Dozens of Hatteras community members braved the chilly weather on Tuesday night to revitalize a decades-old tradition, and to celebrate first official lighting of the Hatteras Village Christmas Tree in recent memory. The lighting of the tree in the village center by the Hatteras Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) is a piece of heritage that’s almost […]
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Nearly three months after a mandatory evacuation order was issued due to Hurricane Dorian, Ocracoke Island officially reopened to visitors on Monday, December 2. The decision to reopen stemmed from a Hyde County Board of Commissioners vote on November 20, which adopted the Ocracoke Control Group’s recommendation to reopen the island to visitors on […]
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Due to extreme shoaling in Bigfoot Slough just outside of Ocracoke’s Silver Lake Harbor, the North Carolina Ferry Division is reducing its schedule for service between Cedar Island, Swan Quarter and Ocracoke. The schedule, beginning Dec. 4, will be as follows: Ocracoke to Cedar Island: 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. Cedar Island to Ocracoke: 10 a.m. […]
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Press release from OIRRT Now that Ocracoke has opened to visitors as of today (Dec. 2), the Ocracoke Interfaith Relief and Recovery Team (OIRRT) is instituting a validation system for donations brought to the island. Our community is at the point in recovery where early stage donations are no longer needed. Examples of this include […]
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WANCHESE — Martha “Mickey” Bonner Baum, 74, of Wanchese, NC died Saturday, November 30, 2019, at her home. A Dare County native, Mickey was born October 15, 1945, to the late Doris Jones Bonner and George Glenn Bonner, Jr. A longtime faithful member of Bethany United Methodist Church, she served her church in a variety […]
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The U.S. Coast Guard Station at Oregon Inlet is advising all mariners to exercise caution when transiting through the Basnight Bridge, as there is currently extreme shoaling around the area of Oregon Inlet aid #17. According to a statement posted on the afternoon of Monday, Dec. 2, the latest Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic survey […]
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Tolls on Pamlico Sound routes waived until N.C. 12 reopens With re-entry restrictions now lifted on Ocracoke Island, the North Carolina Ferry System will be adjusting its Ocracoke-bound schedules to accommodate visitor traffic. While roads in Ocracoke Village are open and accessible, N.C. 12 north of the village is open only to four-wheel drive vehicles. […]
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The Fessenden Center raised $2,100 for the Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation at its recent 3rd Annual Fit-a-Thon which is an event that combines exercise classes, healthy foods, and raffles with a very worthy local cause. The Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation (HICF) is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization which provides support for cancer patients and their families […]
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MANTEO — Dorothy Anne Robbins Leckie, age 91, of 202 Uppowoc Ave, Manteo, NC, died peacefully in her sleep, Sunday, December 1, 2019. She was born March 26, 1928 in Charlotte, NC to Homer Erwin and Lily Baskerville Robbins, and was a granddaughter of Charlottean Capt. John Gordon Baskerville and his wife Sudie Maglenn Baskerville. […]
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March 20, 1938 – November 30, 2019 MANTEO — Dr. Marvin A. Law, Jr., 81, of Manteo, NC died Saturday, November 30, 2019, at his home. Born in Newberry, South Carolina on March 20, 1938, he was the son of the late Nel and Marvin A. Law, Sr. Dr. Law served his country honorably and […]
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