The U.S. Coast Guard is monitoring the salvage of a semi-submerged tugboat responsible for a discharge of diesel fuel in the vicinity of the Old Bonner Bridge in Oregon Inlet on Wednesday. The tugboat grounded and was overwhelmed with storm surge resulting in the vessel overturning and becoming partially submerged near the Old Bonner […]
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Visitors with limited mobility will be able to use the new Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) accessible hunt blind and wildlife-viewing platform to hunt waterfowl during authorized dates starting December 14. All Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) visitors can use the platform to participate in wildlife-viewing, educational, and photography opportunities during the hunting off-season, which is […]
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The Hyde County Board of Commissioners have agreed to accept a $600,000 state grant for temporary housing and other assistance for Hurricane Dorian survivors. The action came during a special meeting Monday in the county government center called to consider reopening Ocracoke Island to visitors, but the board postponed a decision until 6 p.m. Wednesday, […]
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March 26, 1921 – November 19, 2019 MANTEO — Our beloved Mother, Nana, and Great-Nana, Doris Yvonne Ellis Young, 98, passed away peacefully Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at Peak Resources – Outer Banks with her son, Edward, by her side. Doris was the eleventh of thirteen children born March 26, 1921 to Henry and Emma […]
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October 23, 1957 – November 13, 2019 MANTEO –Thomas Foster Bowser was born October 23, 1957, to Cecil and Catherine Bowser in Manteo, NC. “Fred”, as he was affectionately known, went home to be with the Lord on November 13, 2019. Thomas was educated at Manteo High School and upon graduation, he entered the United […]
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November 16, 1927 – November 19, 2019 WANCHESE — Louis M. Knoerzer, age 92, of Wanchese, NC passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. Born in Middletown, NY, he was the son of the late Josephine Weingart Knoerzer and John L. Knoerzer. Louis served his country honorably in the United States […]
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The Outer Banks is renowned as a major resort area. Our small community of 33,920 permanent residents jumps to new record highs yearly in the summer, topping out this year in August at 138,805,084, according to the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau. It may be hard to imagine in this demi-paradise that many residents go without […]
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Ocracoke Island and the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) will reopen to visitors on December 2 per a Wednesday decision from the Hyde County Commissioners, however, some CHNS facilities will remain closed due to damage from Hurricane Dorian. Per a Thursday morning press release from CHNS, visitors to Ocracoke Island should be aware of the […]
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Carolyn Hill Clougherty, 62, of Manakin Sabot, Va., passed away peacefully at the family home on November 15, 2019, after a brief illness. Born in Farmville, Va., and raised in Crewe, Va., she was the daughter of the late Bernard F. Hill and Betty R. Hill. She was also preceded in death by her brother-in-law, […]
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With revaluation, Dare property owners will soon find out Sometime in February, the owners of nearly 44,000 Dare County properties will receive notices telling them, hopefully as accurately as possible, what the market value of their properties are as of Jan. 1, 2020. Right now, public interest in the county’s first the first property revaluation […]
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