February 2, 1925 – April 21, 2019 FRISCO — Wash Martin Jr., age 94, of Frisco, NC passed away on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019 from old age. Wash was born February 2, 1925 in Clinton, Hickman County, Kentucky to Newt Washington Martin and Nellie Jemima Josephine (Warf) Martin. He was born the fifteenth of […]
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November 17, 1931 – April 20, 2019 WANCHESE — Peggy Saunders Rogers, 87, of Wanchese, NC departed this life to live with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, April 20, 2019. She enjoyed feeding the birds, reading her bible, tending to her flowers and putting puzzles together. Peggy was preceded in death by […]
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KITTY HAWK – Tony Allen Gilnett, 64, of Kitty Hawk passed away unexpectedly April 20, 2019. He was born in the Longview Washington State area. Tony was predeceased by his parents Leo and Donna Gilnett and his sister. Tony was a retired tech lead with Century Link and was also a successful carpenter and journeyman […]
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Hyde County is excited to announce the launch of our new property tax system software. In the May 8, 2017 Board of Commissioners meeting, the purchase and implementation of a new property tax system was approved to replace the outdated mainframe style system previously in use. After over a year of data conversions and user […]
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AYDLETT – John Francis Meurer, 81, died of natural causes in Kill Devil Hills, NC, on April 18, 2019. He was born in New York City, NY, and led a colorful life. John served his country as a Marine, and worked as a tennis pro. After moving to Saint Croix, he continued to teach, became […]
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The Bodie Island Lighthouse and the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse both had big opening days on April 19, which was also a fee free day to mark the opening of climbing season. Per Michael Barber, Public Affairs Specialist with the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS), all free climbing tickets – a total of 1,589 – were […]
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The new parking area that borders Kite Point, a popular kiteboarding spot on the Pamlico Sound just south of the current Haulover Day Use Area, has informally opened to the public. A formal ribbon cutting for the new site may be planned for later this week, per National Parks of Eastern N.C. Superintendent David Hallac. […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Raymond Eugene Hunter, “Ray”, 80, of Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina passed away on April 16, 2019, after a lengthy illness. Born in Boswell, Pennsylvania he was the son of the late Ralph Hunter and Aeleen Spiegel Hunter. After graduating from high school, he attended Cambria-Rowe Business School. Ray then moved […]
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Work on the Jug Handle Bridge is steadily progressing while finishing touches on the new Oregon Inlet Bridge will likely require daytime road closures through June 15, per the projects’ resident engineer, Pablo Hernandez. At the new Oregon Inlet Bridge, crews are working on a “punch list” of finishing touches, such as cleaning excess concrete […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities and seashore conditions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News items and events related to the National Seashore for the week of April 19 include the following: Seashore Updates There is a high surf advisory in effect from early […]
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