AVON — Godfrey (Jinx) Caylor, age 97, of Avon, NC, passed away on Wednesday, September 20, 2023. She was born in Sparrows Point, Md., to the late James and Lillian Brown. Godfrey was known as Jinx to her family and friends, a nickname that reflected her fun and outgoing personality. She grew up in south [...]
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May 11, 1952 – July 20, 2024 FLORENCE, SC –Ross Burrus Fulcher, Jr., of Florence, SC., known by his family as “Buddy,” passed away on July 20, 2024, in Buxton, NC, at the age of 72. He was born on May 11, 1952, in Norfolk, VA. Ross lived a life full of passion, adventure, and [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleThe National Weather Service (NWS) Newport/Morehead City office has issued a Flood Watch for Thursday, July 25, that is in effect until midnight for all of Eastern North Carolina, including Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected to develop through late this evening. Rainfall rates of one to two inches per hour [...] Local News | Full ArticleOuter Banks resident’s fight leads to balloon bans on 80 miles o ...
July 25, 2024 | Island Features | By: Kip Tabb | 1
From CoastalReview.org The vote to prohibit balloon releases within Dare County’s unincorporated areas was anticlimactic when its commissioners unanimously voted last week to support the ban. Southern Shores resident Debbie Swick, the force behind the ban, addressed the board before they took up the vote. When Swick began, she pointed to a large, opaque trash [...] Island Features | Full ArticleJanuary 16, 1934 – July 22, 2024 BUXTON — Janet Gray Gaskins crossed the river Jordan to be with her Lord and Savior, surrounded by family, on July 22, 2024. A native of Hatteras Island, she was the daughter of the late Mack and Lucy Gray of Buxton, NC. Commonly referred to as “Miss Janet,” [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleDare County Emergency Management Director Drew Pearson will be joined by Erik Heden, the National Weather Service’s local Warning Coordination Meteorologist, for two additional Hurricane Preparedness Forums next week. Hatteras Island Hurricane Preparedness Forum Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 2 p.m. Location: Avon Volunteer Fire Department, located at 40159 Harbor Rd. in Avon, NC Roanoke Island [...] Local News | Full ArticleIsland History: A spotlight on stories from the Outer Banks’ Lif ...
July 24, 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 up to the official October [...] Island Features | Full ArticleMore heavy rain possible through Friday, followed by drier trend
July 24, 2024 | Local News | By: Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com After the driest month of June on record, July may break records for one of the wettest across Northeastern North Carolina and the Outer Banks as a stagnant weather pattern is forecast to continue the rest of this week. But there may be a bit of relief on the horizon, as drier conditions [...] Local News | Full ArticleTest pilings for replacement Alligator River bridge completed
July 23, 2024 | Local News | By: Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Contractors have completed the installation of eleven test pilings into the bottom of the Alligator River that are the first step in the replacement of the U.S. 64 bridge between Dare and Tyrrell counties which could start by the end of this year. Problems with the draw span of the 64-year-old Lindsay C. [...] Local News | Full ArticleThe 11th annual Ocracoke Fig Festival returns on August 2-3 with special guest Sheri Castle, host of the Emmy Award-winning cooking show “The Key Ingredient,” and multiple events that will be held at The Berley Barn and venues throughout Ocracoke Village. The festival, which is sponsored by the Ocracoke Preservation Society (OPS), features live music, [...] Island Features | Full ArticleIn partnership with Dare County and local law enforcement agencies, Outer Banks Health is bringing the Blue Envelope Program to our community. The program is designed to provide a communication awareness tool for law enforcement when interacting with community members diagnosed with conditions or disabilities like autism spectrum disorder, dementia, and anxiety. The blue [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleInitial Dare County water testing at Buxton Beach results in some ...
July 22, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
Following a mid-summer push to keep Buxton Beach on the public’s radar, multiple members of the Hatteras Island community spoke out during the public comments section of the Dare County Board of Commissioners’ July 16 meeting, urging the Board to keep the momentum going. However, County Manager Bobby Outten introduced some good news early on [...] Local News | Full Article-
State awards more than $6.21 million dollars for resilience projec ...
July 26, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
19 communities selected for Phases 3 and 4 of the Resilient Coastal Communities Program The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management (DCM) is awarding 20 grants to 19 communities for Phases 3 and 4 of the Resilient Coastal Communities Program (RCCP), which includes two projects on Hatteras Island. The primary objective [...] Local News | Full ArticleOn July 23 at approximately 7:13 am, a Dare County Sheriff’s Office Deputy working the C-District noticed a vehicle parked at the Frisco Bath House that belonged to a person who was wanted for two outstanding warrants. The Deputy made contact with the person, but they did not listen to commands and left in their [...] Local News | Full Article
State awards more than $6.21 million dollars for resilience projec ...
July 26, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
19 communities selected for Phases 3 and 4 of the Resilient Coastal Communities Program The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management (DCM) is awarding 20 grants to 19 communities for Phases 3 and 4 of the Resilient Coastal Communities Program (RCCP), which includes two projects on Hatteras Island. The primary objective [...] Local News | Full ArticleOn July 23 at approximately 7:13 am, a Dare County Sheriff’s Office Deputy working the C-District noticed a vehicle parked at the Frisco Bath House that belonged to a person who was wanted for two outstanding warrants. The Deputy made contact with the person, but they did not listen to commands and left in their [...] Local News | Full Article
North Carolina is free from extreme drought in the latest advisory issued by the North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council (DMAC) on Thursday. As of July 25, DMAC classified five counties in severe drought, 30 counties in moderate drought, and 47 counties as abnormally dry. (Data for Dare and Hyde counties was not immediately available for classification in Thursday’s latest [...] Local News | Full ArticleWith a Dare and Hyde County collaboration, Miss Katie conducts mai ...
July 25, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist | 1
The Dare County-managed Miss Katie hopper dredge conducted maintenance dredging in Sloop Channel this past week, following a collaborative effort by Hyde County, Dare County, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), and the Amry Corps of Engineers (Corps) to coordinate emergency dredging over the past few months. An emergency dredging project was authorized by [...] Local News | Full ArticleThe National Weather Service (NWS) Newport/Morehead City office has issued a Flood Watch for Thursday, July 25, that is in effect until midnight for all of Eastern North Carolina, including Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected to develop through late this evening. Rainfall rates of one to two inches per hour [...] Local News | Full ArticleDare County Emergency Management Director Drew Pearson will be joined by Erik Heden, the National Weather Service’s local Warning Coordination Meteorologist, for two additional Hurricane Preparedness Forums next week. Hatteras Island Hurricane Preparedness Forum Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 2 p.m. Location: Avon Volunteer Fire Department, located at 40159 Harbor Rd. in Avon, NC Roanoke Island [...] Local News | Full ArticleMore heavy rain possible through Friday, followed by drier trend
July 24, 2024 | Local News | By: Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com After the driest month of June on record, July may break records for one of the wettest across Northeastern North Carolina and the Outer Banks as a stagnant weather pattern is forecast to continue the rest of this week. But there may be a bit of relief on the horizon, as drier conditions [...] Local News | Full ArticleTest pilings for replacement Alligator River bridge completed
July 23, 2024 | Local News | By: Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Contractors have completed the installation of eleven test pilings into the bottom of the Alligator River that are the first step in the replacement of the U.S. 64 bridge between Dare and Tyrrell counties which could start by the end of this year. Problems with the draw span of the 64-year-old Lindsay C. [...] Local News | Full ArticleThe National Weather Service (NWS) has announced two upcoming Hurricane Community Forums, which include a forum in Avon on July 30, and a forum in Manteo on July 31. The July 30 Avon Forum will start at 2 p.m. and will be held at the Avon Fire Station on Harbor Road. The July 31 Manteo Forum [...] Local News | Full ArticleInitial Dare County water testing at Buxton Beach results in some ...
July 22, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
Following a mid-summer push to keep Buxton Beach on the public’s radar, multiple members of the Hatteras Island community spoke out during the public comments section of the Dare County Board of Commissioners’ July 16 meeting, urging the Board to keep the momentum going. However, County Manager Bobby Outten introduced some good news early on [...] Local News | Full ArticleWaterspout spotted off of Rodanthe on Monday morning; Severe thund ...
July 22, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
Video by Ryan White of Hatteras Jack in Rodanthe A small waterspout was spotted off of northern Rodanthe at around 7:30 a.m. on Monday, July 22, in the open waters of the Pamlico Sound, and ahead of an approaching front. The waterspout dissipated after approximately five minutes, and made no contact with land, according to [...] Local News | Full ArticleRecent rains help some areas of North Carolina bust drought while ...
July 19, 2024 | Local News | By: Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The recent heavy rainfall has helped bring some parts of eastern North Carolina out of drought conditions, but the rest of the state continues to dry out even further. According to Thursday’s update of the N.C. Drought Monitor map, Currituck, Camden, and parts of Pasquotank and Gates counties are the only parts of [...] Local News | Full ArticleA Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for all of Eastern North Carolina, including the Outer Banks, until 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 18. Damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph are the primary threat, but isolated hail is also possible. Additionally, any storms that form will produce torrential rainfall and could lead to isolated [...] Local News | Full ArticlePlans are in the works for new restroom facilities at Old Lighthou ...
July 18, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
Multiple agencies are coming together to install new and permanent restroom facilities with outdoor showers at Old Lighthouse Beach in Buxton, one of the most popular beach accesses on Hatteras Island. Jessica Barnes of Outer Banks Forever, the official nonprofit partner of the Outer Banks’ national parks, outlined the upcoming project at the Dare County [...] Local News | Full Article
South Carolina man dies in kayaking incident near ORV Ramp 43 in Buxton
July 20, 2024 | Seashore News
A 72-year-old man from Florence, South Carolina, died on Saturday morning, July 20, as a result of an incident that occurred while kayaking. The kayaker launched from the beach near Cape Hatteras National Seashore's Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) Ramp 43, located east of the Cape Point Campground near Buxton, North Carolina. Bystanders reported seeing the kayak capsize while attempting to ride a wave approximately 50 yards from the beach. They swam out to help pull the man from the kayak and brought him to the beach. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation efforts were initiated; however, they were unsuccessful. Several agencies and partners assisted with the incident including the Dare County Emergency Medical Service and Sheriff’s Office, Hatteras Island Ocean Rescue, and Cape Hatteras National Seashore Rangers. Because the fatality occurred while kayaking, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commi [...] Seashore News | Full Article
Exterior paint removal will begin soon as Cape Hatteras Lighthouse ...
July 2, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
Six months into an extensive restoration project, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse already looks like a different structure, thanks to a tower of scaffolding that was erected around the lighthouse in the spring. Now, residents and visitors can expect another major change in the lighthouse’s appearance, as the exterior paint is scheduled to be removed in [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleTwo Leatherback sea turtle nests discovered on Cape Hatteras Natio ...
July 1, 2024 | Seashore News | 1
For the first time since record-keeping began, (a roughly 20-year time period), two Leatherback sea turtles have decided to nest on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) during the 2024 summer season, per a Monday update from CHNS. “The two nests were found exactly one week apart,” stated the CHNS update. “The first Leatherback nest [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleSingle-lane closures should be expected on Lighthouse Road in Buxt ...
July 1, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
Single-lane closures and brief travel delays should be expected in the next few weeks as concrete work progresses on a new multi-use pathway along Lighthouse Road in Buxton. The single-lane closures will not affect N.C. Highway 12, and will only impact traffic heading to and from the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, the lifeguarded Buxton Beach, the [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleCape Hatteras National Seashore visitors should leave fireworks at home and attend permitted fireworks shows on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) reminds visitors and adjacent homeowners that it is illegal to detonate fireworks, or have fireworks in your possession, on all land managed by the National Park Service, including all beaches [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleCape Hatteras National Seashore has temporarily closed a small section of beach adjacent to G.A. Kohler Court in Rodanthe, due to exposed hazards, such as house-related septic systems, wires, pipes and broken concrete parking pads. Hazards may also be present in other areas of the beach in Rodanthe, so beachgoers should use caution throughout the [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleNew guided tours will be held at the Little Kinnakeet Life-Saving ...
June 25, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) recently announced that they are offering a new and unique guided tour program at the historic Little Kinnakeet Life-Saving Station just north of Avon. “Meet with a Ranger for a guided tour, where you’ll explore the inside of the 1874 Boat House and 1892 Cook House,” stated CHNS in [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleFrom Ocracoke Observer South Point on Ocracoke is virtually closed to the public and is expected to remain so through next month. That’s because of the more than 100 nests of birds in this area of the island. These are mostly Least and Common Terns, Black Skimmers, American Oystercatchers, and Piping and Wilson’s Plovers. Meaghan [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleAll buildings at the Cape Hatteras Light Station will experience up to an eight-hour power outage, starting around 7 a.m. Monday, June 24. The Museum of the Sea, store, restrooms and administrative areas will be closed during the power outage. Once the power is restored, normal facility operations will resume. During the power outage, the Cape [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleThe new program supplements the National Park Service’s continual efforts to ensure 75 miles of beaches are clean, safe, and enjoyable for the public. Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) welcomes organized groups of individuals to adopt sections of Seashore beaches to remove trash and help keep the beaches clean, safe, and pristine. For this first [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleTopHICF Donna Peele Memorial 5K Race will be held Saturday, October 12
July 26, 2024 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
One of Hatteras Island’s favorite fall events, the Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation's 5K race, is returning for its 21st year on Saturday, October 12, and pre-registration is currently open to join the popular 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 breast cancer on Saturday, October 14, 2023. The annual race is one of the primary fundraising events for the HICF, which has been an instrumental organization for the local community for more than two decades. Founded in 2000, the HICF provides assistance to local residents dealing with cancer to help with needs such as travel expenses, prescriptions, and medical supplies, as well as medical bills that are not covered by insurance. Since its inception, the HICF has assisted hundreds of islanders with cancer and [...] Island Features | Full Article
The 11th annual Ocracoke Fig Festival returns on August 2-3 with special guest Sheri Castle, host of the Emmy Award-winning cooking show “The Key Ingredient,” and multiple events that will be held at The Berley Barn and venues throughout Ocracoke Village. The festival, which is sponsored by the Ocracoke Preservation Society (OPS), features live music, [...] Island Features | Full ArticleFirst-ever Labor Day Lighthouse 5K at the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse ...
July 21, 2024 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
A brand new 5K race is launching in the shadow of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse this Labor Day, September 2, and the inaugural event will give participants an up-close look at the ongoing restoration project while supporting a number of Hatteras Island charities. The new-in-2023 Barrier Island Group (B.I.G.), in cooperation with the National Park Service, [...] Island Features | Full ArticleRoad to Shake Hatteras Pop-Up Bazaar will be held on Monday, July ...
July 19, 2024 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
Join the Tri-Villages communities of Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo for a fun-filled Pop-Up Bazaar on Monday, July 22, that will serve as the warm-up act for the annual Shake Hatteras Music Festival on August 12. Monday’s Pop-Up Bazaar will feature a vendor market with some of the finest arts, crafts, and local goodies that the [...] Island Features | Full ArticleAfter a sellout inaugural season, Dare Arts is excited to announce that the Outer Banks Film Society will return in September for its second season to screen independent films, movie classics, documentaries, shorts, and world cinema. Outer Banks Film Society curator Gaye Morris has spent the last few months coordinating a fresh slate of films [...] Island Features | Full ArticleFirst-ever guided tours of Little Kinnakeet provide an inside look ...
July 16, 2024 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
The summer of 2024 marks the first time that the public can explore the inner workings of the Little Kinnakeet Life-Saving Station, thanks to the launch of weekly Friday tours that are part of a year-long 150th anniversary celebration. In 1874, the first seven Life-Saving Stations (LSS) were constructed along the North Carolina coastline, from Currituck [...] Island Features | Full ArticleTake a look around the Outer Banks landscape, and you’ll notice a recurring theme when it comes to the homes that make up the region’s barely-above-sea-level communities – stairs. With a few notable exceptions in the high-and-dry areas of maritime forest, most of the residences on Hatteras Island are perched on pilings. It’s an unusual [...] Island Features | Full Article
Flood 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 homebuyers’ backs for the things they overlook or wrongly assume. As of July 1, prospective real estate buyers in North Carolina must now be provided the required North Carolina Real Estate Commission residential disclosure form by the seller that for the first time includes questions related to a property’s flood risk. The change in the form was requested in a petition for rulemaking filed by the Southern Environmental Law Center in December 2022 on behalf of the Natural Resources Defense Council, or NRDC, the North Carolina Justice Center, MDC Inc., the N [...] Real Estate | Full Article
Outer 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 ArticleFrom SamWalkerOBXNews.com State Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is countering criticism he received over last month’s decision to settle a request to raise insurance rates charged on rental properties for a second straight year. “As the Insurance Commissioner, it is my job to protect consumers by keeping rates as low as possible and maintaining a solvent [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleCausey settles again with insurance companies, another rental home ...
May 31, 2024 | Real Estate | By: Sam Walker | 1
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has reached a settlement with companies that insure rental homes, which means rates for some coverage will be jumping again for a second straight year. The Republican who is running for a third term this fall announced late Thursday he had reached an agreement with the North [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleBill repealing Dare housing money overrides now state law
May 21, 2024 | Real Estate | By: Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Governor Roy Cooper has signed a bill that includes rolling back a stipulation put on $35 million allocated to address housing needs in Dare County that would supersede town zoning regulations from blocking developments that used the funds. But the money will not be used for those purposes anyway, after a pair of [...] Real Estate | Full Article
New recreational, commercial harvest reporting requirements delayed to Dec. 1, 2025
July 12, 2024 | Fishing
New harvest reporting requirements for recreational and commercial fisheries have been delayed by one year and will now become effective on Dec. 1, 2025. The N.C. General Assembly recently passed Session Law 2024-45, which, in part, amends legislation from last fall that would have implemented the harvest reporting requirements on Dec. 1, 2024. This extension will allow the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) to engage with stakeholders, not only to inform them about the requirements, but also to ensure that the reporting process and tool(s) are robust and user-friendly. The legislation from last fall requires that any person who recreationally harvests Red Drum, flounder, Spotted Seatrout (speckled trout), Striped Bass and Weakfish (gray trout) must report that harvest to the DMF. This requi [...] Fishing | Full Article
Register today for September Youth Mental Health First Aid course
July 26, 2024 | Community News Brief
Do you work with young people and want to learn valuable skills to help identify and understand mental health and substance abuse challenges among adolescents, as well as offer vital support to those in need? The Breaking Through Task Force is partnering with the Children & Youth Partnership for Dare County and the Dare County [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleIn partnership with Dare County and local law enforcement agencies, Outer Banks Health is bringing the Blue Envelope Program to our community. The program is designed to provide a communication awareness tool for law enforcement when interacting with community members diagnosed with conditions or disabilities like autism spectrum disorder, dementia, and anxiety. The blue [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleA global outage has interrupted N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles business services including but not limited to driver license offices and license plate agencies throughout North Carolina, NCDMV reported today. The outage occurred when a software update by CrowdStrike apparently failed. NCDMV will attempt to reach out to customers to reschedule appointments. NCDMV operates 115 driver license offices [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleDare County Board of Commissioners Appoint County Assessor and Tax ...
July 18, 2024 | Community News Brief
Dare County is pleased to announce that Dare County Assessor Hosea Wilson and Dare County Tax Collector Becky Huff have each been reappointed to serve in their respective positions for an additional four-year term expiring in July 2028. Dare County Manager Bobby Outten made the recommendation for Wilson and Huff to be reappointed during the [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleSherriann Sarsfield, Chief Operator for Rodanthe water plant, name ...
July 17, 2024 | Community News Brief
Sherriann Sarsfield, who serves as chief water treatment plant operator for the Dare County Water Department at the Joseph “Mac” Midgett Reverse Osmosis Water Plant in Rodanthe, has been named Dare County Employee of the Month for July 2024. The prestigious award was presented to Sarsfield by Dare County Public Utility Director William Nash during the Dare [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleSt. John UMC in Avon will host 4th Annual Bazaar on August 1 with ...
July 17, 2024 | Community News Brief
The St. John United Methodist Church (UMC) in Avon is hosting a community bazaar on Thursday, August 1, starting at 7:00 a.m., and continuing until 2:00 p.m. The daylong event features kids’ activities, music, homemade meals for breakfast and lunch, and much more. The bazaar was originally scheduled for July 18 but was postponed due [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleOctober 20, 1932 – July 25, 2024 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Lou Joyce Jordan was welcomed into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior on Thursday, July 25, 2024. She was born on October 20, 1932, in Dunn, North Carolina, and was a long-time resident of Kill Devil Hills, NC. Joyce was preceded in [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleAVON — Godfrey (Jinx) Caylor, age 97, of Avon, NC, passed away on Wednesday, September 20, 2023. She was born in Sparrows Point, Md., to the late James and Lillian Brown. Godfrey was known as Jinx to her family and friends, a nickname that reflected her fun and outgoing personality. She grew up in south [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleMay 11, 1952 – July 20, 2024 FLORENCE, SC –Ross Burrus Fulcher, Jr., of Florence, SC., known by his family as “Buddy,” passed away on July 20, 2024, in Buxton, NC, at the age of 72. He was born on May 11, 1952, in Norfolk, VA. Ross lived a life full of passion, adventure, and [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleKILL DEVIL HILLS — Robert Dale Shafer, 63, passed away July 24, 2024. Rob graduated from Yorktown high school in Yorktown, Indiana in 1979 where he was a star kicker on the football team! After high school, Rob enlisted into the Air Force. He attended basic military training and the security police academy at Lackland [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleJanuary 16, 1934 – July 22, 2024 BUXTON — Janet Gray Gaskins crossed the river Jordan to be with her Lord and Savior, surrounded by family, on July 22, 2024. A native of Hatteras Island, she was the daughter of the late Mack and Lucy Gray of Buxton, NC. Commonly referred to as “Miss Janet,” [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleNovember 3, 1951 – July 15, 2024 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Philip Scott Harvey passed away peacefully at home on Monday, July 15, 2024. Philip was born in Greenville, NC on November 3, 1951, to George Philip and Mary Scott Harvey. He is survived by his wife Susan, their daughter Virginia “Ginger” Rountree and husband [...] Obituaries | Full Article
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