12/27/1929 – 1/11/2022 HATTERAS — Dorothy passed away at home with her family on January 11, 2022. She was predeceased by her husband of 55 years, Howard C. Whittaker. Also predeceased by her father and mother, Alfonsus and Emma Wholahan, brothers Raymond and John, sisters Ella Miller and Emma Vandergrift. She is survived by her [...]
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January 14, 2022 | Community News Brief
2021 marked the 18th year that Pirate’s Cove Realty and the Pirate’s Cove Homeowners Association have come together to generously provide wishlist gifts as well as a monetary donation for local foster children throughout the Dare County community. In 2021 alone, the two Pirate’s Cove organizations provided gifts for 13 children and donated $3,500 in [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticlePeople throughout Eastern North Carolina will have a chance to hop on board a rewarding new career as the North Carolina Ferry Division teams up with NC Works to host a series of four career fairs to find qualified applicants to staff its ferries, terminals and shipyard. The career fairs will be held at the [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleDonna Creef to retire as Dare Planning Director
January 13, 2022 | Local News | By: Michelle Wagner | From The: Outer Banks Voice
Had worked in county planning since 1988 After more than three decades helping to shape the course of development in unincorporated Dare County, Donna Creef will retire from her post as the Dare County Planning Director on Jan. 31. Creef’s career with Dare County began in 1988, shortly after she graduated from East Carolina University. [...] Local News | Full ArticleA coastal storm on Sunday and Monday could bring potential ocean overwash and coastal flooding, strong winds, and heavy rains along the Outer Banks, per a recent update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Strong southeast winds on Sunday will shift to the southwest on Sunday night and Monday, and minor to [...] Local News | Full ArticleWhat’s on the line? It’s a bird, it’s a plane — it’s a s ...
January 12, 2022 | Fishing | By: Robert Michelson | From The: Coastal Review Online
The sea robin is one weird-looking fish. They have some of the largest pectoral fins of any bottom dweller I have ever seen in the Atlantic. When fully extended, they look like a single-engine Cessna’s wing, except underwater and on the bottom. These fish also have adapted pectoral fin rays just below their gills that [...] Fishing | Full ArticleDare County released the following update for Tuesday, January 11, which provides details on recent Coronavirus cases, vaccine data, and more COVID-19 information. Dare County COVID-19 Case Update The number of new COVID-19 laboratory-confirmed cases reported to Dare County DHHS and the percent of positive tests to total tests both increased significantly this past week. [...] Local News | Full ArticleDare County Chairman to Present Virtual State of the County 2022 o ...
January 11, 2022 | Community News Brief
Dare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Robert L. “Bob” Woodard Sr. will deliver the annual State of the County presentation at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, January 19, 2022. The event will be held virtually and livestreamed on Dare County’s YouTube channel, www.YouTube.com/DareCounty. During his presentation, Woodard will provide a detailed look back at the wide [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleMeet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Philip, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Philip, 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/William Joseph “Billy” Wilburn III, 78, died at his home in Parksley, VA on Tuesday, January 4, 2022. Born March 25, 1943, in Richmond, VA, he was the only child born to the late William Joseph Wilburn, Jr. and Catherine Packette Wilburn. A life defined by a love of country and the sea, Billy was [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleFeline Hope, Friends of Felines Hatteras Island, and the Coastal Humane Society joined together to form Operation Feed Our Pets as the COVID-19 pandemic hit the Outer Banks in 2020, and the combined organizations have distributed more than 10,000 pounds of pet food and cat litter since the initiative began. “Our goal was to keep [...] Local News | Full ArticleJanuary OBX Real Estate Update: 2021 year-end OBAR stats
January 10, 2022 | Real Estate | From The: OBX Today
By Mike “Moose” Smith The Outer Banks real estate market wraps up the year with the highest number of sales in MLS History! The year-end stats Counting all property sales 4,392 units were sold, a 17% increase of 2020. The December Statistical Report for the Outer Banks Association of REALTORS®, just released, also highlights the continuing [...] Real Estate | Full Article-
A Coastal Flood Warning, High Wind Warning, High Surf Advisory, and Storm Warning have been issued for the Outer Banks, due to a coastal storm that is expected to impact Eastern N.C. on Sunday and Monday, per a recent briefing from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Moderate to minor ocean overwash [...] Local News | Full ArticleConfidence is increasing that the Outer Banks will see impacts from a strong low pressure system on Sunday and Monday, per a recent briefing from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Minor ocean overwash is possible from Duck to Cape Hatteras on Sunday and Monday, and N.C. Highway 12 could be affected, [...] Local News | Full Article
A Coastal Flood Warning, High Wind Warning, High Surf Advisory, and Storm Warning have been issued for the Outer Banks, due to a coastal storm that is expected to impact Eastern N.C. on Sunday and Monday, per a recent briefing from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Moderate to minor ocean overwash [...] Local News | Full ArticleConfidence is increasing that the Outer Banks will see impacts from a strong low pressure system on Sunday and Monday, per a recent briefing from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Minor ocean overwash is possible from Duck to Cape Hatteras on Sunday and Monday, and N.C. Highway 12 could be affected, [...] Local News | Full ArticleConfidence is increasing that a multi-hazard storm system will impact Eastern N.C. from Sunday into Monday, bringing heavy rain, wind, and coastal flooding to the Outer Banks, per a recent briefing from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. For the majority of the event, heavy rain, wind, and coastal flooding will likely [...] Local News | Full Article
Donna Creef to retire as Dare Planning Director
January 13, 2022 | Local News | By: Michelle Wagner | From The: Outer Banks Voice
Had worked in county planning since 1988 After more than three decades helping to shape the course of development in unincorporated Dare County, Donna Creef will retire from her post as the Dare County Planning Director on Jan. 31. Creef’s career with Dare County began in 1988, shortly after she graduated from East Carolina University. [...] Local News | Full ArticleA coastal storm on Sunday and Monday could bring potential ocean overwash and coastal flooding, strong winds, and heavy rains along the Outer Banks, per a recent update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Strong southeast winds on Sunday will shift to the southwest on Sunday night and Monday, and minor to [...] Local News | Full ArticleDare County released the following update for Tuesday, January 11, which provides details on recent Coronavirus cases, vaccine data, and more COVID-19 information. Dare County COVID-19 Case Update The number of new COVID-19 laboratory-confirmed cases reported to Dare County DHHS and the percent of positive tests to total tests both increased significantly this past week. [...] Local News | Full ArticleFeline Hope, Friends of Felines Hatteras Island, and the Coastal Humane Society joined together to form Operation Feed Our Pets as the COVID-19 pandemic hit the Outer Banks in 2020, and the combined organizations have distributed more than 10,000 pounds of pet food and cat litter since the initiative began. “Our goal was to keep [...] Local News | Full ArticleDue to the increase in COVID cases and exposures among crew and staff, the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route will be running a reduced schedule effective immediately through Monday, Jan. 10. The schedule will be as follows: From Hatteras: 5 a.m., 6 a.m., 8 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m., noon, 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 6 p.m., 9 p.m. [...] Local News | Full ArticleMinor to moderate soundside flooding was reported on Friday morning in several locations along Hatteras Island, including Hatteras, Frisco and the Tri-villages, per multiple reports. N.C. Highway 12 had standing water in these locations, but was open and passable throughout Ocracoke and Hatteras Islands. “Deputies on Hatteras Island report water on the roadway in Salvo [...] Business Briefs | Full ArticleBridge will bypass Pea Island, but refuge access to remain
January 6, 2022 | Local News | By: Kipp Tabb | From The: Coastal Review Online
Sometime soon, possibly before spring, the 2.4-mile “jug handle” bridge bypassing the troubled S-curves just north of Rodanthe will open to traffic, and after it does, folks will still be able to access the national wildlife refuge here. The bridge, with a projected 100-year lifespan, is seen as the only practical solution to maintaining the [...] Local News | Full ArticleDare County released the following update for Tuesday, January 4, which provides details on recent Coronavirus cases, vaccine data, and more COVID-19 information. The number of new COVID-19 laboratory confirmed cases reported to Dare County DHHS and the percent of positive tests to total tests both increased significantly this past week. The total number of [...] Local News | Full ArticleN.C. Highway 12 has reopened between Rodanthe and Oregon Inlet, per a 1:45 p.m. update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). Travelers are advised to drive with care, as there are still areas of light sand and standing water on the roadway. The highway is now fully open on both Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, [...] Local News | Full Article2:00 UPDATE: N.C. Highway 12 has reopened between Rodanthe and Oregon Inlet, per a 1:45 p.m. update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). Travelers are advised to drive with care, as there are still areas of light sand and standing water on the roadway. N.C. Highway 12 has reopened on Ocracoke Island between the Ocracoke [...] Local News | Full Article2:00 UPDATE: N.C. Highway 12 has reopened between Rodanthe and Oregon Inlet, per a 1:45 p.m. update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). Travelers are advised to drive with care, as there are still areas of light sand and standing water on the roadway. 11:30 a.m. UPDATE: N.C. Highway 12 is open to traffic on [...] Local News | Full ArticleMariners urged to use caution near Oregon Inlet boat ramps and marina during upcoming dredging project
January 14, 2022 | Seashore News
Cape Hatteras National Seashore recently issued a special use permit to the U.S. Coast Guard to perform intermittent dredging activities near the Oregon Inlet public boat ramps and marina. Mariners planning to use these areas should use caution while dredging work is being performed. “This is an important project to improve safe navigation for all boaters including our partners with the U.S. Coast Guard,” stated National Parks of Eastern North Carolina Superintendent David Hallac. “Mariners should use caution when departing and arriving in the Motts Creek area, including Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Oregon Inlet boat ramps, Fishing Center and kayak launch.” There are no plans to close any of the five public boat ramps or the marina. [...] Seashore News | Full Article
Wright Brothers National Memorial announces six fee-free days in 2022
January 10, 2022 | Seashore News
Wright Brothers National Memorial will waive its entrance fee on six days in 2022. The six fee-free days will be: Monday, January 17 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Saturday, April 16 – First Day of National Park Week Thursday, August 4 – Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act Saturday, September 24 – National [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleFor the first time ever, Cape Hatteras National Seashore had more ...
January 6, 2022 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
For the first time in recorded history, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) had more than 3 million visitors in a single year, with a total of 3,099,113 million visitors reported as of November 30, 2021. The visitation totals for December 2021 are expected within the next week or two, but even without December’s visitors [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleCape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) maintenance staff are currently working to make repairs at ORV Ramp 32 in order to reopen the ramp to off-road vehicles, per an update from Mike Barber, CHNS Public Affairs Specialist. ORV Ramp 32, which is located in between the villages of Avon and Salvo, temporarily closed to ORVs in [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleCape Lookout National Seashore Certified as International Dark Sky ...
December 15, 2021 | Seashore News
The National Park Service (NPS) and the International Dark Sky Association (IDA) proudly announce Cape Lookout National Seashore has been certified as an International Dark Sky Park. This certification recognizes the exceptional quality of the night skies of the park and the opportunities it provides for astronomy-based experiences for park visitors. Cape Lookout National Seashore [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleCape Hatteras National Seashore has banned beach fires until further notice due to dry conditions and an increased fire risk. In addition to the Seashore’s beach fire ban, the North Carolina Forest Service has issued a ban on all open burning and has canceled all burning permits statewide. Dare County Fire Marshal Steve Kovacs also [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleA fishing vessel that was grounded near ORV Ramp 48 in Frisco was able to become dislodged and has safely moved away from the shoreline, per a recent update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) on Monday afternoon. “The F/V JONATHAN RYAN has safely departed Cape Hatteras National Seashore,” stated CHNS in a social [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleMONDAY AFTERNOON UPDATE: The F/V JONATHAN RYAN was able to become dislodged and has safely moved away from the shoreline, per a recent update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) on Monday afternoon. National Park Service staff are monitoring a commercial fishing vessel that has run aground along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore), [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleNew sign at Salvo Community Cemetery aims to educate
November 23, 2021 | Seashore News | From The: Coastal Review Online
Cape Hatteras National Seashore staff recently installed an educational panel at the Salvo Sound Access, also called Salvo Day Use Area, in an effort to help visitors understand the importance of the nearly 150-year-old cemetery that is eroding into the Pamlico Sound. The sign gives a brief history of the community and asks visitors to [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleNational Park Service announces programs and hours of operation fo ...
November 22, 2021 | Seashore News
The majority of National Park Service (NPS) facilities on the Outer Banks are open during Thanksgiving week, per a recent update from the NPS in its Cape Chronicle Newsletter. Hours and programs at popular park facilities, (including facilities within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and the Wright Brothers Memorial), are [...] Seashore News | Full Article
Night Sky: The Quadrantids meteor shower, the Pleiades star cluster, and other highlights for January
December 30, 2021 | Island Features | By: Gerry Lebing
January is a great month for the Pleiades and the Orion Nebula On just about any clear night in January, the Pleiades will be visible in the eastern skies about an hour after sundown. M45, the Pleiades, is probably my favorite star cluster. With a visual magnitude of +1.1, it's very easy to spot with the naked eye. Most people can see five stars with the naked eye, and on very clear, still nights, you might spot six or seven, but some people have seen as many as 14! The cluster contains more than 800 stars. Of course, you need binoculars or a telescope to spot that many. The cluster is about 410 light years away from us. After you finish looking at the Pleiades, let your eyes drift down about 30° towards the eastern horizon. You should be able to see the constellation Orion. If you look at the second star in Orion's sword, you might be able to see it looks a bit smudged! That smudge mar [...] Island Features | Full Article
Gypsy moth infestation spreads along Outer Banks; treatments set f ...
December 22, 2021 | Island Features | By: Sam Walker | From The: OBX Today
More gypsy moths has been found in more locations along the Outer Banks, with the state planning to treat the affected areas in late spring of 2022. The invasive species feeds on the leaves of more than 300 species of trees and shrubs, predominantly oaks and hardwoods. When areas become heavily infested, trees may be [...] Island Features | Full ArticleA StoryWalk installed along Robbie’s Way nature trail
December 21, 2021 | Island Features | From The: Ocracoke Observer
As an extension of its programming, Ocracoke Library has opened a StoryWalk at Robbie’s Way along Silver Lake Drive. The Robbie’s Way StoryWalk project combines early literacy learning and family engagement with a short walking trail to a special, tucked-away place on Ocracoke’s sound side. Robbie’s Way is a 15-foot-wide access from Silver Lake Drive [...] Island Features | Full ArticleIsland Cooking: Making Holiday Goodies for Friends and Family
December 21, 2021 | Island Features | By: Lynne Foster
One of the joys of the holiday season is spending time in the kitchen lovingly preparing special treats for friends. This year, with no parties to plan or to attend, no bazaar to contribute to, and no visitors expected, it seemed especially important to remind people they are remembered and loved. I am a fan [...] Island Features | Full ArticleStudent study finds Buxton Woods a healthy, valued reserve
December 17, 2021 | Island Features | By: Kipp Tabb | From The: Coastal Review Online
Buxton Woods is alive and well. That is one of the conclusions of a study of the state coastal reserve and dedicated nature preserve conducted by University of North Carolina Chapel Hill undergraduate students and presented Dec. 2 to the Hatteras Island community at the Fessenden Center. The students, participating in the Coastal Studies Institute’s [...] Island Features | Full ArticleIsland Commentary: To Feed or Not to Feed?
December 16, 2021 | Island Features | By: Lynne Foster | 1
I have been feeding corn and apples to a few deer, and enjoying their company, on an almost daily basis. There are five who are “regulars” now: a doe and her twin fawns, and two young bucks. Often the mama and twins come together, but not always, and the bucks usually come separately, often after [...] Island Features | Full ArticleAfter being canceled in 2021 due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the North Carolina Coastal Federation will once again be hosting its annual Hatteras Island Oyster Roast in 2022, which is a popular February fundraising event that celebrates local seafood along the waterfront of Hatteras village. The public is invited to warm up around the fire [...] Island Features | Full ArticleTop
Sailing expo on Ocracoke may lead to a club
December 21, 2021 | Watersports | By: Connie Leinbach | From The: Ocracoke Observer
Dozens of Ocracoke kids hopped into sailboats recently as if they were born to it. Well, being Ocracoke kids, maybe they are since saltwater is in their blood. The Hatteras Sailing Organization brought their teaching boats – six Optimists, which are small, beginner boats, and five larger boats, or 420s – to Silver Lake for [...] Watersports | Full ArticleFrom the Outer Banks Flotilla of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary The Outer Banks Flotilla of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary will be offering a Coast Guard-approved Boating course in February, 2022. The six-session Boating Skills and Seamanship course builds on the introductory Boat America class, providing more in-depth exposure to key topics related to safe [...] Watersports | Full Article
Sailing expo on Ocracoke may lead to a club
December 21, 2021 | Watersports | By: Connie Leinbach | From The: Ocracoke Observer
Dozens of Ocracoke kids hopped into sailboats recently as if they were born to it. Well, being Ocracoke kids, maybe they are since saltwater is in their blood. The Hatteras Sailing Organization brought their teaching boats – six Optimists, which are small, beginner boats, and five larger boats, or 420s – to Silver Lake for [...] Watersports | Full ArticleFrom the Outer Banks Flotilla of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary The Outer Banks Flotilla of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary will be offering a Coast Guard-approved Boating course in February, 2022. The six-session Boating Skills and Seamanship course builds on the introductory Boat America class, providing more in-depth exposure to key topics related to safe [...] Watersports | Full ArticleWorrell 1000 Race will return for 2022, with a Hatteras Island landing
October 19, 2021 | Watersports | By: Joy Crist
After a 17-year hiatus, which finally ended in 2019, one of the most iconic and dangerous sailboat races in the world is now headed towards Hatteras Island once again, with the May 2022 competition already promising to be bigger and better than ever. With just 200 days to go until the race begins in Florida [...] Watersports | Full ArticleThe first-ever designated kayak launch within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore opened on Monday, August 23, thanks to funding provided by the official nonprofit partner of the Outer Banks’ national parks, Outer Banks Forever. Located at the south end of the Oregon Inlet Marina, the new Oregon Inlet Kayak Launch officially made its debut to the public at a ribbon-cutting ceremony [...] Watersports | Full ArticleHatteras Island junior sailors road-tripped to Hampton VA this past weekend to participate in the US SAILING and CBYRA (Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association) Junior Olympic Festival at Hampton Yacht Club. This was the first large sailing competition for Hatteras Sailing youth since its start last summer. From the Invitational/Advanced Sailing Program 5 of the [...] Watersports | Full ArticleCoaches create invitational sailing team for Hatteras Island Youth The Hatteras Sailing Organization together with its coaches agreed to launch an invitational sailing team. The Hatteras Sailing Organization is made up of local sailors, parents, and community leaders committed to investing time and resources in growing the sport of sailing on Hatteras and also training up a [...] Watersports | Full ArticleWinter Storm Brings Big Waves for Hatteras Island Surfers
February 2, 2021 | Watersports | By: Joy Crist
While Winter Storm Olena brought several feet of snow to the New England region, (and a small bout of ocean overwash close to home), the storm also brought some big waves for Outer Banks surfers who braved the roughly 45-50 degree water temperatures and not-quite-freezing air temperatures to take advantage of the swell. The moderate [...] Watersports | Full ArticleHatteras Sailing Organization Keeping our local kids off the electronics and into our great Hatteras Island outdoors is an ever challenging task. We need Sports! In an effort to contribute in one small way, Phillips Boatworks is donating use of its Charter Cat and other small boats to initiate a fun new option exclusively for [...] Watersports | Full Article
Real estate numbers are finally in for 2021, and they were once again record-breaking! Congratulations REALTORS® on over $2 billion in sales in 2021! That is 45% higher than year-end 2020. Overall, 643 more properties sold in 2021. Inventory is the lowest it has been in MLS history with residential down to 311 units. That is a 44% decrease from 2020. Residential days on market dropped drastically from an average of 110 in 2020 to 52 in 2021. Kill Devil Hills had the lowest days on market with an average of 26 days. The median sales price for residential units was up $66,552 to $625,000 from year-end 2020 which is a 16% increase. Corolla had the highest residential median sales price of all towns at $725,450. It also had the largest increase in residential median price in 2021 of $165,450 compared to 2020 which was a 30% increase year to date. Residential year-to-date sales were up 9% [...] Real Estate | Full Article
January OBX Real Estate Update: 2021 year-end OBAR stats
January 10, 2022 | Real Estate | From The: OBX Today
By Mike “Moose” Smith The Outer Banks real estate market wraps up the year with the highest number of sales in MLS History! The year-end stats Counting all property sales 4,392 units were sold, a 17% increase of 2020. The December Statistical Report for the Outer Banks Association of REALTORS®, just released, also highlights the continuing [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleIn 2021, OBX housing prices continue to boom
December 31, 2021 | Real Estate | By: Mark Jurkowitz | From The: Outer Banks Voice
OBAR data show increase of 20% or more in many communities The November 2021 MLS Statistical Report just released by the Outer Banks Association of Realtors (OBAR) shows that amid a continuing housing boom, sale prices rose by 20% or more in a number of Outer Banks communities so far this year. The picture is more [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleOccupancy, meals collections continue to smash records
December 22, 2021 | Real Estate | From The: Outer Banks Voice
(Dare County Tourism Board) The monthly Dare County Tourism Board recap of occupancy and food collections is getting to be something of a broken record. And the recently released October data were no exception. As Outer Banks Visitors Bureau Executive Director Lee Nettles points out during the recap, the October 2021 numbers mark the 17th straight [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleOuter Banks homeowner insurance policy rates going up 9.9 percent ...
December 7, 2021 | Real Estate | By: Sam Walker | From The: OBX Today
Homeowners insurance rates on the Outer Banks and in northeastern North Carolina will be going up by 9.9 percent on new and renewed polices starting in June 2022, while the insurance industry has agreed to not submit any new requests until at least 2024. State Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced on November 23 the N.C. [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleThe Outer Banks Association of REALTORS® (OBAR) elected their 2022 Board of Directors at their Annual Meeting. OBAR’s 2022 Board of Directors is: President: Doug Brindley, Brindley Beach Vacations and Sales President-Elect: Natalie Painter, Coastal NC Realty Group Immediate Past President: Lori Brooks, Coastal NC Realty Group Treasurer: Heather Cater, Coast Realty Secretary: Jennifer Wilson, [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleAnglers who want to commemorate that big saltwater fishing catch in 2021 have a couple of extra weeks this year to apply for a citation from the N.C. Saltwater Fishing Tournament. The Division of Marine Fisheries has extended the application deadline for 2021 citations to Jan. 31, 2022 from the normal deadline of Jan. 15. A citation is an 8.5- by 11-inch certificate, suitable for framing, that has details of the catch and features an illustration of the species caught. The division issues Saltwater Fishing Tournament Citations for exceptional catches of 35 species commonly caught in North Carolina coastal waters. Anglers who wish to apply for a citation for a harvested fish will need to have had the fish weighed at a certified weigh station. The list of participating weigh stations and additional information about the program can be found at NC Saltwater Fishing Tournament. Anglers who w [...] Fishing | Full Article
Dare County Receives Wishlist Gifts & Monetary Donations to B ...
January 14, 2022 | Community News Brief
2021 marked the 18th year that Pirate’s Cove Realty and the Pirate’s Cove Homeowners Association have come together to generously provide wishlist gifts as well as a monetary donation for local foster children throughout the Dare County community. In 2021 alone, the two Pirate’s Cove organizations provided gifts for 13 children and donated $3,500 in [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleCHEC recently participated in the National Survey on the Cooperative Difference, commissioned by Touchstone Energy®. Over 15,000 members of 60 electric cooperatives from across the country were contacted to complete the survey this year. This annual exploration into members’ opinions about the “cooperative difference” as well as core performance attributes and emerging industry trends, provide [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticlePeople throughout Eastern North Carolina will have a chance to hop on board a rewarding new career as the North Carolina Ferry Division teams up with NC Works to host a series of four career fairs to find qualified applicants to staff its ferries, terminals and shipyard. The career fairs will be held at the [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleDare County Chairman to Present Virtual State of the County 2022 o ...
January 11, 2022 | Community News Brief
Dare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Robert L. “Bob” Woodard Sr. will deliver the annual State of the County presentation at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, January 19, 2022. The event will be held virtually and livestreamed on Dare County’s YouTube channel, www.YouTube.com/DareCounty. During his presentation, Woodard will provide a detailed look back at the wide [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleMeet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Philip, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Philip, 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/Dare County Announces Martin Luther King Jr. Day Schedule Changes ...
January 10, 2022 | Community News Brief
In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, all Dare County offices will be closed on Monday, January 17, 2022. In addition, the Dare County Public Works Department, which provides trash collection for the unincorporated areas of Dare County as well as the Town of Kitty Hawk*, has announced a revised trash collection schedule for [...] Community News Brief | Full Article12/27/1929 – 1/11/2022 HATTERAS — Dorothy passed away at home with her family on January 11, 2022. She was predeceased by her husband of 55 years, Howard C. Whittaker. Also predeceased by her father and mother, Alfonsus and Emma Wholahan, brothers Raymond and John, sisters Ella Miller and Emma Vandergrift. She is survived by her [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleAugust 23, 1929 – January 12, 2022 MANTEO — Campbell Carrington (Cam) Sellers, aged 92 years, of Manteo, North Carolina, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, January 12, 2022. Born August 23, 1929, in Stamford, Connecticut, Cam is the son and only child of John Hawley and Madeleine (Carrington) Ingalls, Jr. [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleRyker Patrick Clark, 17, of Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina was tragically taken from us too early. He was born on January 11, 2004 and is survived by, Parents Carolyn Hall Clark of Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, and Patrick Clark of Melbourne, Florida. Ryker had a huge heart, generous spirit, and a tremendous sense [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleSOUTHERN SHORES — Sally Collier Hardie, 92, passed away in Nags Head after a brief illness, January 8, 2022. She and her late husband, John were popular, 30-year residents of Southern Shores. Born May 7, 1929, in the Terre Haute, Indiana area, Sally was raised in Niles, Ohio. She graduated from Bowling Green State University [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleWilliam Joseph “Billy” Wilburn III, 78, died at his home in Parksley, VA on Tuesday, January 4, 2022. Born March 25, 1943, in Richmond, VA, he was the only child born to the late William Joseph Wilburn, Jr. and Catherine Packette Wilburn. A life defined by a love of country and the sea, Billy was [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleKILL DEVIL HILLS — Nancy Lee Hurlburt left this world on January 7, 2022. She was a mighty warrior in her brave fight against Multiple Myeloma cancer. Nancy was born December 27, 1943, in Orange, NJ to Elizabeth Dorcas Edwards and Wilbur Franklyn Hurlburt Jr. Nancy’s mother passed away when she was in grade school [...] Obituaries | Full Article
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