David Ross Burrus, 66, of Hatteras passed away surrounded by loved ones on Friday, December 28,2018. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lois W. Burrus and Roscoe Burrus Jr. He leaves behind friends and loved ones. He was a retired volunteer fire fighter, where he served over 40 years with the Hatteras Volunteer […]
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December 4, 2018 Obtaining Property by False Pretenses. 300 block of Pond Road, Wanchese. Home repair scam. December 7, 2018 Breaking and Entering Motor Vehicle. 900 block of Woodley Avenue, Roanoke Island. Pocket book stolen. December 7, 2018 Breaking and Entering Motor Vehicle. 900 block of Driftwood Drive, Roanoke Island. Purse stolen. December 8, 2018 […]
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With a series of record-breaking storms, historical milestones, and celebrations that brought out in the best in the community, 2018 was a year of landmark events. Take a tour of the stories and events that defined 2018 through the following images that were taken by Island Free Press photographer, Don Bowers. From basketball games to […]
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Diane R. Smith, of Cape Coral, Florida passed away peacefully at her home on December 31, 2018 at 83 years of age. Born March 6, 1935 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to the late Elwood J. and Viola Chrone Fickenscher, she loved the outdoors, South Jersey beaches, and enjoyed figure skating and horseback riding through Fairmount Park […]
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The North Carolina Coastal Federation is looking for volunteers for the 2019 Coastwide Cleanup Kickoff set for Jan. 12 in Rodanthe, Atlantic Beach and Morris Landing Clean Water Preserve. The cleanup will run from 9 a.m. to noon in Rodanthe and is in partnership with Dare County to clean up estuarine shorelines of marine debris. […]
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With an approximate total of 90.05 inches of rain, 2018 was one of the wettest years on record in the past three decades, per the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. The 90.05 inches of rain was tallied from data collected at Cape Hatteras, and is the second highest recording in the […]
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Your assistance is requested. Please contact Dare Central and ask to speak to a Dare County Sheriff’s Office. 252 473 3444. Thank you! Here is a quick video and some picks of suspects in two car B&Es that occurred in Rodanthe on 12/29. Nothing was stolen. They happened around 2300 on Surf Side Drive and […]
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Several first-timers were among about 45 kids and adults of all ages Tuesday afternoon for Ocracoke’s version of the Polar Plunge at the airport beach off Ramp 70. As kids ran around the beach in their bathing suits and swimmers gathered for a group photo, air temperatures in the upper 60s and an ocean temperature […]
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November 4, 1952 – December 21, 2018 BUXTON — Thomas Lee Harley, age 66, of Buxton, NC passed away at his home on December 21, 2018. Tom was a proud Michigan State University (MSU) graduate of the School of Landscape Architecture. Lifelong member of the Alumni Association and Spartan fanatic, he never missed a Spartan […]
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The large, bright nebula in the lower two-thirds of this image is M42, the Orion Nebula. It’s big, about 24 light years across, and bright! With a magnitude of +4, you can spot M42 with your naked eye! M42 is only 1,400 lights years away from us. It’s an area of intense star formation – […]
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