Karol Jones has recently landed on the Outer Banks as the new Hatteras Island District Ranger of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. But for Karol, who grew up in North Carolina, the move is less of a transfer, and more of a homecoming. “I transferred as a lateral position, because I wanted to be here […]
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Do you ever wonder how much rainfall you received from a recent thunderstorm? How about snowfall during a winter storm? If so, an important volunteer weather observing program needs your help! The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow network, or CoCoRaHS, is looking for new volunteers across North Carolina. The grassroots effort is part of […]
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May 21, 1949 ~ March 15, 2017 SALVO – Frank James Lorenzo, Jr., 67, of Brooklyn, N.Y. and Salvo, N.C.took a trip to heaven after fighting numerous cancers. He leftbehind his wife, Debbie, his adoring daughter Terese; sisters, Teresaand Jacqueline; and brother, Joseph; nieces, nephew, in-laws, cousinsand friends. He was a Navy vet stationed in […]
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The numbers are in, and the North Carolina Coastal Federation’s 2017 Hatteras Island Oyster Roast raised more than $1,800 for storm relief efforts administered by the Hatteras United Methodist Church. The event, which was held on Feb. 4, drew approximately 400 people, and the event proceeds were $3,756.38 in total. The federation donated 50 percent […]
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The final agreement everybody on the Dare County Waterways Commission has been waiting months for may, or may not, allow dredging in Hatteras Inlet to begin this month. In fact, the memorandum of agreement between the state, the county and the Corps has seemed stuck on its own kind of bureaucratic shoal. At the March […]
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St. Baldrick’s Day celebrated its 11th year on Hatteras Island at the Avon Fire Station on Sunday afternoon, March 12. The annual event, which is affectionately referred to by a number of local area men as their “annual haircut,” raises awareness and money for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation – a volunteer-driven charity that funds childhood […]
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Monica M. Hutson, 44, went home to be with the Lord on March 12, 2017. She was born in Williamsburg, Va. on January 4, 1973. She was currently living in Richmond with her companion, Jacob. She wasan R.N. at Bon Secours, but was currently working, alongside her familydogs, Hope and Marley, in the family business. […]
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There is still moderate confidence of an inch or less of snow accumulations across portions of Eastern NC, per the latest 6 a.m. Saturday briefing from the National Weather Service office in Morehead City. Accumulations are expected mainly on elevated surfaces, due to warm ground temperatures and slightly above freezing surface temperatures. A stronger and […]
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WAVES – AnnRose Mason Drain, 86, of Waves, NC, passed away on March 10, 2017, athome, surrounded by family. Daughter of Gladys Imogene Davis and JohnRobert Mason, Ann grew up in Baltimore, MD, spending summers with herDavis relatives in the Northern Neck of Virginia. Ann graduated MountSaint Agnes High School in Baltimore, then received her […]
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Confidence has increased to “moderate” for light snowfall across portions of Eastern NC in the latest 6 a.m. Friday briefing from the National Weather Service office in Morehead City. The wintery weather is expected to begin Saturday night and last through Sunday evening. Up to an inch or so of snow is possible in eastern […]
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