From SamWalkerOBXNews.com. Video by Food Bank of the Albemarle The Food Bank of the Albemarle, which provides directly and through partner agencies to the food insecure in northeastern North Carolina, (including the Cape Hatteras Food Pantry), is facing a loss of around $1 million in funding after cuts by the U.S. Department of Agriculture were [...]
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The Dare Community Housing Task Force, in collaboration with East Carolina University (ECU), invites members of the Dare County community to attend one of two community open house sessions that will be held on Hatteras Island on Thursday, March 27, 2025 to provide an opportunity for residents and property owners to share their perspectives on workforce housing challenges [...] Local News | Full ArticleChanges to 18 Marine Fisheries Commission rules became effective on Monday, March 24, according to an announcement from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. Among the changes, five of the rules pertain to data collection and harassment prevention for the conservation of marine and estuarine resources, and one rule aims to make administration of [...] Fishing | Full ArticleMeet 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/November 28, 1939 – March 22, 2025 FRISCO — Medford Lynden Austin, born on November 28, 1939, in Hatteras, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on March 22, 2025, in Frisco, North Carolina, at the age of 85. Medford led a life dedicated to service and hard work. He served his country honorably for two years [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleDare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Robert L. “Bob” Woodard Sr. delivered the annual State of the County presentation at Captain George’s Seafood Restaurant on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, providing an overview of Dare County projects and initiatives that have been completed over the past year and also outlining several projects that are currently underway or slated to [...] Local News | Full ArticleDespite being postponed, 5th annual Hatteras Village Waterfowl Fes ...
March 24, 2025 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
The Hatteras Village Waterfowl Festival returned to Hatteras Island on March 22, and despite being postponed from its original February timeframe due to a winter storm, the fifth annual event was more popular than ever before. “Even though it was postponed, we only had one vendor who canceled,” said event manager Karla Jarvis. “We had [...] Island Features | Full ArticleThe Dare Community Housing Task Force is pleased to announce that a team of researchers from East Carolina University (ECU) has launched a new survey to assess workforce housing challenges in the Dare County community. Led by Dr. Misun Hur, Associate Professor in Community and Regional Planning, and Dr. Emily P. Yeager, Assistant Professor in the Department of Recreation [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleThe Dare County Public Works Department has announced that large item pickup for the unincorporated areas of Dare County only will begin on Monday, April 7, 2025 and run continuously for approximately 12-15 days. The large item pickup will be performed by a private contractor, Southern Disaster Recovery, and there will be a strict one pass only for each unincorporated [...] Local News | Full ArticleFrom CoastalReview.org Home-based and amateur weather spotters in North Carolina are encouraged to join a countrywide network that documents the size, intensity, duration and patterns of rain, hail and snow. Called the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow network, or CoCoRaHS, volunteers are asked to take measurements in their own backyards. “We are in need of [...] Local News | Full ArticleAll lanes of Washington Baum Bridge reopen to traffic after resurf ...
March 23, 2025 | Local News | By: Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com All four lanes of the Washington Baum Bridge over the Roanoke Sound have reopened to traffic, after completion of a $21.3 million rehabilitation project designed to improve rideability and extend its lifespan. The project that began in 2023 take out the bouncy ride of the U.S. 64 bridge between Nags Head and Manteo [...] Local News | Full ArticleKeeper James Charlet book launch “Sensational Wrecks and Heroic ...
March 23, 2025 | Community News Brief
Prepare to embark on an extraordinary journey as we unveil the much-anticipated 2025 release of Sensational Wrecks and Heroic Rescues by the United States Life-Saving Service, Globe Pequot Press. This is the sequel to my 2020 Globe Shipwrecks of the Outer Banks: Dramatic Rescues and Fantastic Wrecks in the Graveyard of the Atlantic. It promises [...] Community News Brief | Full Article-
Despite recent rains, statewide open burning and beach fire ban re ...
March 26, 2025 | Local News | By: Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com While much of North Carolina received some rainfall over the last several days, the statewide ban on open burning remains in place due to continued dangerous weather conditions. The ban also applies to all beach fires on the Outer Banks. The N.C. Forest Service said nearly 1,100 wildfires have been reported across the [...] Local News | Full ArticleIn observance of the upcoming Good Friday holiday, all Dare County offices and facilities will be closed on Friday, April 18, 2025. These closures include the Dare County C&D Landfill in Manns Harbor, the Buxton Transfer Station and the Manteo Recycle Yard. These three Dare County Public Works sites will reopen and resume regular operating hours on Saturday, April [...] Local News | Full Article
Despite recent rains, statewide open burning and beach fire ban re ...
March 26, 2025 | Local News | By: Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com While much of North Carolina received some rainfall over the last several days, the statewide ban on open burning remains in place due to continued dangerous weather conditions. The ban also applies to all beach fires on the Outer Banks. The N.C. Forest Service said nearly 1,100 wildfires have been reported across the [...] Local News | Full ArticleIn observance of the upcoming Good Friday holiday, all Dare County offices and facilities will be closed on Friday, April 18, 2025. These closures include the Dare County C&D Landfill in Manns Harbor, the Buxton Transfer Station and the Manteo Recycle Yard. These three Dare County Public Works sites will reopen and resume regular operating hours on Saturday, April [...] Local News | Full ArticleFood Bank of the Albemarle asks for monetary donations after facin ...
March 25, 2025 | Local News | By: Sam Walker | 2
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com. Video by Food Bank of the Albemarle The Food Bank of the Albemarle, which provides directly and through partner agencies to the food insecure in northeastern North Carolina, (including the Cape Hatteras Food Pantry), is facing a loss of around $1 million in funding after cuts by the U.S. Department of Agriculture were [...] Local News | Full ArticleThe Dare Community Housing Task Force, in collaboration with East Carolina University (ECU), invites members of the Dare County community to attend one of two community open house sessions that will be held on Hatteras Island on Thursday, March 27, 2025 to provide an opportunity for residents and property owners to share their perspectives on workforce housing challenges [...] Local News | Full ArticleDare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Robert L. “Bob” Woodard Sr. delivered the annual State of the County presentation at Captain George’s Seafood Restaurant on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, providing an overview of Dare County projects and initiatives that have been completed over the past year and also outlining several projects that are currently underway or slated to [...] Local News | Full ArticleThe Dare County Public Works Department has announced that large item pickup for the unincorporated areas of Dare County only will begin on Monday, April 7, 2025 and run continuously for approximately 12-15 days. The large item pickup will be performed by a private contractor, Southern Disaster Recovery, and there will be a strict one pass only for each unincorporated [...] Local News | Full ArticleFrom CoastalReview.org Home-based and amateur weather spotters in North Carolina are encouraged to join a countrywide network that documents the size, intensity, duration and patterns of rain, hail and snow. Called the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow network, or CoCoRaHS, volunteers are asked to take measurements in their own backyards. “We are in need of [...] Local News | Full ArticleAll lanes of Washington Baum Bridge reopen to traffic after resurf ...
March 23, 2025 | Local News | By: Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com All four lanes of the Washington Baum Bridge over the Roanoke Sound have reopened to traffic, after completion of a $21.3 million rehabilitation project designed to improve rideability and extend its lifespan. The project that began in 2023 take out the bouncy ride of the U.S. 64 bridge between Nags Head and Manteo [...] Local News | Full ArticleThe N.C. Ferry Division’s Pamlico Sound routes between Ocracoke, Cedar Island and Swan Quarter will be adding departures to their schedules on March 25, with each route going from four to six daily departures. The Pamlico Sound schedule, from March 25 through May 19, will be as follows: Ocracoke to Cedar Island:7:30 a.m., 1 p.m. [...] Local News | Full ArticlePublic defender Jennifer Wells appointed to District Court judgesh ...
March 21, 2025 | Local News | By: Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Jennifer Wells of Kitty Hawk, an assistant public defense attorney in northeastern North Carolina, has been appointed by Gov. Josh Stein to serve as District Court judge through next year. Wells will fill the vacancy left when Judge Edgar Barnes retired last month after 28 years on the bench. She has worked since [...] Local News | Full ArticleDue to increased fire risk, the N.C. Forest Service has issued a ban on all open burning and has canceled all burning permits statewide effective 8 a.m. Friday, March 21, until further notice. “It is spring wildfire season in North Carolina, and we are seeing wildfire activity increase due to dry conditions,” said Agriculture Commissioner [...] Local News | Full ArticleBuxton Beach remediation takes center stage at annual State of the ...
March 20, 2025 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
The 2025 State of the County presentation covered a spectrum of topics that had impacted Dare County and Hatteras Island over the past year, which included the evolution of issues surrounding Buxton Beach. A small section of Buxton shoreline at the end of Old Lighthouse Road closed to the public in September 2023 after two [...] Local News | Full ArticleUpdate: At a March 20 hearing, Hooper received an additional secured bond of $100,000 for the three new (F) Indecent Liberties with a Minor charges filed on March 19. Hooper’s new total bond amount is $800,000. An Avon man already facing multiple charges and being held at the Dare County Detention Center was charged with three [...] Local News | Full ArticleFrom SamWalkerOBXNews.com Retail sales in Dare County in 2024 finished at their second-highest total all-time, down slightly from the record set the previous year. And occupancy and prepared meals gross collections are off to a higher start in 2025. According to a report to the Dare County Tourism Board ahead of their meeting on Thursday, [...] Local News | Full Article
NCBBA will host Adopt-a-Beach and Adopt-a-Highway clean-ups on March 22
March 18, 2025 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
The North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) will hold its first Adopt-a-Beach clean-up of 2025 on March 22, and its first Adopt-A-Highway (AAH) clean-up of 2025 on April 12, and everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate in either event, or both. “Join the team - Be an active volunteer member,” stated the NCBBA in a recent announcement. “You will have fun, meet new and old friends, and get some exercise.” Information on both events is below. The Adopt-A-Beach clean-up The Adopt-A-Beach will be launched from the ORV Ramp 23 parking lot, just south of Salvo, at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 22. Volunteers will be asked to drive and walk the beach to the north and south directions looking for trash, litter, boards, burned firewood, etc. The NCBBA will provide trash bags, grabbers, and vests. It is recommended to bring a five-gallon bucket as well, which is much easier [...] Seashore News | Full Article
Cape Hatteras National Seashore ranks 35th most visited national p ...
March 13, 2025 | Seashore News | By: Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com A new report from the National Park Service ranks Cape Hatteras National Seashore as the 35th busiest national park in the country in 2024. And all three units of the Outer Banks Group of National Parks ranked in the top 15 for the number of visitors to their category of park. Cape Hatteras [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleOrganizations send letter to NPS Deputy Director asking for reinst ...
March 3, 2025 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist | 3
The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks and the Association of Park Rangers sent a letter on March 3 to Acting National Park Service (NPS) Director Jessica Bowron to initiate action in order to reinstate probationary employees who were recently fired. Bill Wade, Executive Director of the Association of National Park Rangers, confirmed that six [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleSix employees let go from NPS Outer Banks Group; Possible changes ...
February 28, 2025 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist | 4
Following the February dismissal of approximately 1,000 National Park Service (NPS) employees nationwide, coupled with a February 26 memo from the Office of Personnel Management on the National Workplace Optimization Initiative, questions remain as to how the NPS Outer Banks Group could be impacted in the future. Bill Wade, Executive Director of the Association of [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleFort Raleigh National Historic Site reschedules shoreline stabiliz ...
February 5, 2025 | Seashore News
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (Fort Raleigh) has rescheduled its shoreline stabilization public meeting for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. Public comment on three preliminary alternatives for stabilizing approximately one mile of Fort Raleigh’s shoreline is open until Feb. 21, 2025, an extension of two weeks due to a weather-related public meeting postponement. Three preliminary alternatives are available for public comment in the Shoreline Stabilization [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleOuter Banks Forever provides update on Bodie Island Light Station fire
January 30, 2025 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
Outer Banks Forever, the official nonprofit partner of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, provided an update in their January newsletter on the Jan. 7 fire at the Bodie Island Lighthouse’s Double Keepers’ Quarters. The organization noted that while remediation efforts were ongoing, the annual lighthouse climbing season, (which is scheduled to start in April), would [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleMost ORV ramps reopen on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands
January 23, 2025 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) has reopened ORV ramps 2 and 4, most Hatteras Island ramps, and all Ocracoke Island ramps, according to a Thursday afternoon update. “After assessing conditions this morning at ramps 43 and 44, a decision was made to keep these two ramps closed to ORVs for the next 24-48 hours [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleVisitor facilities at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleig ...
January 22, 2025 | Seashore News
National Park Service visitor facilities at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore), Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (Fort Raleigh) and Wright Brothers National Memorial will remain closed Thursday, Jan. 23. Fort Raleigh’s shoreline erosion public meeting, originally scheduled for Jan. 23, is postponed—a new date will be announced in the coming days. All off-road vehicle (ORV) [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleAll ORV routes temporarily closed on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands ...
January 22, 2025 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
As a safety precaution, Cape Hatteras National Seashore has temporarily closed all ORV ramps due to difficult beach driving conditions. The combination of snow and sand has resulted in numerous vehicles getting stuck on Hatteras and Ocracoke Island beaches. At least 5-6 inches of snow fell overnight on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, and another half [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleCape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh, and Wright Brothers ...
January 21, 2025 | Seashore News
Ahead of an impending winter storm, National Park Service visitor facilities at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore), Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (Fort Raleigh) and Wright Brothers National Memorial will close at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21 and remain closed Wednesday, Jan. 22. Outdoor areas at the Seashore and Fort Raleigh will remain open. As [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleTopOuter Banks youth sailors make waves with regional regatta victory in South Carolina
March 26, 2025 | Island Features
This past weekend, a team of young sailors from Hatteras Island and First Flight High School JV teams sailed their way to a first-place win at the Northpoints #7 Regatta in Columbia, South Carolina. Facing off against 10 established teams from renowned sailing regions like Charleston and Savannah, the Outer Banks team had a lot to prove—and they did just that. The A-team, led by Phillips and eighth-grade crew member Seaton Hawpe, put in a jaw-dropping performance with four outright wins, two second-place finishes, and one third-place finish over seven races. Their stellar results anchored the team to victory. “When we crossed the finish line in first place, I couldn’t believe it—we were flying!” shared ninth-grader Noah Phillips, skipper of the victorious A-team. “It’s like all our hard work finally paid off. It was such an awesome feeling!” Meanwhile, the B-team, featu [...] Island Features | Full Article
Blackbeard’s Revenge 100 is invading Hatteras Island this weekend
March 22, 2025 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
One of the most grueling races to launch from the Outer Banks – the Blackbeard’s Revenge 100 — begins on Saturday, March 22, and travelers along N.C. Highway 12 on Hatteras Island are advised to be on the lookout for participants as they trek from Corolla to The Wreck Tiki Bar in Hatteras. On Friday, [...] Island Features | Full ArticleCHEC lends a hand to replace missing Chicamacomico Life-Saving Sta ...
March 22, 2025 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist | 1
The Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) came to the rescue of the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station (LSS) by donating and installing a new wreck pole so that the historic site’s weekly life-saving drill reenactments could return for the 2025 summer season. Every year, a team of local volunteers routinely performs the authentic drill reenactment, which replicates [...] Island Features | Full ArticleCigarette Surfboard Documentary Film Screening will be held at Pio ...
March 21, 2025 | Island Features
The Coastal Studies Institute (CSI), in partnership with the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, is hosting a film screening of the award-winning The Cigarette Surfboard at the historic Pioneer Theater in Manteo on April 17, 2025. The film screening is part of CSI’s ongoing Science on the Sound, a monthly series that brings together perspectives from across the state [...] Island Features | Full ArticleKiller whale spotted in the ocean off the Outer Banks
March 21, 2025 | Island Features | By: Sam Walker | 1
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com An aerial survey team from the Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute made an extremely rare find off the Outer Banks last Thursday, as a killer whale was spotted off Kitty Hawk. The Florida-based institute’s team focuses their work off our coast on surveying activity of endangered North Atlantic right whales, as part of their [...] Island Features | Full ArticleNorth Carolina Shell Club is heading to Ocracoke Island on March 2 ...
March 20, 2025 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
The North Carolina Shell Club is heading to Ocracoke Island on March 21-22 for their annual Spring Meeting, and the public is welcome to come by the Ocracoke Community Center during the two-day event to check out the club’s activities and auctions. “Guests are welcome to North Carolina Shell Club meetings,” said John Timmerman of the [...] Island Features | Full Article80th birthday in the ‘Tank’ just another day for longtime referee
March 19, 2025 | Island Features | By: Peter Vankevich
From OcracokeObserver.com When was the last time you saw a sports referee get a standing ovation? This is exactly what happened before the Ocracoke Dolphins’ home game Feb. 4 against the Bear Grass Charter Bears. Before the tip-off, one of the referees, Gene Stoel, approached Ocracoke School Athletic Director Mary McKnight to say he would [...] Island Features | Full Article
Community encouraged to participate in Housing Survey, Deadline is April 1
March 24, 2025 | Real Estate
The Dare Community Housing Task Force is pleased to announce that a team of researchers from East Carolina University (ECU) has launched a new survey to assess workforce housing challenges in the Dare County community. Led by Dr. Misun Hur, Associate Professor in Community and Regional Planning, and Dr. Emily P. Yeager, Assistant Professor in the Department of Recreation & Leisure Studies, the survey aims to gather insights from Dare County residents, workers and property owners to help local leaders develop data-driven housing solutions. Members of the Dare County community ages 18 and older are strongly encouraged to participate in this short survey, which seeks the public’s input on various housing perceptions as well as several potential housing development scenarios. Responses to the survey will remain confidential and will be used solely by the ECU research team. To acces [...] Real Estate | Full Article
Thinking about a new roof? The Outer Banks Chamber will be hosting a March 18th Lunchtime Live Virtual program on the NC Fortified Roof Program at 12 p.m. This program will feature Mark Goins, Managing Director of NC Fortified. Mark leads a team of certified Fortified Evaluators dedicated to enhancing storm resilience for NC Coastal communities. The [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleRevaluation report shows property values jumped 67% in Dare County
March 3, 2025 | Real Estate | By: Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Dare County property owners will see a significant increase in their real estate values when the 2025 revaluation notices are mailed out at the end of this month. According to Dare County Tax Assessor Hosea Wilson, the overall countywide change in the tax base is estimated to be 67%, increasing from $16.4 billion [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleECU is teaming up with Dare Housing Task Force to collect public i ...
February 12, 2025 | Real Estate | By: Joy Crist
East Carolina University (ECU) is partnering with the Dare Community Housing Task Force to better understand community attitudes toward workforce housing, and they are looking for insight and feedback from the Outer Banks community. In this vein, they are hosting of open house sessions, including two on Hatteras Island, and residents can drop by anytime [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleCan the Dare Task Force change minds about housing?
February 5, 2025 | Real Estate | By: Mark Jurkowitz
From OuterBanksVoice.com The nearly hour-long presentation of the Dare Housing Task Force’s recent 2024 report at the Feb. 3 Dare County Board of Commissioners meeting did more than lay out the daunting obstacles to home ownership in Dare County. It also triggered an extensive discussion on how to get community buy-in for that elusive goal [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleIsland Real Estate: Hatteras Island home sales and trends for January
January 28, 2025 | Real Estate | By: Stephen Smith
Well another year is in the books, and there was a surprising development – of all areas tracked by the Outer Banks Association of Realtors in their statistical reports, Hatteras Island was the only area that didn’t see year-over-year home price appreciation. There is a caveat, because sales volume was much lower in 2024 than [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleCOMMENTARY: It’s time for collaborative management of North Carolina fisheries
March 26, 2025 | Fishing
By Glenn Skinner and Thomas Newman, N.C. Fisheries Association After two weeks of fisheries meetings and numerous comments from stakeholders, it’s clear that our current system of fisheries management leaves much to be desired. Since the General Assembly passed legislation in 2010 requiring overfishing to be ended in two years, or less, and sustainable harvest to be achieved within 10 years (with management that has at least a 50% probability of success), we have seen nothing but declining harvest limits across every fishery. This law – pushed by the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) and then DMF Director Louis Daniel – has made North Carolina the most restrictive state in the Nation when it comes to fisheries management. Even California has less restrictive mandates! The Division of Marine Fisheries routinely cites this law as the reason for severe regulatory decisions, point [...] Fishing | Full Article
Registration for summer programs at the Fessenden Center opens on ...
March 25, 2025 | Community News Brief | By: Joy Crist
Registration for summer programs at the Fessenden Center opens on Wednesday, March 26, at 8:30 a.m. and will remain open until a program is full. Folks can register in person at the Fessenden Center in Buxton or online by using the registration platform at DareNC.gov/Register. Available programs include Fundamentals of Swimming Safety, Mural Maker Art [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleMeet 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/Keeper James Charlet book launch “Sensational Wrecks and Heroic ...
March 23, 2025 | Community News Brief
Prepare to embark on an extraordinary journey as we unveil the much-anticipated 2025 release of Sensational Wrecks and Heroic Rescues by the United States Life-Saving Service, Globe Pequot Press. This is the sequel to my 2020 Globe Shipwrecks of the Outer Banks: Dramatic Rescues and Fantastic Wrecks in the Graveyard of the Atlantic. It promises [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleOuter Banks Chamber to host State of Education Breakfast on April 15
March 20, 2025 | Community News Brief
The Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce will host a State of Education Breakfast program on Tuesday, April 15, at 8 a.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn in Kitty Hawk. This event will feature a panel of school leaders including Dr. Steve Basnight, Superintendent – Dare County Schools; Dr. Matt Lutz, Superintendent – Currituck County Schools; Dr. [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleReally, Really Free Market will be held in Avon on April 5
March 20, 2025 | Community News Brief | By: Joy Crist
The Really, Really Free Market is returning to Avon on Saturday, April 5, from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at the Avon Fire Station. The Really, Really Free Market started more than a decade ago and became a valuable resource for islanders in need after several historic storms, including Hurricane Isabel in 2011, and Hurricane [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleDare County offering online Youth Mental Health First Aid courses ...
March 18, 2025 | 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 of Dare County, partnering with Dare County Department of Health & Human Services, is offering [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleNovember 15, 2004 – March 21, 2025 MANTEO — Ashton Cole Reber, 20, of Manteo, North Carolina, passed away unexpectedly on March 21, 2025. Born on November 15, 2004, in Nags Head, North Carolina, Ashton grew up on the Outer Banks where he developed a love for sports, Xbox, fishing, and spending quality time [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleMay 12, 1932 – March 22, 2025 MANTEO — Nelson Franklin Tinnell, 92, of Manteo, NC, passed away peacefully on March 22, 2025, at Sentara Albemarle Medical Center. He was born on May 12, 1932, in Schuyler, VA, to the late Gracie Dewey Barber and Howard Frank Tinnell. Nelson served in the United States Navy, [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleNovember 28, 1939 – March 22, 2025 FRISCO — Medford Lynden Austin, born on November 28, 1939, in Hatteras, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on March 22, 2025, in Frisco, North Carolina, at the age of 85. Medford led a life dedicated to service and hard work. He served his country honorably for two years [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleAugust 1, 1977 – March 15, 2025 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Crystal Gayle “Chrissy” Cooper, 47, of 804 Suffolk Street, Kill Devil Hills, NC, went to her heavenly rest Saturday, March 15, 2025, at her home unexpectedly, one day after the passing of her beloved aunt Marsha Brown. She was born in Elizabeth City on [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleApril 26, 1934 – March 21, 2025 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Gloria Wojick White, of Kill Devil Hills, NC, a dedicated educator and beloved family matriarch, passed away peacefully on March 21, 2025. Born on April 26, 1934, in Bronx, NY, Gloria graced the world with her presence for 90 years. Gloria’s life was marked [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleMarch 6, 1941 – March 21, 2025 KITTY HAWK — Betty Lou Tillett Henley, 84 years of age, of Kitty Hawk, NC, beloved wife, cherished mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, and friend passed from her earthly home to her eternal home with the Lord, surrounded by family, on Friday, March 21, 2025. Betty was born on [...] Obituaries | Full Article
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