April 3, 1953 – November 25, 2019 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Raymond Paul Sturza II, 66, of Kill Devil Hills, NC died Monday, November 25, 2019, at his home. Born April 3, 1953, and raised in Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville, NC, he was the son of the late Joyce Ann Froberg and Raymond P. Sturza. Ray […]
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Hyde County Commissioners voted Nov. 20 to accept a $600,000 state-funded grant for more aid for Hurricane Dorian survivors. This is the first installment of state assistance for Hyde County to aid in rebuilding and recovery after Dorian struck the island Sept. 6. “Hurricane Dorian caused significant destruction on Ocracoke Island, and these state funds […]
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Marcy Brenner’s piano had seen a lot in 111 years, but never anything like the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian on Ocracoke. The storm surge that Dorian drove into Ocracoke was like none that had been seen before. Wind, waves and storm combined to create an 8- to 9-foot mini-tsunami that pushed flood waters into the […]
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August 13, 1955 – November 21, 2019 FRISCO — Robin Dale Midgette, 64, of Frisco, NC died Thursday, November 21, 2019, at Vidant Medical Center. Born in Norfolk, VA on August 13, 1955, he was the son of the late Marjorie Austin Midgette Banks and John Riggs Midgette and stepfather, Robert Banks of Norfolk, VA. […]
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Thanksgiving is just two days away, and there are a number of local businesses that will be open for both famished islanders who want to completely avoid the kitchen, and last-minute chefs who missed a few key ingredients despite multiple shopping trips. From grocery stores for last-minute supplies, to restaurants that will be serving up […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Emmett, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Emmett, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/
Paper nautical charts will soon be sinking into the horizon, as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) this month announced its plan to sunset over five years the hard copy maps of the nation’s waterways. Although NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey has for years offered several digital formats for raster charts – that is, […]
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State transportation officials are inviting people to an informational meeting Dec. 5 on the Rodanthe “Jug Handle” Bridge project, which is under construction on the Outer Banks. The Rodanthe Bridge is a long-term transportation solution to severe storms that cause breaches on N.C. 12. The NCDOT is raising N.C. 12 onto a 2.4-mile bridge that […]
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Jane Bell was a vivacious redhead who lived in a tiny house in Greenville back when tiny houses were places where most people didn’t want to live. The kitchen was one of her three immaculately clean rooms, all set in a row and each festooned in rainbow bric-a-brac, much of it collected on flea market […]
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The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a 50-year-old man who was reported missing while transiting from New York to Florida aboard his 35-foot recreational vessel, Monday. Michael Bye was reported missing while aboard his boat, the H.M.S. Me II. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard’s Fifth District command center were notified at 7:40 p.m., […]
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