Below is a list of people who have been arrested on view or with warrants by the Dare County Sheriff’s Office for a felony charge and taken to the Dare County Detention Facility. All subjects are considered innocent until proven guilty. March 1, 2019 Jeremy Scott Barfield M/40 Probation Violation (F) March 2, 2019 James […]
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Dare County Sheriff’s Office Crime Blotter March 2019
March 3, 2019 Breaking and Entering and Larceny. 100 block of Etheridge Road, Roanoke Island. Money stolen. March 4, 2019 Larceny. 700 block of Sir Walter Raleigh Street, Roanoke Island. TVs stolen. March 7, 2019 Breaking and Entering Motor Vehicle. 100 block of Eagle Drive, Colington. Nothing stolen. March 11, 2019 Breaking and Entering Motor […]
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CHSS Sports Roundup: Spring Sports Lending to Character Development
With the turning of clocks forward, spring finally sprung in March — even though the weather hasn’t seemed to notice yet. Despite numerous cancellations at the beginning of their seasons, spring sports are officially in full swing, and Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS) is ready to show their conference what they can do. The Lady […]
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Repaving Projects to Begin on Roads, Parking Areas Throughout Cape Hatteras National Seashore
On Tuesday morning, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) began a one-year project to preserve many of the paved roads and parking areas within Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial. The contractor for the $6.9 million project is Bryant’s Land & Development Industries, Inc. from Burnsville, North Carolina. […]
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John Paul Ritter, Jr.
FRISCO — John P. Ritter, Jr., 75, of Frisco, NC left to be with the Lord on Friday, March 29, 2019 after a battle with cancer. John was born September 17, 1943 in South Williamsport, PA. He was the son of the late John P. Ritter, Sr. and Helen Louise Jacobs Ritter and was predeceased […]
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Wind Gusts up to 60 MPH and Soundside Flooding Forecast with Storm
Confidence is increasing that a coastal storm forecast for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands beginning late Tuesday afternoon will bring strong winds, high surf, and minor coastal flooding, per a Tuesday morning update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. A coastal low off the Southeast coast will rapidly deepen as it moves […]
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Verna Jean Terwilliger Montague
March 15, 1947 – March 31, 2019 WANCHESE — Verna Jean Terwilliger Montague, 72, of Wanchese, NC died Sunday, March 31, 2019, at her home. A longtime resident of Wanchese, she was born March 15, 1947, to the late Lethal and Earl Terwilliger. A member of Nags Head Church, Verna was active in her church […]
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Verna Dean Ellis Sheets
June 28, 1927 – March 25, 2019 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Verna Dean Ellis Sheets, 91, of Kill Devil Hills, NC peacefully went home to be with the Lord Monday, March 25, 2019. Born in Glenville, West Virginia on June 28, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Vera B. Coberly Ellis and Clark […]
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MFC announces readopted rules effective today, but little will change
The Marine Fisheries Commission announced that 41 readopted fisheries rules will become effective on Monday, April 1, but that very little will change. The rules, re-adopted under a state-mandated periodic review schedule, are a portion of existing fisheries rules in 15A NCAC 03I, 03J, 03K, 03L, 03M, 03O, and 03R. The primary changes include the […]
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New Gear Requirements To Go Into Effect July 1 for Pamlico Sound Waters
New requirements for gear configurations for shrimp trawls will go into effect July 1 for areas of Pamlico Sound and portions of the Pamlico and Neuse rivers. The new gear configurations will be required in all shrimp trawls, except skimmer trawls, used in inside waters where up to 220 feet of combined headrope length is […]
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