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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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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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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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, 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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I woke up early in the morning, well before daylight, earlier this week during Hatteras Island’s Arctic outbreak. I know our friends up north aren’t impressed, but it did get down to 25 degrees one night and barely got above freezing the next day. Actually, it’s been cold all week until today when it’s warmed […]
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(Updated at 5:00 p.m. to add high surf and wind advisories for Outer Banks and link to National Weather Service PowerPoint on the weekend storm.) It looks as if the Outer Banks will be spared the ice and snow that is forecast for north and west of the area from tomorrow into Sunday morning as […]
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A new skate park is on the horizon for Hatteras Island — replacing the now-removed skate park that was behind the Fessenden Center in Buxton — and the public’s help is needed to craft a design that will best suit island boarders. A public meeting is planned for Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 7 p.m. at […]
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By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The Dare County Board of Commissioners last night approved spending $58,640 on an Economic Diversification Strategic Plan proposed by North Carolina State University’s Office of Outreach and Engagement. The vote was unanimous and came after a public hearing on the proposal drew just one speaker, Karen Brown, president and […]
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The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Plant Industry Division still plans to spray an area this spring in Buxton that is heavily invested with gypsy moths, but said this week that, because of budget constraints, the area will be smaller. At one point in the fall, the division had said it would […]
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