Cidney Phillips Webster born in West Chester PA on November 23, 1937 went to heaven on September 25, 2020. She made Hatteras Island home in 1979. Preceded in death by her father William Phillips and mother Amelia Jones, a son Terry Webster and daughter Jackie Fulghum. Left behind to cherish all the wonderful memories and [...]
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September 30, 2020 | Community News Brief | By: Kari Pugh | From The: OBX Today
The Dare County Sheriff’s Office says it has received reports of political signs being stolen from public and private properties — and they’d like to remind folks that’s illegal. “Under G.S. 136-32 (e) it is a Class 3 misdemeanor for a person to steal, deface, vandalize or unlawfully remove a political sign that is lawfully [...] Community News Brief | Full Article8 additional COVID-19 cases reported on Monday, bringing Dare Coun ...
September 29, 2020 | Local News
Dare County announced 8 additional positive COVID-19 test results on Monday, September 28, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 541. The 8 additional cases consist of 5 residents and 3 non-residents, and include the following: 1) non-resident, 17 under, male, transferred isolation 2) resident, 25-49, female, home [...] Local News | Full ArticleTrump Confirms NC, Va Drilling Moratorium
September 28, 2020 | Local News | From The: Coastal Review Online
President Trump announces Friday that he is extending the moratorium on offshore drilling to North Carolina and Virginia in this excerpt from his campaign rally in Newport News, Virginia. President Trump has officially extended the moratorium on offshore drilling to North Carolina and Virginia. On Friday, Trump signed a memorandum for the Department of Interior that states, “This [...] Local News | Full ArticleGuest Column: Outer Banks Featured in Educational Video with Local ...
September 28, 2020 | Island Features | By: James D. Charlet
This story is being written in deep gratitude to Hatteras Island’s award-winning Island Free Press. I have known this media outlet literally from Day One. I knew its first Editor, the late-great Irene Nolan, when she was the editor of the now defunct Island Breeze. I have not only known the succeeding publisher – Donna [...] Island Features | Full ArticleMeet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Bubba, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Bubba, 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/Expansion in the works for Springer’s Point Preserve
September 28, 2020 | Island Features | By: Rory Kelleher
Ocracoke’s Springer’s point is expanding! In May The Coastal Land Trust announced the bargain sale donation of almost two acres of private land holdings within its Springer’s Point Preserve on Ocracoke Island. Here is a highlight video with more information.Dredging in Big Foot Slough off Ocracoke expected to clear the way ...
September 28, 2020 | Local News | By: Connie Leinbach
Dredging in Big Foot Slough in the Pamlico Sound is expected to clear the way for the larger sound-class ferries in the next several days. Kris Noble, Hyde County manager, said in an interview that the side caster dredge Merritt began dredging at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Cost of the project is thanks to a partnership [...] Local News | Full ArticleAVON — On Friday, September 25, 2020, Hatteras Island lost a dear friend and community member, a devoted father, loving husband, and caring grandfather. Peter Groom was a proud American and veteran. As the tides rise and fall, so do our emotions as we remember all of the wonderful things we love about Pete. He [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleNWS releases storm summary on the impacts of Sally and Teddy to th ...
September 28, 2020 | Local News
The U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City recently released their storm and coastal flooding summary on the impacts of Hurricane Sally and Hurricane Teddy to the Outer Banks The remnants of Sally affected the OBX area from September 17-18 with heavy rains and minor flooding, while distant Hurricane Teddy started to impact [...] Local News | Full ArticleDare County Employers Have One Week to Submit Responses to Employe ...
September 28, 2020 | Community News Brief
Employers and business owners have one week left to submit their responses to the Dare County Housing Needs survey. The 14-question survey, which is the result of a partnership between Dare County and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, closes on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. Earlier this year, Dare County partnered with the [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleLost woman found in Cape Hatteras National Seashore near Buxton Wo ...
September 26, 2020 | Local News
After receiving a 911 call at around 9:00 p.m., on Friday, September 25, 2020, Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) Rangers worked with the U.S. Coast Guard, Dare County Sheriff’s Office, Hatteras Island Rescue Squad, and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission as part of a search and rescue operation to locate a 31-year-old missing woman. It [...] Local News | Full Article-
North Carolina to move into Phase 3 of COVID-19 restrictions on Friday
September 30, 2020 | Local News | 1
North Carolina will cautiously ease some restrictions while continuing safety measures to combat the spread of COVID-19, as the state’s metrics remained stable in September, per a Wednesday announcement from Governor Roy Cooper. “Our top priority remains getting children back to in-person learning. This month marks a major shift for many families now and in [...] Local News | Full ArticleThe first phase of the demolition of a building at College of The Albemarle’s (COA) Dare County Campus located at 205 U.S. Highway 64 in Manteo began at 9 a.m. on Sept. 28, 2020. The building—which was formerly Manteo High School and later Manteo Middle School before becoming part of COA—is being demolished in order [...] Local News | Full Article
North Carolina to move into Phase 3 of COVID-19 restrictions on Friday
September 30, 2020 | Local News | 1
North Carolina will cautiously ease some restrictions while continuing safety measures to combat the spread of COVID-19, as the state’s metrics remained stable in September, per a Wednesday announcement from Governor Roy Cooper. “Our top priority remains getting children back to in-person learning. This month marks a major shift for many families now and in [...] Local News | Full ArticleThe first phase of the demolition of a building at College of The Albemarle’s (COA) Dare County Campus located at 205 U.S. Highway 64 in Manteo began at 9 a.m. on Sept. 28, 2020. The building—which was formerly Manteo High School and later Manteo Middle School before becoming part of COA—is being demolished in order [...] Local News | Full ArticleUPDATED: Antares rocket launch at Wallops Flight Center reschedule ...
September 30, 2020 | Local News | By: Kari Pugh | From The: Outer Banks Voice
The launch of Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket originally set for tonight from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility has been rescheduled for Thursday, Oct. 1, at 9:38 p.m., due to poor weather forecasts for the next few days. The launch may be visible, weather permitting, to residents throughout the mid-Atlantic region and possibly the East Coast of [...] Local News | Full ArticleDare County provides details on its active COVID-19 cases, and rec ...
September 29, 2020 | Local News
Dare County released the following COVID-19 update for Tuesday, September 29, which details the county’s most recent active cases, testing efforts, and additional community information. The total COVID-19 positive case count in Dare County is 547, of which there are 15 active cases among residents of Dare County. Of the 547 cases, 295 are residents [...] Local News | Full Article8 additional COVID-19 cases reported on Monday, bringing Dare Coun ...
September 29, 2020 | Local News
Dare County announced 8 additional positive COVID-19 test results on Monday, September 28, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 541. The 8 additional cases consist of 5 residents and 3 non-residents, and include the following: 1) non-resident, 17 under, male, transferred isolation 2) resident, 25-49, female, home [...] Local News | Full ArticleTrump Confirms NC, Va Drilling Moratorium
September 28, 2020 | Local News | From The: Coastal Review Online
President Trump announces Friday that he is extending the moratorium on offshore drilling to North Carolina and Virginia in this excerpt from his campaign rally in Newport News, Virginia. President Trump has officially extended the moratorium on offshore drilling to North Carolina and Virginia. On Friday, Trump signed a memorandum for the Department of Interior that states, “This [...] Local News | Full ArticleDredging in Big Foot Slough off Ocracoke expected to clear the way ...
September 28, 2020 | Local News | By: Connie Leinbach
Dredging in Big Foot Slough in the Pamlico Sound is expected to clear the way for the larger sound-class ferries in the next several days. Kris Noble, Hyde County manager, said in an interview that the side caster dredge Merritt began dredging at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Cost of the project is thanks to a partnership [...] Local News | Full ArticleNWS releases storm summary on the impacts of Sally and Teddy to th ...
September 28, 2020 | Local News
The U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City recently released their storm and coastal flooding summary on the impacts of Hurricane Sally and Hurricane Teddy to the Outer Banks The remnants of Sally affected the OBX area from September 17-18 with heavy rains and minor flooding, while distant Hurricane Teddy started to impact [...] Local News | Full ArticleLost woman found in Cape Hatteras National Seashore near Buxton Wo ...
September 26, 2020 | Local News
After receiving a 911 call at around 9:00 p.m., on Friday, September 25, 2020, Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) Rangers worked with the U.S. Coast Guard, Dare County Sheriff’s Office, Hatteras Island Rescue Squad, and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission as part of a search and rescue operation to locate a 31-year-old missing woman. It [...] Local News | Full ArticleDare County provides details on its active COVID-19 cases, and two ...
September 25, 2020 | Local News
Dare County released the following COVID-19 update for Friday, September 25, which details the county’s most recent active cases, testing efforts, and additional community information. Dare County COVID-19 Case Update The number of positive COVID-19 tests in Dare County is 529, of which there are 11 active cases among residents of Dare County. Of the [...] Local News | Full ArticleQuestions Linger on Offshore Drilling, Seismic
September 25, 2020 | Local News | From The: Coastal Review Online
by Mark Hibbs and Jennifer Allen Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., announced this week that President Trump had agreed to prevent drilling for oil and natural gas off the North Carolina coast, but the president has yet to speak publicly on the matter, and his administration says it is still moving forward with permitting for seismic [...] Local News | Full ArticleThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management will host a virtual public meeting as part of the federal performance evaluation of the North Carolina Coastal Management Program and North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve. The purpose of the meeting is to receive public comment regarding the operation and implementation of the [...] Local News | Full ArticleAt virtual forum, Dare commissioner candidates tackle housing, eco ...
September 24, 2020 | Local News | By: Michelle Wagner | From The: Outer Banks Voice
The issues of affordable housing, economic development and supporting the commercial fishing industry took center stage during the Sept. 23 forum for the six candidates seeking four seats on the Dare County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 3. The virtual debate, sponsored by the Dare County League of Women Voters (LWV) and Coastal Review Online, [...] Local News | Full ArticleN.C. Highway 12 on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands will open to traffic at noon, per a Thursday morning update from the N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT). Standing saltwater and sand still remain on the roadway in a number of locations along N.C. Highway 12, including northern Hatteras village, Buxton, Avon, Rodanthe, Pea Island, and northern [...] Local News | Full ArticleNPS Outlines the Preferred Option for Future Sediment Management in Public Meetings Held This Week
September 30, 2020 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
The National Park Service held informational webinars this week to discuss the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a 20-year sediment management framework for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS), and to solicit the public’s feedback on the preferred plan for future beach nourishment, dune restoration, and breach repair projects. “This is a very dynamic place [with] erosion rates of up to 10 feet per year,” said National Parks of Eastern North Carolina Superintendent David Hallac at Wednesday’s meeting, noting that the Outer Banks had some of the highest erosion rates on the East Coast. “…That’s a good lead into our sediment management framework, and why we’re meeting today.” Natural accretion and erosion processes have impacted the Hatteras and Ocracoke island shorelines for decades due to anthropogenic activities, (like dune building, dune planting, [...] Seashore News | Full Article
Reminder: Virtual meetings for the CHNS Sediment Management Framew ...
September 29, 2020 | Seashore News
The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public review and comments on the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Sediment Management Framework at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore). The 45-day comment period began on September 18, 2020, with the publication of the Notice of Availability in the Federal Register, and ends on November 2, [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleAfter pitching in with reopening N.C. 12, NPS works on beach acces ...
September 25, 2020 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
As N.C. Highway 12 was battered by ocean overwash for nearly a week, crews from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) worked day and night to try to remove the inundation of saltwater and sand, and to reopen the highway as quickly as possible. Luckily, they also had a little help. The National Park [...] Seashore News | Full ArticlePublic comment period open for the CHNS Sediment Management Framew ...
September 18, 2020 | Seashore News
The National Park Service (NPS) seeks public review and comment on the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Sediment Management Framework at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore). The 45-day comment period begins today, September 18, 2020 with the publication of the Notice of Availability in the Federal Register and ends on November 2, 2020. [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleCHNS extends Ocracoke Campground season through all of winter 2020 ...
September 16, 2020 | Seashore News
The Ocracoke Campground will stay open at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) after its customary seasonal closure. The campground usually closes after Thanksgiving weekend, but this year the campground will stay open the entire year. All 136 sites will be open for use. Reservations and payments for camp sites at Ocracoke, Oregon Inlet, Cape Point, [...] Seashore News | Full Article24-hour ORV access starts Sept. 15, and other National Seashore up ...
September 11, 2020 | Seashore News
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 September 10 include the following: Seashore Updates On Monday, September 7, the Museum of the Sea reopened [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleVirtual Sea Turtle Nest Excavation Scheduled for Friday at 10 a.m.
September 10, 2020 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist | 1
Beach fans who missed last week’s virtual sea turtle nest excavation will have a second opportunity to catch a live show, as the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) and Outer Banks Forever are partnering once again for a virtual excavation on Friday, September 11, at 10 a.m. Every summer, sea turtles visit the beaches of [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleFollowing guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and consistent with North Carolina’s “Safer at Home Phase 2.5” executive order, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial are reopening three indoor facilities. The National Park Service is working service-wide with federal, state, and [...] 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 September 3 include the following: Seashore Updates Join Cape Hatteras National Seashore and Outer Banks Forever on [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleCape Hatteras National Seashore extends length of 2020 lifeguard s ...
September 2, 2020 | Seashore News
As a result of increased late summer tourism to the Outer Banks, Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) will offer lifeguard services through the end of September at three lifeguard beaches. This year’s lifeguard season, originally scheduled from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, is extended through Wednesday, September 30 at Coquina Beach Access (Bodie Island), [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleNight Sky: Two Meteor Showers, Galaxies, and other Highlights for October
September 30, 2020 | Island Features | By: Gerry Lebing
Third Place is Often Forgotten! This is the Triangulum Galaxy, M33. It's the third biggest galaxy in our local group of galaxies. That means it's the little brother of the Andromeda Galaxy and our own galaxy, the Milky Way. It also means that a lot of star watchers, (myself included), kind of forget about it or take it for granted! But M33 has a lot of good things going for it. With a visual magnitude of +5.7, it can be viewed with the naked eye under excellent viewing conditions. It's about 2.8 million light years away from us, and that makes it the most distant object you can view with the naked eye! And if you can see it with the naked eye, you can see it really well with a pair of wide-view binoculars! Relatively speaking, M33 is small compared to M31 and the Milky Way. M33 is comprised of about 60 billion stars. The Milky Way is estimated to contain around 400 billion stars. And the [...] Island Features | Full Article
Island Cooking: Teddy didn’t visit, but got close enough, so I c ...
September 25, 2020 | Island Features | By: Lynne Foster
This has been a wild ride unlike anything most of us on the islands have experienced. And we have experienced a LOT! A collision of a major hurricane far offshore and a nor’easter provided us with days and days of “what the heck?” I don’t even want to contemplate what would have been had it [...] Island Features | Full ArticleIsland Living: Adventures in Online Dating on Hatteras Island
September 25, 2020 | Island Features | By: Elaine Hooper | 1
Maybe it’s years of social isolation. Maybe it’s my age catching up to me. Maybe it’s another bizarre facet of the 2020 Curse whose despotic thumb we are all living under. Whatever the reason, dating on Hatteras Island is the most difficult thing I have ever tried to do. Since my social circle mostly involves [...] Island Features | Full ArticleIn the right place: Outer Banks photographer encounters baby sea t ...
September 25, 2020 | Island Features | By: Kari Pugh | From The: OBX Today | 1
Outer Banks photographer Wesley Snyder spends a lot of time alone on area beaches capturing images of shipwrecks, sunrises, sunsets, the Milky Way and anything else you might find in the sand and waves. Early Thursday morning as he set out to take some sunrise shots of the grounded trawler Ocean Pursuit near Oregon Inlet, he [...] Island Features | Full ArticleThe flood waters of Hurricane Dorian receded quickly, but three inches or three feet in a home makes little difference. Everything has to go. All the furniture and appliances, even the drywall has to be stripped to the studs; books, photos, memories of years gone by — all of it is piled by the side [...] Island Features | Full ArticleDesign Phase Underway for Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Restoration Project
September 17, 2020 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist | 1
Initial steps are being taken to give the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse a well-deserved restoration from the inside out, and the first portion of the project – the design phase – is already underway, per an update from the National Park Service. Built in 1868-70, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse has understandably suffered some wear and tear [...] Island Features | Full ArticleHatteras Island pays tribute to the fallen heroes of 9/11 with Lig ...
September 11, 2020 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
Volunteer firefighters, first responders, and members of the U.S. Coast Guard honored the fallen heroes of 9/11 on Friday morning with a 1.3-mile walk from the Buxton Fire Station to the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. Traditionally, Hatteras Island’s own local heroes pay tribute to the 2,997 people who died on September 11 with a climb in [...] Island Features | Full ArticleTop
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 Boat Works is donating use of its Charter Cat and other small boats to initiate a fun new option exclusively for our local [...] Watersports | Full ArticleA Safe New Way to Sail the Sound
August 21, 2020 | Sponsored | Phillips Boatworks
Fall Sailing Tours from Avon are getting great reviews from Vacationers! For centuries people have been sailing up and down the shores of the beautiful Outer Banks. Known as the “Graveyard of the Atlantic,” the oceanside of Hatteras Island, in particular, is not for the inexperienced sailor. I have a replica map of some of [...] Watersports | Full Article
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 Boat Works is donating use of its Charter Cat and other small boats to initiate a fun new option exclusively for our local [...] Watersports | Full ArticleA Safe New Way to Sail the Sound
August 21, 2020 | Sponsored | Phillips Boatworks
Fall Sailing Tours from Avon are getting great reviews from Vacationers! For centuries people have been sailing up and down the shores of the beautiful Outer Banks. Known as the “Graveyard of the Atlantic,” the oceanside of Hatteras Island, in particular, is not for the inexperienced sailor. I have a replica map of some of [...] Watersports | Full ArticleThe N.C. Department of Transportation is reminding water sports enthusiasts on Pamlico Sound to stay at least ‘a football field away’ from the Rodanthe ‘Jug Handle’ Bridge as work accelerates on the $145 million project. The area around the bridge is considered an active construction zone, and safety is the main concern. “There are cranes [...] Local News | Full ArticleWorrell 1000 Race Will Return for 2021, with a Hatteras Island Landing
May 26, 2020 | Watersports | By: Joy Crist
“They said it couldn’t happen. They said that the Worrell would never again be the revered event it once was. So, the Organizing Authority, made up of former Worrell competitors, race officials, and a few fans, started planning its comeback for 2019. And even as the start date loomed and the naysayers speculated that it [...] Watersports | Full ArticleOffshore storms bring Hurricane Swell to Hatteras Island
October 1, 2019 | Watersports | By: Sarah Gannon
We have certainly seen the negative effects of Hurricane Dorian on the Outer Banks, and it was only three years ago that Hurricane Mathew devastated Hatteras Island in October. The Atlantic Ocean has seen a boost in activity due to the end of a routine climate pattern known as “El Nino,” and NOAA stated early [...] Watersports | Full ArticleSurf Conditions Create Epic Competition in This Year’s Cape Hatt ...
September 25, 2019 | Watersports | By: Sarah Rich
Another chapter of the Cape Hatteras Waves Classic (CHWC) commenced last week. Hosted by REAL Watersports in Waves, the CHWC is a kiteboarding competition scored according to riders’ execution of wave riding, tricks, and the overall impression made on the judges. Competitors from all over the world lug their gear to what is the premier [...] Watersports | Full ArticleTaking a Kayak Tour: A Perfect Activity for Watersport Novices
July 25, 2019 | Watersports | By: Sarah Rich
There is such a wide variety of water activities to enjoy on Hatteras Island, and whether a novice or an expert, opportunities to enjoy these activities span from Hatteras village to Pea Island. While watersports are the perfect outlet for thrill seekers, they can often be quite intimidating for first-timers. For those who seek to [...] Watersports | Full ArticleThe Environmental Factors that Shape Island Surfing
June 5, 2019 | Watersports | By: Gregory Wagner | 1
What makes Hatteras Island a special place and important exodus for East Coast surfers? Is it an easy question to answer? Probably, yes, and I realize as a transplant from California weaned on surfing the western coastlines of North America, this question also ties in with why I can’t seem to leave the island now. [...] Watersports | Full ArticleOBX home sales boom in midst of pandemic
September 30, 2020 | Real Estate | By: Kipp Tabb | From The: Outer Banks Voice
The Outer Banks real estate market is hot. It’s part of a national trend, but what is happening locally goes beyond the strong national trend. What realtors with experience in the Outer Banks market and longtime observers of local conditions are seeing exceeds anything they have seen before. “It’s been absolutely nuts,” said Jeff Scott, owner of Scott Team Realty. I’ve been doing this 31 years, and I don’t ever remember a time like this.” The Outer Banks Association of Realtors (OBAR) publishes their Multiple Listings Service (MLS) Statistical Report monthly. The data from those MLS reports, which cover Currituck and Dare Counties as well as Ocracoke, supports Scott’s sentiments. Even though the COVID-19 pandemic delayed home sale closings by slowing the work of home inspectors, appraisers and attorneys, the MLS reported in May that 549 Outer Banks properties were under [...] Real Estate | Full Article
Here’s more evidence of the strength of the tourism boom this summer. The July 2020 occupancy revenue numbers released from the Sept. 17 Dare County Tourism Board meeting show $152.3 million in occupancy revenue that month. Not only is that a huge 37% increase from the July 2019 numbers, it is a single-month record for [...] Real Estate | Full ArticlePaint a Happy Outer Banks Inspired Home Office
September 23, 2020 | Sponsored | Ace Hardware
Westlake Ace Hardware now carries Benjamin Moore premium paints in its 138 stores nationwide. Since 1883, Benjamin Moore has remained a top premier paint brand for do-it-yourselfers and professionals alike, offering customers high quality and more than 3,500 premium color options. As part of the partnership with Benjamin Moore, Ace Hardware is now the largest independent hardware retailer [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleHatteras Island Real Estate: The changing landscape of real estate
September 21, 2020 | Real Estate | By: Tom Hranicka
The real estate market on Hatteras Island this year reminds me of Dorothy’s famous line in The Wizard of Oz – “Toto, I don’t think we are in Kansas anymore!” In this article, I would like to share some facts and some anecdotal observations about what we are seeing and what some of the emerging [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleHatteras Island Real Estate: Frequently Asked Questions
July 13, 2020 | Real Estate | By: Tom Hranicka
Each year, we like to publish an updated version of an article that addresses some of the most frequently asked questions that we hear from prospective buyers and sellers. Many of the issues remain unchanged, but occasionally a new question will make its way into the list. According to Park Service reports, about 2.6 million [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleHatteras Island Real Estate: The impact of Covid-19 on the real es ...
May 11, 2020 | Real Estate | By: Tom Hranicka
As you might expect, the most frequently asked question that my Realtor colleagues and I are hearing these days is – “What impact are the COVID-19 related restrictions having on the Hatteras Island real estate market?” This article is intended to provide some insights into the answers to this question. To begin the discussion, we [...] Real Estate | Full Article
The North Carolina Coastal Federation will be removing large-scale marine debris in the Albemarle-Pamlico Sound with a grant award from the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Marine Debris Program. The federation will coordinate the project in partnership with Dare County and the N.C. Division of Coastal Management. The major goal of this NOAA Marine Debris Program supported project is to remove at least 20 abandoned and derelict vessels that currently harm important habitat such as oyster reef, submerged aquatic vegetation, shallow subtidal and coastal wetlands in the Albemarle-Pamlico estuary. Division of Coastal Management staff identified numerous abandoned and derelict vessels and other large-scale marine debris that negatively impact different habitats within Currituck Banks and Kitty Hawk Woods component of the N.C. Coastal Reserve. “The Division is lookin [...] Fishing | Full Article
Dare County Sheriff’s Office reminder: Stealing campaign signs i ...
September 30, 2020 | Community News Brief | By: Kari Pugh | From The: OBX Today
The Dare County Sheriff’s Office says it has received reports of political signs being stolen from public and private properties — and they’d like to remind folks that’s illegal. “Under G.S. 136-32 (e) it is a Class 3 misdemeanor for a person to steal, deface, vandalize or unlawfully remove a political sign that is lawfully [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleMeet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Bubba, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Bubba, 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 Employers Have One Week to Submit Responses to Employe ...
September 28, 2020 | Community News Brief
Employers and business owners have one week left to submit their responses to the Dare County Housing Needs survey. The 14-question survey, which is the result of a partnership between Dare County and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, closes on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. Earlier this year, Dare County partnered with the [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleOcracats fall spay-neuter clinic scheduled for next week
September 25, 2020 | Community News Brief | From The: Ocracoke Observer
Ocracats Inc. will hold a spay-neuter clinic for island feral cats and pet cats Sept. 29 to Oct. 1 in the Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department. Ocracats trappers will trap feral cats all over the island the evenings of Sept. 28, 29 and 30, and Ocracats asks islanders to keep their cats in on these [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleThe Dare County Department of Health & Human Services has announced Flu Clinics for Fall 2020. The clinics will be by appointment only, to prevent overcrowding and encourage appropriate physical distancing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Individuals who wish to schedule an appointment can call 252.475.5003 and select option #2 for the clinic. Clinics [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleUnfortunately due to the uncertain road conditions residential trash collection for Buxton, Frisco and Hatteras on Thursday Sept 24th has been cancelled. The next collection for these areas will be Monday, Sept 28th. At this time we anticipate residential collection to take place in Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo and Avon on Friday Sept 25th. Any cancellation due to road [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleCidney Phillips Webster born in West Chester PA on November 23, 1937 went to heaven on September 25, 2020. She made Hatteras Island home in 1979. Preceded in death by her father William Phillips and mother Amelia Jones, a son Terry Webster and daughter Jackie Fulghum. Left behind to cherish all the wonderful memories and [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleDecember 13, 1926 – September 28, 2020 MANTEO — William John Murphy, 93, of Manteo, NC died Monday, September 28, 2020, at his home. Born in Lawrence, MA on December 13, 1926, he was the son of the late Edna Harty Murphy and William T. Murphy. Bill was a World War II veteran having served [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleOctober 25, 1953 – September 21, 2020 SOUTHERN SHORES — Velina Kay “Kaci” Brennan, 66, of Southern Shores, NC died Monday, September 21, 2020, at Peak Resources – Outer Banks. Born in Charleston, SC on October 25, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Kay and Mel Grennier. Kaci is survived by her husband, Johnny [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleOctober 12, 1943 – September 25, 2020 MANTEO — Roy Odell Phillips, 76, of Manteo, NC died Friday, September 25, 2020, at Peak Resources – Outer Banks. Born in Louisville, KY on October 12, 1943, he was the son of the late Leora Vice Phillips and Worth Odell Phillips. A 1961 graduate of Perry High [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleAVON — On Friday, September 25, 2020, Hatteras Island lost a dear friend and community member, a devoted father, loving husband, and caring grandfather. Peter Groom was a proud American and veteran. As the tides rise and fall, so do our emotions as we remember all of the wonderful things we love about Pete. He [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleJune 29, 1941 – September 12, 2020 Dianne Tillett Meekins passed away peacefully on September 12, 2020 after a six year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born June 29, 1941 in Wanchese, NC. Dianne was preceded in death by her father Jennings Bryan (Toby) Tillett and mother Zeta Daniels Tillett, and many aunts, uncles, [...] Obituaries | Full Article
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