The Dare County Board of Commissioners will host a town hall meeting on Thursday, Feb. 4,at 6:30 p.m. at the Fessenden Center in Buxton. ‘This will be an opportunity for citizens to share new ideas, solutions, and suggestions in a casual, open forum,” the county said in a news release about the event. Anyone may […]
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Marine Fisheries certifies new state record white marlin
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has certified a new state record for white marlin. Neil Manning of Ashburn, Va., reeled in the 138-pound fish Nov. 16 while fishing off Hatteras. The fish measured 85 inches from the tip of the lower jaw to the fork in the tail. The girth of the fish measured […]
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Coast Guard medevacs man off boat near Oregon Inlet
The Coast Guard medevaced a 22-year-old man Tuesday off a fishing vessel near Oregon Inlet. Sector North Carolina watchstanders received a call at 5:30 a.m. that a crew member aboard the 43-foot fishing vessel Sea Dog had fallen and sustained an injury to his ear. A Coast Guard 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew launched from […]
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Joan Annette Hooper O’Neal
SALVO — Joan Annette HooperO’Neal, 76, died on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016. Born in Rodanthe, shewas the daughter of Zenovah Catherine O’Neal Hooper of Salvo and thelate Edward Burgess Hooper. Annette worked as the innkeeper for theSalvo Inn Motel. She was a member of the Fairhaven United MethodistChurch and the Rebekah Lodge. Along with her […]
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UPDATE: Friends still searching for missing Frisco hunter
Friends of missing Hatteras Island waterman Rich Baran were out in force in their boats again today searching for a trace of the 47-year-old Frisco man who disappeared while on a hunting trip by himself Saturday afternoon in the Hatteras Inlet area. Rom Whitaker, captain of the charter boat Release and a friend of Baran’s, […]
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Lorenzo Jackson ‘Jack’ Allen
RALEIGH — Lorenzo Jackson “Jack”Allen, 84, passed away at Outer Banks Hospital in Nags Head on Jan. 25,2016 after a very brief illness. Jack had resided at the Spring Arborassisted living facility in Kill Devil Hills since October of 2012. Jack was predeceased by parents, Lafayette David Allen and MamieMeadows Allen; his wife, Melba Jean […]
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UPDATE: USCG ends search for missing hunter, but locals still looking
The U.S. Coast Guard suspended it search this afternoon for a missing Frisco hunter, but local watermen were still searching in and around Hatteras Inlet. “We’re still hoping to find something,” said Hatteras charter boat captain, Rom Whitaker, who was out searching this morning with is two sons, Rom Jr. and Cameron. All three of them […]
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Coast Guard, locals search for missing Frisco hunter
This morning, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Hatteras Island Rescue Squad, and many islanders in their skiffs were out in the Pamlico Sound searching for Richard Baran, 47, of Frisco who went missing on a hunting trip by himself yesterday. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders received a report Saturday at 11 p.m. from a […]
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Lorena Ballance O’Neal
OCRACOKE — Lorena Ballance O’Neal, 91, NC died on Saturday, Jan. 23,2016 at her home. A native of Ocracoke, she was the daughter of thelate Elisha Ballance and Emma Gaskins. Lorena was a homemaker and amember of the Ocracoke United Methodist Church and the OcracokeMethodist Women’s Society. She volunteered for the local school andchurch for […]
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Richard Baran
Richard Baran, 46, of HatterasIsland went out on a hunting trip Jan. 23, 2016 , but did not returnhome. Richard was raised in Mantoloking, N.J., but relocated to HatterasIsland. His love of the water and outdoors began as a youngchild. He was an avid surfer, fisherman, and hunter. Anexperienced Captain and Guide, Rich lived and […]
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