September 8, 1937 – June 3, 2016 OCRACOKE — Sherry Simonne O’Neal, 78, died on Friday, June 3,2016 at her home. A native of Ocracoke Island, she was the daughter ofthe late Herbert O’Neal Sr. and Katie A. O’Neal. Sherry was retiredfrom the National Park Service and a member of Ocracoke UnitedMethodist Church. Sherry is […]
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By IRENE NOLAN The National Hurricane Center said in its 5 p.m. update on Tropical Depression Bonnie that the storm’s maximum sustained winds have increased to 35 mph with higher gusts and that some additional strengthening is possible overnight. The Hurricane Center says Bonnie could become a tropical storm again, but if it does, the […]
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According to the N.C. Department of Transportation travelers to and from Hatteras Island can expect daytime lane closures at the Bonner Bridge Monday through Friday during daylight hours until June 13. One lane will remain open during these closures, but motorists should allow extra time to reach their destinations. Daytime lane closures are not allowed […]
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By JOY CRIST The Wednesday before Memorial Day was one of those brilliant sunny days that you dream about during a nor’easter while you’re holed up watching Netflix and compulsively eating Cheez-Its. So, after little thought, I decided to blow off work for the rest of the afternoon, and finally take a trip to the […]
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April 20, 1932 – June 1, 2016 Jimmie Lee Jones died on June 1,106. Jimmie was a long time resident of Albuquerque, N.M., with herhusband, Robert Davis Jones, who preceded her in death in 2006. Originally from Anson, Texas, she met and married Bob Jones. They wereboth from early Texas families. They moved to Gallup, N.M., […]
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A plume of tropical moisture along with the remnants of Post-Tropical Cyclone Bonnie teamed up to bring record rainfall to areas of Hatteras Island on Memorial Day. According to the National Weather Service in Newport/Morehead City, widespread 4- to 5-inch rainfall totals were measured on Hatteras with a record 7.09 inches for May 30 recorded […]
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With its temporary sandbag rules tossed aside over a technicality, the state Coastal Resources Commission this month set its sights on drafting the permanent rules it needed to do anyway. The CRC has limited wiggle room within the legislative mandate passed last summer regulating the erosion control structures, but it will be able to roll […]
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September 20, 1929 – May 30, 2016 KNOTTS ISLAND — Barbara Redmon Crockett, 86, died on Monday, May 30,2016 at Seaside Health Center at Atlantic Shores Retirement Communityin Virginia Beach, Va. Born in Chicago, Ill., she was the daughter ofthe late Harold R. Redmon and Lucille Bittner Redmon. Barbara was anurse who also did volunteer […]
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