So this is how we roll on the Outer Banks of NC. To set the stage: Every island out here has an indie bookstore. Running North to South down the Outer Banks: Downtown Books in Manteo on Roanoke Island helmed by Jamie Anderson, my store: Buxton Village Books in Buxton on Hatteras Island , and […]
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FRISCO — William Alonzo “Lonnie” McKinney, 65, of Frisco, NC passed away unexpectedly Sunday, September 22, 2019. A native of Hatteras Island, he was born on October 22, 1953. Lonnie lived on the island throughout his teen years, moving to the mainland in his adulthood where he married and had children. Lonnie returned to the […]
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October 4, 1933 – September 27, 2019 Norfolk — Sybil Leola Gray McDaniel of Norfolk, Virginia died peacefully at Sentara Hospice House on Friday, September 27, 2019, surrounded by loved ones. Born October 4, 1933, she grew up in Buxton, NC, the daughter of the late John Raymond Gray and Edna Casey Gray. Sybil was […]
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April 21, 1929 – October 4, 2019 RODANTHE — Eunice Mae Knight Midgett, 90, of Rodanthe, NC died Friday, October 4, 2019. Born in Norfolk, VA on April 21, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Eunice Burgess Knight and Irvin Knight. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her […]
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Despite strong northeast winds that gusted to more than 20 mph, the 5th Annual Fish Like a Girl Tournament drew a large, pink-hued crowd to the Avon Pier for an action-packed morning of fishing and fundraising for a very worthy local cause. The annual tournament is held the first week of October every year, and […]
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A high risk of rip currents continues on Monday for all of the Outer Banks, per a Monday morning update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. A combination of elevated seas and onshore winds will produce dangerous surf conditions today throughout the Outer Banks with surf heights of 3-6 feet. The […]
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On Tuesday, October 8, the North Carolina Ferry System plans to update the schedule for its Cedar Island-Ocracoke and Swan Quarter-Ocracoke routes while the island continues to recover from Hurricane Dorian. At this time, Ocracoke remains open only to residents, non-resident property owners, and personnel approved by Hyde County for re-entry. The ferry schedule as […]
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On the morning that Dorian made landfall on Cape Hatteras, Pastor Tim Fitch was at his Tri-villages home when his mother, Rev. Susie Fitch-Slater of the Ocracoke Methodist Church, initiated one of the most terrifying phone calls of his life. “It was the kind of phone call that you never want to hear,” he says. […]
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After a delay due to slightly elevated numbers on an air quality test at the NCCAT building, classes for Ocracoke students of all grades will begin on Monday, October 7. The Ocracoke School has been closed since Hurricane Dorian made landfall on September 6, causing damage to the main school campus. “We will have a […]
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Today, President Trump approved Governor Cooper’s request for a major disaster declaration for Public Assistance for the following counties impacted by Hurricane Dorian: Brunswick, Carteret, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Hyde, Jones, New Hanover, Pamlico, Pender, Sampson, Tyrrell, and Washington. The major disaster declaration allows impacted counties to receive support from FEMA’s Public Assistance program, providing […]
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