Nathan Summerfield will serve a minimum of 30 years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to one count of second-degree murder and two kidnapping charges in the 2012 killing of Lynn Jackenheimer on Hatteras Island. Superior Court Judge Jerry Tillett imposed consecutive sentences on what were described as heinous crimes aggravated by the use of […]
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Hatteras Village Christmas Parade: An All-American Treat…WITH SLIDE SHOW
If Norman Rockwell were alive and looking for an all-American Christmas parade to paint, he would come to Hatteras village. The parade route is perhaps a mile long, not long at all by the standards of most parades, but with families gathering along the entire route, children in Christmas regalia, neighbors greeting neighbors and falling […]
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Marvin Walter (Lucky) Bernstel
FRISCO– Marvin Walter Bernstel (Lucky) of Frisco and formerly of Wall, N.J.,died Dec. 13, 2014 in Chesapeake, Va. He was born Sept. 16, 1924in Pottsville, Pa. He was the son of Ida Bernstel. He waspredeceased by his wife, Olga, in 2001 and his twin brother, Melvin, in2010. He is survived by 10 children: Valerie Cherie […]
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: Surprise hearing set in Summerfield murder case
At the last minute, a surprise hearing has been set for Monday, Dec. 15, at 10 a.m. in the case of Nathan Summerfield, the Ohio man accused of strangling and stabbing the mother of his child while the couple vacationed on Hatteras Island during July Fourth week in 2012. The hearing was announced in a […]
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UPDATE: Senate passes defense bill that includes changes to seashore’s ORV plan
After a week of seemingly endless procedural delays and debate, the U.S. Senate this evening passed the $585 billion National Defense Authorization Act by a vote of 89 to 11. Attached to the bill and also passed is a public lands package of bills, one of which includes some significant changes to the Cape Hatteras […]
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Saving cold-stunned sea turtles is topic of “To the Point” radio show…WITH AUDIO
Two men from Frisco talked about the intrepid work of a small band of volunteers and their work to save cold-stunned sea turtles on the show that was broadcast on Sunday, Dec. 7, on the Radio Hatteras interview program, “To the Point.” “To the Point,” which is hosted by Island Free Press editor Irene Nolan, […]
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Unattended boats cause problems in Ocracoke harbor
Another unattended, anchored sail boat in Silver Lake Harbor has become unmoored and is getting close to being aground near Silver Lake and Sarah Ellen Drive following the latest wind storm Wednesday, Dec. 8, that had gusts up to 50 mph. This is the third unattended boat to get loose since a storm Nov. 1. “If we […]
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Ocracoke’s first gay wedding was ‘historical and hysterical’
Carmie Prete and Mickey Baker made Ocracoke and Hyde County history when they were married on Tuesday, Dec.2, in their home on Ocracoke Island by Hyde County Magistrate Gene Ballance. They are the first gay couple to be legally married on the island and in the county. Marriage equality became legal in North Carolina on […]
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Get in the spirit with OBXmas Weekend on Hatteras Island
Get in the spirit with OBXmas Weekend on Hatteras Island Get in the spirit with OBXmas Weekend on Hatteras Island Plan now for a full-filled pre-Christmas weekend on Hatteras Island. On the second weekend in December, special events are planned for the island. On Friday, Dec. 12, a Holiday Promenade in Rodanthe, Waves and Salvo starts the […]
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Summerfield appears briefly in court; murder trial starts Feb. 2 and may be televised
Nathan Summerfield appeared in Dare County Superior Court on Tuesday to listen to legal motions that relate to his upcoming first-degree murder trial. Since his last appearance three months ago, his neatly trimmed dark hair has grown a little longer. But he still wore the orange jumpsuit issued to him by his jailers. The next […]
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