024 seasonal speed zone on Pea Island is only for the area next to the Visitor Center, and the speed [...] Local News | Full ArticleFrom the North Carolina Board of Elections The State Board of Elections asked the county boards of elections across North Carolina for common voter questions, concerns, and misconceptions during the first days of in-person early voting. As of Wednesday morning, 1,706,097 ballots have been cast, 21.89% of eligible voters, including 1,595,485 at early voting sites [...] Local News | Full Article
The speed limit near the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center was recently changed from 45 mph to 55 mph due to a seasonal decrease in pedestrian and visitor traffic in the immediate area. The new-in-2024 seasonal speed zone on Pea Island is only for the area next to the Visitor Center, and the speed [...] Local News | Full ArticleFrom the North Carolina Board of Elections The State Board of Elections asked the county boards of elections across North Carolina for common voter questions, concerns, and misconceptions during the first days of in-person early voting. As of Wednesday morning, 1,706,097 ballots have been cast, 21.89% of eligible voters, including 1,595,485 at early voting sites [...] Local News | Full Article
The Dare County Mobile Recovery Support Unit is officially operational following a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 15, The unit, made possible through a partnership between the Department of Health & Human Services (DCDHHS) and the Saving Lives Task Force, will greatly expand the reach of the department’s Recovery and Overdose Support Services (ROSS) team in [...] Local News | Full ArticleThe Dare County Tourism Board Special Committee for the Outer Banks Long-Range Tourism Management Plan (LRTMP) met on October 9 at the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau administrative offices on Roanoke Island. The committee welcomed Donna Creef and Malcolm Fearing, Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, of the Dare Community Housing Task Force, who provided updates about the activity, progress [...] Local News | Full ArticleAt approximately 12:15 pm on Monday, October 21, Avon Volunteer Fire Dept. firefighters responded to a reported structure fire at the 39000 block of Sandfiddler Lane in Avon. Upon arrival, firefighters reported fire and smoke coming from the single-family home. Firefighters made an aggressive attack on the fire and were able to bring it under [...] Local News | Full ArticleQuestions for the Dare County Commissioner Candidates: District 2, ...
October 20, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
As a service to voters during the 2024 general election, the Island Free Press asked each of the candidates running in the three competitive Dare County Commissioner races to answer questions on various issues affecting Hatteras Islanders. The General Election is November 5, 2024, although early voting is available at the Fessenden Annex in Buxton as [...] Local News | Full ArticleQuestions for the Dare County Commissioner Candidates: District 4, ...
October 20, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
As a service to voters during the 2024 general election, the Island Free Press asked each of the candidates running in the three competitive Dare County Commissioner races to answer questions on various issues affecting Hatteras Islanders. The General Election is November 5, 2024, although early voting is available at the Fessenden Annex as of Thursday, [...] Local News | Full ArticleQuestions for the Dare County Commissioner Candidates: District 3, ...
October 20, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
As a service to voters during the 2024 general election, the Island Free Press asked each of the candidates running in the three competitive Dare County Commissioner races to answer questions on various issues affecting Hatteras Islanders. The General Election is November 5, 2024, although early voting is available at the Fessenden Annex in Buxton as [...] Local News | Full ArticleRecord day one of early voting in North Carolina; OBX counties sli ...
October 19, 2024 | Local News | By: Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The opening day of early voting in North Carolina on Thursday set a new record across the state, as voters cast the first in-person ballots of the 2024 general election. The first day saw Democrats in the state casting more ballots than any other affiliation, and women outpaced men. But the weather may [...] Local News | Full ArticleA Coastal Flood Advisory and High Surf Advisory are in effect for the Outer Banks through Sunday at noon, according to an update from the National Weather Service. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, up to two feet of inundation above ground level is expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. For the High [...] Local News | Full ArticleDare County Manager Bobby Outten announced that the county’s dredging permits have been officially reinstated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), on Friday, October 18, allowing the Miss Katie’s dredging operations to resume immediately. The Miss Katie is currently scheduled to resume dredging operations on Saturday, October 19, 2024. The permits were initially [...] Local News | Full ArticleThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following press release on Friday afternoon, October 18. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has set the date, time, and location for a public meeting about the Buxton Naval Facility Formerly Used Defense Sites property as its response action continues at the beachfront property located [...] Local News | Full ArticleA Coastal Flood Advisory and High Surf Advisory have been issued for the Outer Banks through Sunday at noon, according to an update from the National Weather Service. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, up to two feet of inundation above ground level is expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. For the High [...] Local News | Full ArticleA Coastal Flood Advisory and High Surf Advisory have 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 Article
Cape Hatteras National Seashore reports nearly 2.3 million visitors through September 2024
October 24, 2024 | Seashore News
With 2,298,288 visitors recorded in the first nine months of 2024, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) is on track to have another busy year. Per statistics from the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, CHNS recorded the following monthly totals for 2024: January - 77,193 February - 79,256 March - 154,935 April - 197,239 May - 267,243 June - 404,323 July - 447,891 August - 369,965 September - 300,243 In recent history, this is comparable to 2023, which had 2,359,123 visitors for January through September, but it's less than record-breaking 2021. 2021, (which was during the height of the pandemic), had the highest visitation ever recorded, and was also the first time that CHNS visitation surpassed the 3 million mark. In 2023, the CHNS received a total of 2,826,169 visitors, which made it the fourth busiest year at the National Seashore on record, behind 2021, 2002, and 2022. Seasho [...] Seashore News | Full Article
Stripped of iconic stripes during restoration, Cape Hatteras Light ...
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 [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleAn 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 ArticleTopCape Hatteras School is the only place in North Carolina to catch the new Harry Potter play
October 28, 2024 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
There’s only one spot in North Carolina where Harry Potter fans can catch the brand-new Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: High School Edition production, and it happens to be Hatteras Island. Back in December of 2023, the Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS) Theater Arts class entered a national contest to become the first school in the state to produce the play through a contest by Broadway Licensing Global. Competing against dozens of other schools, CHSS Drama Club Director Blake Taft received the call in January 2024 that Cape Hatteras had been selected for the honor. “It's a really big moment of pride for Dare County Schools, and especially for Hatteras Island, as we’re the first school selected in the state to put on the production,” said Taft. “There’s a lot of excitement going around about the show, too.” The revitalized CHSS Drama Club and Theater Program was la [...] Island Features | Full Article
Hatteras Island Community Strings launches some big changes in 2024
October 22, 2024 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
Hatteras Island Community Strings has only been in existence for two years, but like many Outer Banks programs that resonate with the local community, the nonprofit organization has had a steady series of growth spurts and adjustments since launching in 2022. Jessie Taylor, a music teacher for more than 23 years, first started to envision [...] Island Features | Full ArticleAnnual Wings Over Water Wildlife Festival will be held on October ...
October 21, 2024 | Island Features
Registration is currently open for the 2024 Wings Over Water Wildlife Festival, which will be held from October 22-27, with a special Encore weekend on December 6-8. The main session in October will feature more than 60 birding, paddling, art, natural history, and photography programs. Visitors can register for a variety of programs held in [...] Island Features | Full ArticleIsland History: A spotlight on stories from the Outer Banks’ Lif ...
October 18, 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 until the end of 2024, to celebrate and mark this [...] Island Features | Full ArticleOcracoke community invited to “An Evening at the Commons” to c ...
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 [...] Island Features | Full ArticlePast 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 ArticleBlackbeard’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 Article
Visitors Bureau provides recap on Long-Range Tourism Management Plan meeting
October 23, 2024 | Local News
The Dare County Tourism Board Special Committee for the Outer Banks Long-Range Tourism Management Plan (LRTMP) met on October 9 at the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau administrative offices on Roanoke Island. The committee welcomed Donna Creef and Malcolm Fearing, Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, of the Dare Community Housing Task Force, who provided updates about the activity, progress and challenges that the Task Force faces. The Housing Task Force has been meeting monthly since February and continues to take positive action towards providing recommendations on next steps to address some of the key housing issues that our community is facing. Advocating for an increase in residential housing diversity is one of the four strategic goals in the LRTMP and the Dare County Tourism Board Special Committee is committed to supporting the work of the Housing Task Force however it can. View [...] Local News | 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, [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleIsland 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 ArticleBeautiful weather and another record turnout at 15th Annual Red Drum Tournament
October 28, 2024 | Fishing
By Mike Regan, NCBBA Red Drum Tournament Chairman Just after another King Tide event, the 2024 Red Drum Tournament brought 551 anglers and their families to the beaches of Hatteras Island. The event is growing each year as word gets out, with anglers hailing from 23 states and three countries ranging in age from six to 82. Temperatures were in the seventies with sunny skies for the three-day event. There were 140 red drum caught and released. The first-place winner was a new angler, Hannable McGarity, who caught a 50 ¾ inch red drum. Danny Fletcher, a long-time Red Drum Tournament angler, took home three prizes: Second Longest Red Drum, David Flanigan Memorial Judge Longest Red Drum (50 ¾ inches), and Senior Second Longest at 44 inches. Kyle Berry was on fire this year and landed and released eight red drum ranging in size from 25 ¾ inches to 48 ¼ inches. We are always thrilled to [...] 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/Cape Hatteras Secondary School invites community to annual Veteran ...
October 26, 2024 | Community News Brief
Cape Hatteras Secondary School invites the community to its Annual Veterans Celebration on Friday, November 8, 2024. All local veterans, active-duty service members, and their families are welcome to join this special day of gratitude and remembrance. The event starts at 9:00 a.m. with a complimentary breakfast in the CHSS cafeteria, prepared by the Foods [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleHatteras Island Arts and Craft Guild holiday show to be held Nov. ...
October 25, 2024 | Community News Brief
The Hatteras Island Arts and Craft Guild Holiday show will be held on November 29 and 30 at the Cape Hatteras Secondary School in Buxton. It will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. both days. This annual event is a favorite for locals and visitors. It offers the opportunity to see some of the [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleCoastal Humane Society will host vaccination clinic in Avon on Oct ...
October 25, 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 ArticleHatteras Methodist Women’s Annual Church Bazaar set for Nov. 9
October 23, 2024 | Community News Brief
Hatteras Methodist Women will hold its annual Christmas Bazaar at the Hatteras Civic Center on Saturday, November 9th, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be local artisan booths, desserts, pickles, and other homemade goods, a lunch counter with hot dogs, chips, water and soft drinks, and apple dumplings. You may pre-order apple dumplings [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleCounty will host public drop-in sessions on Oct. 23-24 for Hattera ...
October 23, 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 public drop-in sessions to discuss future projects, programming and community initiatives—and to gather feedback from residents and property owners about the community’s preferences and priorities for recreational offerings in Dare County. Attending these public [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleMarch 19, 1963 – October 25, 2024 Heidi von Schmertzing Blackwood, 61, passed on Friday, October 25, 2024 while surrounded by her husband, her son and some of her closest family and friends. Heidi was born in Bethesda, Maryland on March 19, 1963. Heidi graduated from Leon High School in Tallahassee, FL in 1981. She [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleKITTY HAWK — Mary Geraldine Sabean Turner, 96, passed away peacefully in her home on October 24, 2024, surrounded by her immediate family and beloved pets. Born on December 1, 1927, in Weymouth Mills, Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada to Celeste Comeau Sabean and Elias Benjamin Sabean, she was the third daughter of twelve children. [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleNovember 21, 1981 – October 21, 2024 NAGS HEAD — Michael Adam Gvozdich, Jr. born November 21, 1981 in Durham, NC passed away suddenly on October 21, 2024. Mike was 42 years old. Mike grew up in Damascus Maryland and graduated from Salisbury University. He had recently relocated to the Outer Banks from Texas and [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleMarch 7, 1942 – October 23, 2024 MANTEO — Nina Faye Green, 82, of Manteo, NC, was called home to the Lord on October 23, 2024, with her daughters by her side. Nina had been bravely battling aggressive pancreatic cancer since July and experienced a complication. She was born on March 7, 1942, to the [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleJune 18, 1934 – October 20, 2024 NAGS HEAD — Paul Rosario De La Cruz, Jr. passed peacefully at home with loved ones by his side on Sunday, October 20, 2024. Paul was a Veteran of the United States Army and very proud of his time served. After completing his time in the military, he [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleSOUTHERN SHORES — James Robert Simms, a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, and brother, departed this life to meet his Lord and Savior on October 23, 2024, at his home in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Born in Greenbrier County, West Virginia on February 28, 1952, Jim came from humble beginnings but loved [...] Obituaries | Full Article
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