The National Weather Service in Newport/Morehead City, NC will be conducting a Winter SKYWARN (weather spotters) training class on December 19th from 6:30 to 8:00 PM. The class will be held inside the Fessenden Center Annex located at 47017 Buxton Back Road in Buxton, NC. The class is for beginners or anybody that has a [...] Business Briefs | Full Article
At the end of each year, Ocracoke and Portsmouth islands are among the thousands of areas that participate in the nationwide Christmas Bird Counts that runs from Dec. 14 to Jan. 5. The dates will be Sunday, Dec. 29, for Ocracoke and Monday, Dec. 30, for Portsmouth. The resulting data becomes part of the longest [...] Island Features | Full Article
2019 assessment reflects some economic worries Some aspects of life in Dare County get glowing reviews in a survey reported in the county’s 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment, an analysis conducted in counties across the state every three years to determine potential gaps that may require attention and resources. Indeed, a solid 72% of those [...] Local News | Full Article
Drilling for oil off the North Carolina coast would pose a substantial threat to the environment onshore, according to a newly released study by an environmental research group. Environment North Carolina Research & Policy Center’s Offshore Drilling, Onshore Damage delves into a series of possible adverse impacts offshore drilling would have on land well beyond [...] Local News | Full Article
On December 3, REAL Watersports CoFounder Trip Forman presented the Hatteras Island Youth Education Fund Board of Directors with a check for the money raised during the 2019 Wind Voyager Triple-S Invitational. This year’s HIYEF donation was given in recognition of Mary Helen Goodloe-Murphy, a tireless community advocate. REAL chose to make this year’s donation [...] Business Briefs | Full Article
As the recent Christmas Tree Lighting in Hatteras village cemented, the holiday season has officially arrived on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands, and the Island Free Press is brewing up some cool new ways to share our local holiday spirit with our off-island readers. For the first time ever, the Island Free Press will be covering [...] Editor's Blog | Full Article
The Wings Over Water (WOW) Festival’s weekend-long encore session begins on Friday, December 6, and the event features a dozen birding activities and trips for visitors who want to explore Eastern North Carolina’s wild side. The original Wings Over Water, which began in 1997, is held over a multiple-day period in October, but this special [...] Island Features | Full Article
In the summer of 1983, 11-year-old Rob Stober wrote a heartfelt letter in search of a pen pal, tucked it into a plastic film canister and tossed it off a pier and into the sea at Ocean Grove, New Jersey. It was something he’d done every August between 1980 and 1986 or so, on trips [...] Island Features | Full Article
The Coast Guard is seeking input from commercial and recreational mariners for an assessment of navigation requirements in the vicinity of Shackleford Banks and Harker’s Island, North Carolina. This Coast Guard Waterways Analysis and Management System (WAMS) study focuses on multiple waterways in the area between Beaufort Inlet and Core Sound, depicted on NOAA Chart 11545 [...] Fishing | Full Article
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is seeking input from the public on potential management strategies for an upcoming amendment to the Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan. Fishermen and other stakeholders are encouraged to provide input by either attending one of three scoping meetings or providing written comments. The Wilmington meeting has been scheduled since the [...] Fishing | Full Article
N.C. 12 on Ocracoke Island will reopen to all traffic on Thursday, three months after Hurricane Dorian severely damaged the island and its main road. The storm came ashore on Sept. 6, destroying the protective dune line between the highway and the ocean, and breaking and buckling about 1,000 feet of pavement on N.C. 12. [...] Local News | Full Article
Cape Hatteras National Seashore is one of ten sites featured in a new national report by The Cultural Landscape Foundation that was unveiled in late November. The “Landslide 2019: Living in Nature” report highlights ten cultural landscapes throughout the nation that are threatened by flooding, wildfires, regional drought and other effects of human-induced climate change. [...] Seashore News | Full Article
Per a press release from Hyde County, many vehicles on Ocracoke Island were flooded during Hurricane Dorian and many have since been abandoned along the side of the roads within the village and on National Park Service (NPS) property. Many of these vehicles are in the North Carolina Department of Transportation right of way north of the [...] Local News | Full Article
Hatteras and Ocracoke islands grew closer on Friday as volunteers from the Cape Hatteras Secondary School DECA Club and friends from up and down that island brought more than 3,000 Christmas ornaments and other decorations to Ocracoke. DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) is a nationwide association of marketing students that encourages the development [...] Local News | Full Article
Per a press release from Hyde County, many vehicles on Ocracoke Island were flooded during Hurricane Dorian and many have since been abandoned along the side of the roads within the village and on National Park Service (NPS) property. Many of these vehicles are in the North Carolina Department of Transportation right of way north of the [...] Local News | Full Article
Hatteras and Ocracoke islands grew closer on Friday as volunteers from the Cape Hatteras Secondary School DECA Club and friends from up and down that island brought more than 3,000 Christmas ornaments and other decorations to Ocracoke. DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) is a nationwide association of marketing students that encourages the development [...] Local News | Full Article
2019 assessment reflects some economic worries Some aspects of life in Dare County get glowing reviews in a survey reported in the county’s 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment, an analysis conducted in counties across the state every three years to determine potential gaps that may require attention and resources. Indeed, a solid 72% of those [...] Local News | Full Article
Drilling for oil off the North Carolina coast would pose a substantial threat to the environment onshore, according to a newly released study by an environmental research group. Environment North Carolina Research & Policy Center’s Offshore Drilling, Onshore Damage delves into a series of possible adverse impacts offshore drilling would have on land well beyond [...] Local News | Full Article
NCDOT representatives answered questions and provided an update on the Jug Handle Bridge at a well-attended community meeting in Rodanthe on Thursday night. The 2.4-mile Jug Handle Bridge will stretch from the southern portion of the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge to northern Rodanthe, and will bypass the S-Turns section of N.C. Highway 12, which [...] Local News | Full Article
N.C. 12 on Ocracoke Island will reopen to all traffic on Thursday, three months after Hurricane Dorian severely damaged the island and its main road. The storm came ashore on Sept. 6, destroying the protective dune line between the highway and the ocean, and breaking and buckling about 1,000 feet of pavement on N.C. 12. [...] Local News | Full Article
Nearly three months after a mandatory evacuation order was issued due to Hurricane Dorian, Ocracoke Island officially reopened to visitors on Monday, December 2. The decision to reopen stemmed from a Hyde County Board of Commissioners vote on November 20, which adopted the Ocracoke Control Group’s recommendation to reopen the island to visitors on [...] Local News | Full Article
Due to extreme shoaling in Bigfoot Slough just outside of Ocracoke’s Silver Lake Harbor, the North Carolina Ferry Division is reducing its schedule for service between Cedar Island, Swan Quarter and Ocracoke. The schedule, beginning Dec. 4, will be as follows: Ocracoke to Cedar Island: 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. Cedar Island to Ocracoke: 10 a.m. [...] Local News | Full Article
Press release from OIRRT Now that Ocracoke has opened to visitors as of today (Dec. 2), the Ocracoke Interfaith Relief and Recovery Team (OIRRT) is instituting a validation system for donations brought to the island. Our community is at the point in recovery where early stage donations are no longer needed. Examples of this include [...] Local News | Full Article
The U.S. Coast Guard Station at Oregon Inlet is advising all mariners to exercise caution when transiting through the Basnight Bridge, as there is currently extreme shoaling around the area of Oregon Inlet aid #17. According to a statement posted on the afternoon of Monday, Dec. 2, the latest Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic survey [...] Local News | Full Article
Tolls on Pamlico Sound routes waived until N.C. 12 reopens With re-entry restrictions now lifted on Ocracoke Island, the North Carolina Ferry System will be adjusting its Ocracoke-bound schedules to accommodate visitor traffic. While roads in Ocracoke Village are open and accessible, N.C. 12 north of the village is open only to four-wheel drive vehicles. [...] Local News | Full Article
The annual Hatteras Village Christmas Parade is celebrating its 28th year in 2019, and the community is invited to head to the heart of the village to join in a full afternoon of holiday-infused celebration. The festivities begin at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, which will also be hosting their annual “Holidays on Hatteras” [...] Local News | Full Article
Nearly three months after a mandatory evacuation order was issued on September 4, (two days before Dorian made landfall on Cape Hatteras), Ocracoke Island reopened to visitors on Monday morning. The decision to reopen stemmed from a Hyde County Board of Commissioners vote on November 20, which adopted the Ocracoke Control Group’s recommendation to reopen [...] Local News | Full Article
Despite a cycle of ocean overwash that flooded N.C. Highway 12 on Saturday morning, there was no additional overwash reported with Saturday night’s high tide, and the highway was clear throughout Hatteras Island as of 8:30 a.m. on Sunday. The next high tide is at approximately 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, and there remains [...] Local News | Full Article
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) is pleased to announce that they are working with their lessee at Oregon Inlet Fishing Center, Oregon Inlet Marinas, LLC, to develop strategies to replace vulnerable structures and conduct site improvements at the marina. As such, members of the public are invited to provide input via https://parkplanning.nps.gov/oregon_inlet_fishingcenter by January 10, 2020. An overview of the marina, as well as key issues regarding the facilities, are listed below. Overview of Oregon Inlet Marina (Fishing Center): Oregon Inlet Marina is located at 98 NC 12 Nags Head, NC 27959 in the Bodie Island district of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, just north of the Marc Basnight Bridge. The marina premises include a 60-slip marina, seven buildings, approximately 7.4 acres of upland and submerged land, parking lots, and fuel system for vessels and vehicles. The mari [...] Seashore News | Full Article
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore has issued a Special Use Permit to Tideland Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) for a project that will improve the reliability of electric service to Ocracoke Island by replacing an overhead pole line with an underground cable along Pole Road in Hatteras, North Carolina. The project is expected to begin in [...] Seashore News | Full Article
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities and seashore conditions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News items and events related to the National Seashore for the week of December 6 include the following: Seashore Updates A ribbon-cutting event for the new hunt blind/wildlife-viewing platform on [...] Seashore News | Full Article
Cape Hatteras National Seashore is one of ten sites featured in a new national report by The Cultural Landscape Foundation that was unveiled in late November. The “Landslide 2019: Living in Nature” report highlights ten cultural landscapes throughout the nation that are threatened by flooding, wildfires, regional drought and other effects of human-induced climate change. [...] Seashore News | Full Article
The Oregon Inlet Campground will stay open at Cape Hatteras National Seashore after its customary seasonal closure. The campground usually closes after Thanksgiving weekend, but this year the campground will stay open for the entire year as the National Seashore evaluates a new camping opportunity. All 120 sites will be open for use. One restroom [...] Seashore News | Full Article
On Friday afternoon, a visitor phone call resulted in the discovery of a recently hatched green sea turtle nest just south of Avon, per a recent online update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. “Thanks to a phone call from a visitor this afternoon, Seashore staff were able to ensure seven green sea turtle hatchlings [...] Seashore News | Full Article
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was rotating once again after a Friday morning repair by members of the U.S. Coast Guard. Per a Tuesday update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the beacon at the top of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse had stopped rotating after a powerful nor’easter impacted the Outer Banks over the weekend. Though [...] Seashore News | Full Article
Visitors with limited mobility will be able to use the new Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) accessible hunt blind and wildlife-viewing platform to hunt waterfowl during authorized dates starting December 14. All Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) visitors can use the platform to participate in wildlife-viewing, educational, and photography opportunities during the hunting off-season, which is [...] Seashore News | Full Article
Ocracoke Island and the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) will reopen to visitors on December 2 per a Wednesday decision from the Hyde County Commissioners, however, some CHNS facilities will remain closed due to damage from Hurricane Dorian. Per a Thursday morning press release from CHNS, visitors to Ocracoke Island should be aware of the [...] Seashore News | Full Article
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore will be hosting a free Winter Lighthouse Climb on Saturday morning, December 14, from 9:00 a.m. until noon. Traditionally, the lighthouse is seasonally closed from the end of Columbus Day Weekend in October until late April, but this holiday event allows the public one last opportunity in 2019 to catch [...] Seashore News | Full Article
The North Carolina Coastal Federation is hosting its annual Hatteras Island Oyster Roast, an event that celebrates local seafood, along the waterfront of Hatteras village on February 1, 2020. The public is invited to warm up around the fire at Oden’s Dock for the old-fashioned oyster roast, which also helps to give back to the Outer Banks community and the local coastal environment. On Saturday, Feb. 1, from 1-4 p.m., attendees will be treated to fresh oysters, seafood chowder, cornbread and other refreshments, as well as homemade desserts from the on-site bake sale. Throughout the afternoon, hungry attendees will also enjoy live music from Blurky’s Quirky Friends and good company among federation staff, board members and volunteers. The laid-back event will also include a silent auction that features items from local artisans, a half-day fishing trip, and much more. Proceeds from [...] Island Features | Full Article
The Wings Over Water (WOW) Festival’s weekend-long encore session begins on Friday, December 6, and the event features a dozen birding activities and trips for visitors who want to explore Eastern North Carolina’s wild side. The original Wings Over Water, which began in 1997, is held over a multiple-day period in October, but this special [...] Island Features | Full Article
In the summer of 1983, 11-year-old Rob Stober wrote a heartfelt letter in search of a pen pal, tucked it into a plastic film canister and tossed it off a pier and into the sea at Ocean Grove, New Jersey. It was something he’d done every August between 1980 and 1986 or so, on trips [...] Island Features | Full Article
Dozens of Hatteras community members braved the chilly weather on Tuesday night to revitalize a decades-old tradition, and to celebrate first official lighting of the Hatteras Village Christmas Tree in recent memory. The lighting of the tree in the village center by the Hatteras Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) is a piece of heritage that’s almost [...] Island Features | Full Article
This is M45, the Pleiades. The Pleiades is a bright (magnitude +1.5) star cluster that is easy to spot with the naked eye. It will be just above the ENE horizon as the skies get dark on December 1. The Pleiades has been recorded by many cultures, including the Australian Aborigines, the Japanese, Mayans, and [...] Island Features | Full Article
The island community is invited to head to the center of Hatteras village on Tuesday, December 3, to toast the start of the holiday season with a tree lighting in the village center at 5:30 p.m., followed by live music and a community dinner at the Hatteras Civic Center. The official event may seem like [...] Island Features | Full Article
Radio Hatteras, (WHDX 99.9 FM in Waves and 101.5 FM in Buxton), will honor a local legend this Friday at noon with a tribute to country musician Herb “Speedy” Price, who is being inducted into the Atlanta Music Hall of Fame on November 30. Speedy Price was a fixture on the Outer Banks music scene [...] Island Features | Full Article
We have certainly seen the negative effects of Hurricane Dorian on the Outer Banks, and it was only three years ago that Hurricane Mathew devastated Hatteras Island in October. The Atlantic Ocean has seen a boost in activity due to the end of a routine climate pattern known as “El Nino,” and NOAA stated early [...] Watersports | Full Article
Another chapter of the Cape Hatteras Waves Classic (CHWC) commenced last week. Hosted by REAL Watersports in Waves, the CHWC is a kiteboarding competition scored according to riders’ execution of wave riding, tricks, and the overall impression made on the judges. Competitors from all over the world lug their gear to what is the premier [...] Watersports | Full Article
We have certainly seen the negative effects of Hurricane Dorian on the Outer Banks, and it was only three years ago that Hurricane Mathew devastated Hatteras Island in October. The Atlantic Ocean has seen a boost in activity due to the end of a routine climate pattern known as “El Nino,” and NOAA stated early [...] Watersports | Full Article
Another chapter of the Cape Hatteras Waves Classic (CHWC) commenced last week. Hosted by REAL Watersports in Waves, the CHWC is a kiteboarding competition scored according to riders’ execution of wave riding, tricks, and the overall impression made on the judges. Competitors from all over the world lug their gear to what is the premier [...] Watersports | Full Article
What makes Hatteras Island a special place and important exodus for East Coast surfers? Is it an easy question to answer? Probably, yes, and I realize as a transplant from California weaned on surfing the western coastlines of North America, this question also ties in with why I can’t seem to leave the island now. [...] Watersports | Full Article
Photos courtesy of Randy Bayne In early May of 2019, it was discovered that a commercial fishing net had been caught on the wreck of the Dixie Arrow, a WWII oil tanker wreck, resting off of Hatteras Island. This ship met her fate on March 26, 1942, when the German U Boat U-71 fired three [...] Watersports | Full Article
Photos by Don Bowers The Worrell 1000 Reunion Race enjoyed a brief but exciting stop on Hatteras Island on May 16-17 as part of the second-to-last leg of their journey up the Eastern Seaboard. The event is a legendary and challenging 1,000-mile trek that extends from Florida to Virginia Beach, and which includes 11 [...] Watersports | Full Article
Looking to dive the infamous Graveyard of the Atlantic? Wanting to understand the “Why,” “How,” and “Who” behind this legendary moniker and destination? Hoping to explore the underwater history and garner some amazing knowledge of just why we have so many wrecks right off of our Hatteras Island coast? Well, you’ve come to the right [...] Watersports | Full Article
The Cape Hatteras Secondary School Surf Club was out in full force at the first annual Ray Gray Classic at the old Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Site on Sunday, and the inaugural event attracted a big crowd of spectators and surfers. The club’s teacher-sponsor, secondary school teacher Clayton Tiderman, formulated the event after multiple requests from [...] Watersports | Full Article
The first-ever Ray Gray Classic Surf Competition is hitting the beach on Sunday, April 28, and the community-oriented event has the potential to do a world of good for the local Cape Hatteras High School (CHSS) Surf Club, while being a fun opportunity for spectators to check out the local surfing talent. The surfing competition [...] Watersports | Full Article
With revaluation, Dare property owners will soon find out Sometime in February, the owners of nearly 44,000 Dare County properties will receive notices telling them, hopefully as accurately as possible, what the market value of their properties are as of Jan. 1, 2020. Right now, public interest in the county’s first the first property revaluation since 2013 isn’t exactly boiling over. A scheduled public hearing on the issue at the Nov. 18 Dare County Board of Commissioners meeting drew exactly zero speakers. But once commercial and residential property owners receive those notices of their new values, which impact their ad valorem taxes and factor into real estate sale prices, interest is likely to rise. There will be some complaints as well. Dare County Tax Assessor Greta Skeen says her department usually projects that about 10 percent of property owners will challenge their apprais [...] Real Estate | Full Article
In celebration of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day on Wednesday, November 13, the Dare County Department of Information Technologies GIS Division has developed a Look Back Map. The map provides users with the opportunity to explore and visually compare the changing landscape of Dare County of 1996 to 2019. GIS is a scientific framework for [...] Real Estate | Full Article
While the residential real estate market on Hatteras Island showed mixed results through August, the undeveloped lot market reported double digit increases in almost all major indicators. This got me to wondering if the rise in lot sales might be a harbinger of good times ahead for the construction industry on the island. To gain [...] Real Estate | Full Article
Dare County, in partnership with Current TV, has released a video, A Community Conversation About Property Insurance. Special guest Dr. Michelle Osborne, Chief Deputy Commissioner with the NC Department of Insurance (NCDOI), discussed different types of insurance coverage, issues with specific policies, policy recommendations for coastal areas, and proposed changes to the National Flood Insurance [...] Real Estate | Full Article
Dare County and the Outer Banks Association of Realtors (OBAR) will host a community meeting about property insurance on Tuesday, October 22 at 6 p.m. in the First Flight High School Auditorium. Special guest Dr. Michelle Osborne, Chief Deputy Commissioner with the NC Department of Insurance(NCDOI), will discuss the different types of insurance coverage, the [...] Real Estate | Full Article
Each year, I like to publish an updated version of an article that addresses some of the most frequently asked questions that I hear from prospective buyers and sellers. Many of the issues remain unchanged, but occasionally a new question will make its way into the list. According to Park Service reports, about 2.5 million [...] Real Estate | Full Article
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public scoping period Jan. 7-21, 2020 to solicit public comments on potential management strategies for an upcoming amendment to the Shrimp Fishery Management Plan. Management strategies to further reduce bycatch of non-target species in the shrimp trawl fishery and potential changes to existing shrimp management strategies are being examined. Fisheries stakeholders can provide in-person comments at three scoping meetings that will be held: Jan. 7 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. N.C. Department of Environmental Quality Washington Regional Office 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington Jan. 9 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. N.C. Department of Environmental Quality Wilmington regional office 127 Cardinal Drive Extension, Wilmington Jan. 13 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries Central District Office 5285 Highway 70 West, Morehead City Beginni [...] Fishing | Full Article
The National Weather Service in Newport/Morehead City, NC will be conducting a Winter SKYWARN (weather spotters) training class on December 19th from 6:30 to 8:00 PM. The class will be held inside the Fessenden Center Annex located at 47017 Buxton Back Road in Buxton, NC. The class is for beginners or anybody that has a [...] Business Briefs | Full Article
Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) has partnered with North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives, its power supplier and state association, to install an electric vehicle charging station at the Avon Pier parking lot on Hatteras Island. Part of an expanding statewide cooperative charging network, the DC Fast Charge station is now available for public charging. “Hatteras Island [...] Business Briefs | Full Article
On December 3, REAL Watersports CoFounder Trip Forman presented the Hatteras Island Youth Education Fund Board of Directors with a check for the money raised during the 2019 Wind Voyager Triple-S Invitational. This year’s HIYEF donation was given in recognition of Mary Helen Goodloe-Murphy, a tireless community advocate. REAL chose to make this year’s donation [...] Business Briefs | Full Article
Dare County Sheriff’s Office K9 Sorbi will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. K9 Sorbi’s vest will be embroidered with the sentiment “In memory of K9 Ike, Vancouver, WA Police Department”. Delivery is expected within eight to ten weeks. Vested Interest [...] Business Briefs | Full Article
The Fessenden Center raised $2,100 for the Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation at its recent 3rd Annual Fit-a-Thon which is an event that combines exercise classes, healthy foods, and raffles with a very worthy local cause. The Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation (HICF) is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization which provides support for cancer patients and their families [...] Business Briefs | Full Article
Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Emmett, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Emmett, 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/
KILL DEVIL HILLS – Christopher Glenn Campbell, 68, died at his Kill Devil Hills, NC home Monday December 9, 2019. Chris was born July 24, 1951 and grew up in Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania. His death was preceded by the passing of his parents Glenn and Phyllis Campbell of New Bern, NC and his brother, Scott [...] Obituaries | Full Article
MANTEO — Samuel William Pledger, age 76, of Manteo, NC went to his Heavenly Home on Thursday, December 5, 2019. Born on December 2, 1943 in Portsmouth VA, he was the son of Floyd Richard Pledger and Edna Ruth Gaskins Pledger. He is survived by his wife Rita Lewark-Pledger of the home. Also left to [...] Obituaries | Full Article
SOUTHERN SHORES — Raymond Thomas Groske, 75, of Southern Shores, NC died Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center. Twiford Funeral Home, Outer Banks is assisting the family with arrangements. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.TwifordFH.com.
October 20, 1934 – December 6, 2019 KITTY HAWK — On October 20, 1934 in Waverly, West Virginia, Dottie Ann Whited was born. She later moved to Nitro, graduated from high school and traveled to Washington, DC to work for the FBI. In 1956, she dated Ensign Charles H. Erwin who was attending Navy Air [...] Obituaries | Full Article
February 8, 1957 – November 8, 2019 NAGS HEAD — Lawrence William Metscher, 62, of Nags Head, NC died Friday, November 8, 2019, at The Outer Banks Hospital. Twiford Funeral Home, Outer Banks is assisting with arrangements. Condolences and memories can be shared at www.TwifordFH.com.
WANCHESE — Ellinor Kastner Nick, 94, of Wanchese, NC died Tuesday, December 3, 2019, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Born in Dayton, Ohio on January 10, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Esther Amelia Schneble and Adolph J. Kastner. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert White Nick. A United States [...] Obituaries | Full Article
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