FRISCO — Jimmy Allen Willis, 79, died on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015 atChesapeake General Hospital. A native of Hatteras, he was the son ofthe late Jasper Willis and Rebecca Ballance Willis. Jimmy served hiscountry honorably with the United States Coast Guard, retiring as aBoatswain’s Mate Chief Petty Officer. Jimmy is survived by his wife, Una […]
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My last blog for December often has a year-end theme of some sort, looking back on the year that is ending or looking forward to the new one. However, mostly I stay away from the “top news stories of the year” sort of article. For one thing, every writer or media outlet seems to do […]
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JoAnne Midgett Woodbury, age 73, passed away gracefully on Dec. 16,2015 in Wilmington, N.C. She was born on Nov. 3, 1942, in Hatteras tothe late Anderson and Kathryn Midgett. After graduating CapeHatteras School in 1960, she attended East Carolina College, graduatingin 1964 with a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education. While incollege, she was a […]
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There’s been a lot of news coming out of the Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative offices in the past month or so. A Community Solar Garden is about to be constructed on Highway 12 in Hatteras village. You might see construction underway next week. And, believe it or not, CHEC says it takes only one week […]
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WANCHESE– Rosalie Austin Gallop died Dec. 6, 2015 at her home in thearms of her family. A Dare County native, Rosalie was born May21, 1931 in Hatteras. She was the daughter of the late LockhartPhilmore Austin and Claudia Austin. She was preceded in death byher husband, Early Filmore Gallop, and her son, Kenneth Filmore Gallop,as […]
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BUXTON– Margaret Meekins Barnett, 82, died on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015 at herhome. Born in Avon in 1933, she was the daughter of the late Edison H.and Cassie M. Meekins. A graduate of Norview High School in Norfolk,Va., Margaret worked for 12 years in Virginia Beach as a teacher’sassistant with special needs children. She loved […]
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Dave Hallac, the new superintendent of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, has been my guest several times on my Radio Hatteras interview show, “To the Point,” since he arrived here in early January. And he will be the guest for my two new December interviews to talk about his first year as superintendent. The first […]
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FRISCO– Julia Renee Farrow, 55, died on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015 at UNC MedicalCenter in Chapel Hill. Born in Norfolk, Va., she was the daughter ofthe late Ward K. Barnett and Jane Marie Deitch Barnett. Julia was agardening enthusiast, whose beautiful yard showed her love for flowers. Julia is survived by her husband, Lester B. […]
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NOAA’s National Weather Service Southeast and Caribbean regional teams presented a webinar for reporters, emergency managers, businesses, and others affected by the weather last week to give us a look at what the current very strong El Ni?o will mean for our winter here on the Outer Banks. The take-away in a nutshell is that […]
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The National Park Service this morning lifted the prohibition on driving off-road vehicle route to Cape Point, but posted signs that travel on the badly eroded beach is not recommended. “Overnight the condition improved very slightly, allowing the sloped beach below the high-tide line and escarpment to be at slightly less of an angle,” Hatteras […]
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