Dare County fire marshal Steve Kovacs said today that he and the Dare County Sheriff’s Office are still investigating the fire that extensively damaged the main office of Outer Beaches Realty in Avon in the early morning hours of last Tuesday, Nov. 18. Meanwhile, Outer Beaches operations manager Bud Smock said the company has all […]
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A late afternoon fire today damaged Lee Robinson General Store in Hatteras village. The fire was called in at 4:07 p.m. and appeared to be under control and mostly extinguished about 4:30. The store is owned by Belinda and Virgil Willis and is closed on Sunday. The Willises were at their home next door to […]
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National Park Service officials want to hear from you about a new regulation they are proposing that would prohibit leaving personal items overnight on the beaches of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The draft of the regulation would prohibit unattended property — such as tents, canopies, umbrellas, awnings, chairs, and such sports items as volleyball […]
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In true Outer Banks fashion, someone threw a switch and the weather took a hard turn to cold. Any local resident or frequent visitor can tell you that the weather around here can go from one extreme to another in the blink of an eye—and that’s exactly what has happened. After having had a mild […]
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WHITESULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Hester V. Fink, 90, passed away peacefully inher daughter’s home in White Sulphur Springs on Nov. 20,2014. Born in Williamsport, Pa., she was the daughter of the lateNorman and Emma Morris. Hester spent much of her life inWilliamsport, where she also worked 26 years for the WilliamsportHospital. After she retired, she spent […]
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A North Carolina ferry crew was honored on Monday with the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Safety and Heroism for the September 2013 rescue of two people in rough seas off of Ocracoke Island. The crew received the award in an afternoon ceremony at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh. The rescue occurred […]
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A North Carolina ferry crew was honored on Monday with the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Safety and Heroism for the September 2013 rescue of two people in rough seas off of Ocracoke Island. The crew received the award in an afternoon ceremony at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh. The rescue occurred […]
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With no public beach access and cars parked randomly along the side of the road, summer in the tri-villages of Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo can be a traffic ordeal as visitors try to find their way to some of the best beaches on the Outer Banks. With the planned completion of the Dare County’s beach […]
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It’s moving day on Ocracoke. House-moving day, that is. Aaron and Rebecca Gallaher this year were given a historic home along Creek Road with the proviso that they’d move it to another island location. After they prepared the house by dismantling an older section of it, the move began early on Wednesday morning after Bray’s […]
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