The mess on the northern Rodanthe beach is property owners’ responsibility, say county and Park Service….WITH SLIDE SHOW

Piles of debris lining Highway 12 through Rodanthe will be carted off by Dare County, but county officials say that the remains of houses scattered up and down the beach must be removed by the property owners. A house at the end of Dean Avenue fell into the ocean on Dec. 30 and was still […]

Local News |  Full Article

Linda Elizabeth Nunn

KILLDEVIL HILLS — Linda Elizabeth Nunn passed away on Jan. 10, 2013,following a brief illness.  Ms. Nunn, 63, is survived by herdaughters, Barbra Stonerock and Bear Monita of Dayton, Ohio, andBridgett and Don Buckman, of Clayton, N.C.; special friend PaulRussell; brothers, Thomas Nunn, Peter Nunn, and Dennis Nunn, andseveral nieces and nephews.  Ms. Nunn was […]

Obituaries |  Full Article

It’s not too late to get a flu shot

Still haven’t had your flu shot? Don’t worry it is not too late to protect yourself this flu season. The Dare County Department of Public Health (DCDPH) recommends a yearly flu vaccine as the first and most important step in protecting against flu viruses. This year’s flu vaccine protects against three viruses that research suggests […]

Local News |  Full Article

Ocracokers struggle to cope with sporadic ferry service at Hatteras Inlet

By CONNIE LEINBACH The North Carolina  Ferry Division has added two evening ferry runs between Ocracoke and Swan Quarter in response to citizen concerns about ferry suspensions the last few weeks because of  heavy shoaling in the Rollinson Channel between Ocracoke and  Hatteras. Beginning Wednesday, Jan. 9, in addition to the winter schedule already in […]

Local News |  Full Article

How will a new legislature and governor influence environmental policy?

After months of preparation and following an election that further consolidated legislative power in the hands of Republicans in the state House and Senate, the new North Carolina General Assembly session will be gaveled in Wednesday, Jan. 9. Meanwhile newly sworn-in Gov. Pat McCrory, who took the oath of office Saturday, Jan. 5, held his […]

Island Features |  Full Article

Betty Anne Todd

Betty Anne Chapman Todd, 65, resident of 506 West Kirksey Drive in Greenwood, S.C., died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. Bornin Greenwood on Aug. 27, 1947, she was a daughter of the late AllenOtis and Elizabeth Lewis Todd.  Betty Anne received a bachelor’sdegree in English from Lander College and later received her master’sdegree in library science […]

Obituaries |  Full Article