The grassy exterior and entrance of the St. John United Methodist Church in Avon village has a few enticements that make visitors take a second look. There’s the original church bell from the 1800s, the wrap-around bench near the towering oak tree that’s covered with colorful handprints, and the recently added food pantry that’s stationed […]
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Several bills that are being considered on the state level by the General Assembly were seemingly the primary topic of conversation at the April 3 meeting of the Dare County Board of Commissioners. More than a dozen local residents took to the podium during the public comments section, and the majority of these comments were […]
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Six months after Hurricane Matthew’s relentless inundation of the Southern villages on Hatteras Island, “Hatterasity,” a bluegrass celebration that was originally scheduled for October of 2016, will be given a springtime chance to shine on May 5th and 6th at the Hatteras Village Civic Center. “We had some major talent lined up for the festival […]
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The NCDOT Ferry Division announced via social media that the Hatteras and Ocracoke ferry service has been temporarily suspended due to gale force winds. Hazardous weather conditions are expected to continue throughout Thursday evening and Thursday night as strong southwesterly winds continue, bringing Gale force winds and large waves around 10 – 17 feet in […]
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These ferry runs include: • The 4 pm Cedar Island to Ocracoke ferry • The 1 pm Ocracoke to Cedar Island ferry • The 1:30 pm Ocracoke to Swan Quarter ferry As of 12:30 p.m., the free ferry from Hatteras to Ocracoke was still running, but as usual for inclement weather, this is subject to […]
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OCRACOKE- William “Billy” Potter Garrish, Jr., 74, of Ocracoke, NC died onThursday, April 6, 2017 at Peak Resources – Outer Banks in Nags Head. Anative of Ocracoke Island, he was the son of the late Doris Lee HowardGarrish and William P. Garrish, Sr. After graduating from Ocracoke School, Billy enlisted with the UnitedStates Coast Guard […]
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A severe weather threat has been issued for the Eastern North Carolina region starting Wednesday night and continuing through Thursday. Per the latest 6:00 a.m. Wednesday briefing from the National Weather Service office in Morehead City, it is likely that there will be two rounds of potentially severe weather across the region Wednesday night into […]
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Per the latest 4 p.m. briefing from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City Office, coastal residents should expect an enhanced severe weather threat that starts Wednesday night and which covers all regions of the Outer Banks. A Wind Advisory has also been issued for all coastal area with the potential 35 to 45 […]
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State ferries on the Pamlico Sound routes will run on an amended schedule from Wednesday, April 5 through Friday, April 7. The revised schedule is needed while the M/V Sea Level is inspected following its grounding on a sandbar on Tuesday. The schedule will be as follows: The routes will resume their regular schedules on […]
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The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry M/V Sea Level ran soft aground in shallow water near Ocracoke Island at approximately 9 a.m. today. The vessel was able to eventually free itself under its own power three hours later. There were no injuries to any passengers or crew members. The grounding occurred in Bigfoot Slough as […]
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