The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is accepting proposals for the Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) Program for federal fiscal year 2023. The Request for Proposals is published on the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries BIG website. BIG is a grant program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that reimburses up to 75 percent of [...]
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June 29, 2022 | Local News | By: Mark Jurkowitz | From The: Outer Banks Voice
More than half of Dare County renting households spend more than 30% of their income on rent. More than one-fifth of Hyde County residents live in poverty. And there is one mental health provider in Currituck County for roughly every 2,000 county residents. These are just some of the findings from the new “county economic [...] Local News | Full ArticleHyde wildfire no longer moving forward, it’s burning down
June 29, 2022 | Local News | By: Catherine Kozak | From The: Coastal Review
Ignited 10 days ago, most likely by lightning, a wildfire burning on private land in rural Hyde County is 24% contained, the North Carolina Forest Service announced Tuesday. But like past wildfires in the region that smoldered for many months, the Ferebee Road fire, as it is known, is deep under the surface, burning down [...] Local News | Full ArticleThe N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is reminding potential shellfish lease applicants that the 2022 application period ends Aug. 1. The division accepts shellfish bottom lease and water column applications annually from March 1 through Aug. 1. The applications must be either postmarked or dropped off at the Division Headquarters Office at 3441 Arendell Street, [...] Fishing | Full ArticleCelebrating its ninth year in 2022, the annual Golf Cart Parade will be brightening the streets of Hatteras village on July 4 at 6:00 p.m. The yearly event began in 2013 as a fundraiser for the Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation and attracted less than a dozen carts that were decked out in patriotic themes. Once [...] Island Features | Full ArticleN.C. Department of Transportation contractors across the state will remove nearly all lane closures to reduce traffic congestion over the Independence Day holiday weekend. Crews will remove lane closures and open all lanes where possible on interstates and highways on the morning of Thursday, June 30 and keep the lanes open until at least the [...] Local News | Full ArticleContractor Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has announced that, due to the significant amount of progress that has been made since the project began in Avon on Sunday, June 19, 2022, beach nourishment operations have not been paused in order to begin work in Buxton. After evaluating the project schedule, the company has decided to allow the [...] Local News | Full ArticleMeet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Jojo, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Jojo, 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/With many special milestones happening this year and a big anniversary coming up, Dare County Arts Council has been evolving through a brand refresh to reflect the nonprofit’s recent growth and is proud to present Dare Arts. “Our goal was to refresh the organization’s brand identity and then embrace that identity by making it visible [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleReading maps for marine fisheries rules just got a lot easier! The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has launched a new interactive mapping tool to assist the public with finding and using maps associated with rules. The Common North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission Rules application replaces the old, static maps and is useful to both [...] Fishing | Full ArticleN.C. Ferry System announces summer photo contest to commemorate it ...
June 27, 2022 | Local News | From The: OBX Today
Shutterbugs rejoice! The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry System is holding a summertime photo contest to celebrate its 75th Anniversary. The contest will run through Thursday, Sept. 22. Submissions will be judged by representatives from the Ferry Division and the NCDOT Communications Office. Winners will be selected in the following categories: Ferry Memories – Have a photo [...] Local News | Full ArticleApril 5, 1962 – June 23, 2022 OCRACOKE — Teresa Marie Coffey O’Neal died June 23, 2022, at her home in Ocracoke, North Carolina, with her husband by her side. Teresa was born on April 5, 1962, in Hollywood, California to James Lawrence “Larry” and Mary Angie Rohde Coffey. Teresa grew up in Southern California [...] Obituaries | Full Article-
Dare County provided the following updates on the 2022 Avon and Buxton beach nourishment projects as of Thursday, June 30. Details on the progress of both projects are below. Buxton Beach Nourishment: Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has announced that beach nourishment operations in Buxton are currently underway. On the afternoon of Thursday, June [...] Local News | Full Article
Dare’s housing costs, Hyde’s poverty rate highlighted in new r ...
June 29, 2022 | Local News | By: Mark Jurkowitz | From The: Outer Banks Voice
More than half of Dare County renting households spend more than 30% of their income on rent. More than one-fifth of Hyde County residents live in poverty. And there is one mental health provider in Currituck County for roughly every 2,000 county residents. These are just some of the findings from the new “county economic [...] Local News | Full Article
Dare County provided the following updates on the 2022 Avon and Buxton beach nourishment projects as of Thursday, June 30. Details on the progress of both projects are below. Buxton Beach Nourishment: Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has announced that beach nourishment operations in Buxton are currently underway. On the afternoon of Thursday, June [...] Local News | Full ArticleDare’s housing costs, Hyde’s poverty rate highlighted in new r ...
June 29, 2022 | Local News | By: Mark Jurkowitz | From The: Outer Banks Voice
More than half of Dare County renting households spend more than 30% of their income on rent. More than one-fifth of Hyde County residents live in poverty. And there is one mental health provider in Currituck County for roughly every 2,000 county residents. These are just some of the findings from the new “county economic [...] Local News | Full ArticleHyde wildfire no longer moving forward, it’s burning down
June 29, 2022 | Local News | By: Catherine Kozak | From The: Coastal Review
Ignited 10 days ago, most likely by lightning, a wildfire burning on private land in rural Hyde County is 24% contained, the North Carolina Forest Service announced Tuesday. But like past wildfires in the region that smoldered for many months, the Ferebee Road fire, as it is known, is deep under the surface, burning down [...] Local News | Full ArticleN.C. Department of Transportation contractors across the state will remove nearly all lane closures to reduce traffic congestion over the Independence Day holiday weekend. Crews will remove lane closures and open all lanes where possible on interstates and highways on the morning of Thursday, June 30 and keep the lanes open until at least the [...] Local News | Full ArticleContractor Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has announced that, due to the significant amount of progress that has been made since the project began in Avon on Sunday, June 19, 2022, beach nourishment operations have not been paused in order to begin work in Buxton. After evaluating the project schedule, the company has decided to allow the [...] Local News | Full ArticleN.C. Ferry System announces summer photo contest to commemorate it ...
June 27, 2022 | Local News | From The: OBX Today
Shutterbugs rejoice! The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry System is holding a summertime photo contest to celebrate its 75th Anniversary. The contest will run through Thursday, Sept. 22. Submissions will be judged by representatives from the Ferry Division and the NCDOT Communications Office. Winners will be selected in the following categories: Ferry Memories – Have a photo [...] Local News | Full ArticleDare County provided the following updates on the 2022 Avon and Buxton beach nourishment projects as of Friday, June 24. Details on the progress of both projects are below. Avon Beach Nourishment: During the first six days of the Avon beach nourishment project, the contractor, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., has made steady progress. [...] Local News | Full ArticleThe Fourth of July is fast approaching, and with many events being planned—from professional fireworks shows to backyard barbecues and block party celebrations—Dare County officials want to remind residents and visitors of the rules and regulations that are in effect regarding fireworks on the Outer Banks. The coastal communities located along the barrier islands of [...] Local News | Full ArticleWildlife officials will heavily patrol North Carolina waters over ...
June 24, 2022 | Local News | From The: OBX Today
Wildlife Law Enforcement Officers with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will participate in a nationwide campaign July 2 – 4 called Operation Dry Water. The mission of the nationally coordinated effort is to promote sobriety while boating and educate boaters about the dangers of boating while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. “Fourth of July [...] Local News | Full ArticleThe Outer Banks’ three biggest animal welfare non-profits are in ...
June 23, 2022 | Local News | By: Joy Crist | 1
Three of the Outer Banks’ most prominent animal welfare organizations are working hard to keep up with demand and combat a looming crisis. Hatteras Island’s own Friends of Felines, Feline Hope, and Coastal Humane Society have each spent decades, (more than 75 years combined), assisting the Outer Banks’ cats and dogs in need, but their [...] Local News | Full ArticleThe Cape Hatteras Anglers Club (CHAC) recently announced their 2022 Scholarship recipients, which included graduating seniors Jobell Porter, Emily Bayne, Kirra Folb, and Eric Fulcher, Jr. “The Cape Hatteras Anglers Club Scholarship Program was established to recognize outstanding seniors enrolled at Cape Hatteras Secondary School,” stated the organization in a press release. “This year, the [...] Local News | Full ArticleWork continues to extinguish a fire in mainland Hyde County which has resulted in visible smoke in the northern Outer Banks, and reports of smoke odor on Hatteras Island. As of Wednesday morning, June 22, the Ferebee Road Fire encompassed 615 acres and was 25% contained, per an update from the N.C. Forest Service. “Smoke production [...] Local News | Full ArticleDennis Carroll, who serves as president of the Cape Hatteras United Methodist Men, has been named the 2022 Dare County Citizen of the Year. The prestigious award was presented to Carroll by Dare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Bob Woodard at the Dare County Board of Commissioners meeting that was held at 5 p.m. on [...] Local News | Full ArticleUpdate on Carolina Ranch fire in Hyde County
June 21, 2022 | Local News | From The: Outer Banks Voice
A representative of the Carolina Ranch in Hyde County has released this June 20 update on a fire that burned an estimated 500-800 acres on the property. The ranch is a 15,000-acre farm with 80% of the land consisting of Peat Shrubland, managed as a carbon farm. Here are some details as we know them currently. [...] Local News | Full ArticleNational Park Service approves plan to implement improvements at Oregon Inlet Marina
June 30, 2022 | Seashore News
On Friday, June 11, National Park Service (NPS) South Atlantic-Gulf Acting Regional Director Pedro Ramos signed a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Oregon Inlet Marina Improvements: Site Plan and Environmental Assessment (EA). The EA addressed the management of aging buildings that are not adapted to sea level rise, vessel traffic, navigation, fueling challenges in the marina, parking, viewshed and pedestrian and traffic flow. After evaluating two alternatives, the NPS selected the preferred alternative, which allows for the replacement of 1960s-era buildings and improvements to fueling facilities, parking and circulation, and for dredging at the popular charter fishing marina. The facilities will be built to better withstand climate change, sea level rise and associated storm-related vulnerabilities. The marina, located just north of Oregon Inlet, is operated by Oregon 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 June 30 include the following: An expanded schedule of educational programs begins Tuesday, July 5 at Cape [...] Seashore News | Full Article2022 is shaping up to be a great year for nesting sea turtles
June 27, 2022 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
While 2019 was a record-breaking year for sea turtle nesting activity within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS), 2022 is shaping up to be another strong year for sea turtles as well, with a total of 117 nests recorded so far along the National Seashore beaches, as of June 23. Also this year, for the [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleA 66-year-old man from Buxton, N.C. died on Wednesday afternoon after being helped to the beach near the Sandy Bay beach access in between Frisco and Hatteras Village. Per a report from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the man collapsed on the beach after being rescued from the ocean by bystanders. The bystanders immediately began [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleA project is underway to replace the existing wooden boardwalk and viewing platform that is located across N.C. Highway 12 from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Ocracoke Pony Pens on Ocracoke Island. Heritage Contracting of Chesapeake, Virginia, (in a partnership with the Cape Hatteras National Seashore), is constructing the new boardwalk and viewing platform using [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleA new webcam was recently installed at the entrance to the Bonner Bridge Pier, located at the south end of Oregon Inlet, per an update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS). New images from the webcam are uploaded approximately every 15 minutes to Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Bonner Bridge Pier webpage at https://www.nps.gov/caha/planyourvisit/bonner-bridge-pier.htm. (Due [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleDetails provided on new Lighthouse Road pathway and Lighthouse rep ...
June 3, 2022 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
Two upcoming Buxton projects were highlighted at a lightly-attended meeting on Thursday night, June 2, that was hosted by the National Park Service (NPS). The meeting centered on the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse repair project and the Lighthouse Road pathway project, and was held as part of an ongoing public scoping period, where the public’s input [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleCape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) is pleased to announce that the National Park Service has signed a 10-year lease with Koru Village, Inc. to provide for the continued maintenance of the Seashore’s Avon Fishing Pier, located in Avon, N.C. The lease begins tomorrow, June 1. The National Park Service received multiple proposals in response to [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleFrom May 24-June 22, 2022, Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) invites public input on two separate projects at and near the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. A public meeting to discuss both projects is scheduled for 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 2 at the Fessenden Center Annex, 47013 Buxton Back Rd, Buxton, N.C. 27920. The public meeting [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleThe 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 May 27 include the following: Robin Snyder was recently selected as the new deputy superintendent for Cape [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleThe First Friday Gallery Tour on July 1 will feature 10 island galleries from Salvo to Hatteras village, with many galleries offering sales, demonstrations, food and drinks, and much more. The all-day affair is wide open to the public, and visitors can drop by any of the participating island galleries to explore what each landmark has to offer at their leisure. A detailed list of each of the participating galleries is below. Pea Island Art Gallery, 27766 Hwy 12, Salvo - Stop in and take delight in the vast amount of creativity that this wonderful gallery showcases. Located within a historic replica of the 1874 Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station, this gallery represents over 85 local and regional artists & hand-crafters. Stop by and marvel at the beautiful fine art and handcrafts, and enjoy the fun! Hours: 10-5 252-987-2879 Kinnakeet Clay Studio & Showroom, 40462 North End Rd, Avon [...] Island Features | Full Article
James D. “Keeper James” Charlet will be signing and personalizing copies of his best-selling book Shipwrecks of the Outer Banks: Dramatic Rescues and Fantastic Wrecks in the Graveyard of the Atlantic by Globe Pequot Press on Wednesday, June 29, at the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse bookstore. It will start at 10:00 am and last until the books [...] Island Features | Full ArticleRodanthe’s own Outdoor Drama Returns for the 2022 Summer Season
June 23, 2022 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
The Lost Colony in Manteo may be the best-known live entertainment option on the Outer Banks, but Hatteras Island has its own historic outdoor drama that has been a weekly event for decades, and which has returned again for the 2022 summer season. During the heyday of the life-saving stations, the crews at all island [...] Island Features | Full Article4th of July Fireworks Show in Avon is returning for 2022
June 21, 2022 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
After being canceled in 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic, (but returning with a bang in 2021), the 4th of July Fireworks show in Avon is once again on track for 2022, per a recent update from the Avon Property Owners Association (APOA). The fireworks display, permitted by and in cooperation with the National Park [...] Island Features | Full Article2022 is about to get steamy, thanks to Chicamacomico Banks Fire &# ...
June 21, 2022 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
The brave volunteer firefighters of the Tri-village’s Chicamacomico Banks Fire & Rescue (CBFR) team are bringing the heat this summer, thanks to the latest edition of their highly anticipated and undeniably steamy “Burning Love II” calendar. The fundraising project, which was first launched in 2020 and is orchestrated by lifelong volunteer and current CBFR Secretary, [...] Island Features | Full ArticleIrish punk rockers Flogging Molly bring their show to North Carolina
June 21, 2022 | Island Features | By: Jill Lettieri
If seeing a punk band is on your bucket list, but you don’t relish the idea of a crowded mosh pit or ear-splitting screams, then you may be able to cross this off and actually enjoy the experience. Celtic punk band Flogging Molly travels to Raleigh, N.C., for a show this week – a destination [...] Island Features | Full ArticleThe Dare County Library has announced that registration for its 2022 Summer Reading Program, “Oceans of Possibilities,” will begin this week. Registration for the program begins on Monday, June 20, 2022, at the Kill Devil Hills Library as well as the Manteo Library. Registration for the program at the Hatteras Library begins on Tuesday, June [...] Island Features | Full ArticleTop
Thanks to volunteers, sponsors, and enthusiastic visiting sailors, it looks like Hatteras Island will continue to be a sought-after venue for festival-style sailing events, as evident by the success of the first-ever Annual Wind and Waves Regatta which was held on the weekend of May 14. Notwithstanding some real logistic challenges, with communications cut off [...] Watersports | Full ArticleAs the unofficial start to the summer season kicks off this weekend, the Surfrider Foundation chapters in North Carolina are launching a campaign to establish a specialty license plate for drivers who “protect & enjoy” the state’s treasured beaches, waters, and waves. The specialty plate features a sunrise beachscape design with the Surfrider Foundation logo [...] Watersports | Full Article
Thanks to volunteers, sponsors, and enthusiastic visiting sailors, it looks like Hatteras Island will continue to be a sought-after venue for festival-style sailing events, as evident by the success of the first-ever Annual Wind and Waves Regatta which was held on the weekend of May 14. Notwithstanding some real logistic challenges, with communications cut off [...] Watersports | Full ArticleAs the unofficial start to the summer season kicks off this weekend, the Surfrider Foundation chapters in North Carolina are launching a campaign to establish a specialty license plate for drivers who “protect & enjoy” the state’s treasured beaches, waters, and waves. The specialty plate features a sunrise beachscape design with the Surfrider Foundation logo [...] Watersports | Full ArticleThe 13 Worrell 1000 competitors made an impressive landing near ORV Ramp 49 in Frisco on Thursday afternoon, May 19, on one of the final legs of their race up the Eastern Seaboard to the Virginia Beach finish line. The teams departed Atlantic Beach, NC, on Thursday morning to start an approximately five-hour trek to [...] Watersports | Full ArticleAfter a two-year hiatus, one of the most iconic and dangerous sailboat races in the world is once again heading to Hatteras Island, with a Frisco landing scheduled for Thursday, May 19. The Worrell 1000 Race launched from Hollywood Beach, Florida, on May 9, marking the start of an approximately 1,000-mile catamaran sailboat race up [...] Watersports | Full ArticleFrom the surfin’ circuit to Surfin’ Spoon
April 1, 2022 | Watersports | By: Michelle Wagner | From The: Outer Banks Voice
New film looks at the life of Jesse Hines As a kid, Outer Banks photographer Mike Leech remembers having posters of former local pro surfer Jesse Hines on his wall. “I’ve known of him for a long time,” explains the 20-year-old Leech. But it wasn’t until about four years ago that Leech actually got [...] Watersports | Full ArticleOrganized year-round sail training is more than just a recreational sporting opportunity for some Hatteras youth and their parents. Summer camps and short-term introductory programs are fine for those who only have a week or two to get involved, but if bigger objectives are in mind, year-round training is what it takes to be competitive with [...] Watersports | Full ArticleWorrell 1000 gearing up for May 2022 event, and a Hatteras Island ...
March 6, 2022 | Watersports | By: Joy Crist
After a two-year hiatus, one of the most iconic and dangerous sailboat races in the world is once again heading to Hatteras Island, with event organizers already gearing up for the May 2022 competition. In the past week, organizers of the Worrell 1000 Race announced the unveiling of a new logo, and stated that the [...] Watersports | Full ArticleThe Wind & Waves spring regatta on Hatteras Island is all about fun for your whole family After a long, cold winter, make this sailing getaway on the Outer Banks your family’s newest spring tradition. The annual Wind & Waves regatta celebrates the change of seasons with sailing, surfing, beaches, and bonfires. This weekend of fun will have [...] Watersports | Full Article
The Outer Banks Association of REALTORS® (OBAR) has released their May 2022 real estate statistical report. The report highlights year-to-date and month-to-month sale comparisons for residential, commercial, and lot/land properties included in OBAR’s Multiple Listing Service (MLS). The report shows 2022 year-to-date sales for all property in the MLS has declined slightly for the last three months and year-to-date sales are down 19% when compared to May of 2021. However, when compared to April 2022, they are up. Residential median sale prices have also risen 26% to $606,250 and is also over 8% higher than April 2022. Lots/land property sales is up 2%, and commercial property sales is up 74% when compared to this time last year. In Dare County there has been an increase in new builds. Year-to-date, 140 building permits for residential properties have been issued in Dare County com [...] Real Estate | Full Article
The Outer Banks Association of REALTORS® has released April’s real estate statistical report. There was an increase in total volume sold which means that the market is still HOT! April saw a 4% increase in total volume sold which equates to an increase in $32 million when compared to this time last year. Not surprisingly, [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleIsland Real Estate: Hatteras Island home sales and trends for 2022
April 22, 2022 | Real Estate | By: Stephen Smith
The housing market is hot right now, but which areas are the hottest? Are there any locations where home price appreciation is still lagging behind? Soundfront or Oceanfront? What does the market look like so far in 2022? With all of the changes this year in the national real estate market, (notably skyrocketing interest rates [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleIsland Real Estate: Three predictions for the Hatteras Island real ...
March 23, 2022 | Real Estate | By: Stephen Smith | 2
The US housing market has been on a sustained streak of rising prices, shrinking inventory, and increased demand since the spring of 2020. Hatteras Island actually lagged behind other areas “up the beach” in price increases for most of 2020, but quickly caught up in 2021. Now that we’ve had a good run, as they [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleI’d like to introduce myself to the fine readers of the Island Free Press. My name is Stephen Smith, and I lived (and worked) in Avon for several years before eventually migrating “up the beach” to Nags Head. I was the IT Director for Hatteras Realty, and worked for the late Stewart Couch for most [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleOuter Banks Association of REALTORS® holds first membership meeti ...
March 9, 2022 | Real Estate | From The: OBX Today
The Outer Banks Association of REALTORS® (OBAR) held their first membership meeting of the year on Thursday, February 24, 2022, at Captain George’s Seafood Restaurant in Kill Devil Hills. The keynote speakers were Dare County Manager Bobby Outten and Dare County Public Information Officer Dorothy Hester. Both presented information on the 2022 county-wide beach nourishment [...] Real Estate | Full Article
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is accepting proposals for the Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) Program for federal fiscal year 2023. The Request for Proposals is published on the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries BIG website. BIG is a grant program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that reimburses up to 75 percent of costs for projects that construct, renovate, or maintain tie-up facilities and related amenities for recreational transient vessels that are at least 26 feet long. The grant program was authorized by Congress in 1998 and is funded by excise taxes on fishing equipment and motorboat fuel. The Division of Marine Fisheries serves as the liaison between projects in North Carolina and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the BIG Program. Proposals must be submitted to the division to be considered for this funding opportunity. Some examples of potentially eligible a [...] Fishing | Full Article
Dare County Library Reminds Residents to Register for “Ocean ...
June 30, 2022 | Community News Brief
The Dare County Library’s 2022 Summer Reading Program, “Oceans of Possibilities,” officially began last week, and if you haven’t had a chance to register your child, it’s not too late! Children can be signed up to participate in the program by visiting any of the Dare County Library’s three locations during business hours. The Dare [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleMeet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Jojo, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Jojo, 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/With many special milestones happening this year and a big anniversary coming up, Dare County Arts Council has been evolving through a brand refresh to reflect the nonprofit’s recent growth and is proud to present Dare Arts. “Our goal was to refresh the organization’s brand identity and then embrace that identity by making it visible [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleAuthor of “The Lost Colony and Hatteras Island” to hold book-s ...
June 24, 2022 | Community News Brief
Scott Dawson, President of the Croatoan Archaeological Society, and author of “The Lost Colony and Hatteras Island”, will be at the Rodanthe/Waves/Salvo Community Building (across the street from the Chicamacomico Life Saving Station) on Thursday, July 7th at 10am to present a slideshow and discuss the history surrounding the lost colony and the Croatoan tribe. [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleDare County offices will be closed on Monday, July 4, 2022, in observance of Independence Day. This closure includes the Manteo Recycle Yard, the Dare County C&D Landfill and the Buxton Transfer Station. All Dare County offices and facilities will reopen at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Dare County Public Works, which provides [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleMeet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Grace, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Grace, 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/8/1/1952 – 6/27/2022 On Monday, June 27th, 2022, Patricia Bucknum Julian, loving wife and mother of four children passed away at the age of 69. Pat was a force of nature and fiercely independent. She lived her life with and equal measure of compassion and conviction. To know her was to love her and if [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleNovember 7, 1971 – June 21, 2022 KITTY HAWK — John Clifton Duke, III, 50, of Kitty Hawk NC, died peacefully at his home on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Born on November 7, 1971, he was the son of the late John Clifton Duke, Jr. and Elizabeth Rountree Duke. John was also preceded in death [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleNovember 19, 1926 – June 16, 2022 A light-hearted and faithful man, Bob once said he wanted to be remembered as a nice guy! He outlived many friends and family members who would recall his jovial nature. Mary Hulsman Doyle, his wife for 72 years, shared life’s challenges and joys and misses him dearly. Bob [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleApril 5, 1962 – June 23, 2022 OCRACOKE — Teresa Marie Coffey O’Neal died June 23, 2022, at her home in Ocracoke, North Carolina, with her husband by her side. Teresa was born on April 5, 1962, in Hollywood, California to James Lawrence “Larry” and Mary Angie Rohde Coffey. Teresa grew up in Southern California [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleOctober 13, 1932 – June 24, 2022 AVON — Erma Queen Gaskins Scarborough, 89, of Avon, NC died Friday, June 24, 2022, at her home. A native of Hatteras Island, she was born on October 13, 1932, to the late Clara Fithian and Horace Treadwell Gaskins. Erma was a member of St. John United Methodist [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleMarch 7, 1934 – June 23, 2022 AVON — Gloria Williams O’Neal, 88, of Avon, NC died Thursday, June 23, 2022, at Currituck Health and Rehabilitation in Barco, NC. An Avon native and true Kinnakeeter, she was born March 7, 1934, to the late Iantha O’Neal Williams and Charles T. Williams II. Gloria was a [...] Obituaries | Full Article
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