Ever wonder what it’s like to take a spin in an electric car? Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative has a ride that members can borrow for free! Check out this cool new car, and see how it operates on our island roads.
Mrs. Dolly Scarborough Whitford, 94, passed away Christmas Day on Wednesday, December 25, 2019. A memorial service will be conducted on the 4th day of January, 2020 at 2 PM at the Buxton United Methodist Church (Buxton, North Carolina), officiated by Pastor Toni Wood. A reception will take place in the church fellowship hall, following […]
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May 10, 1959 – December 22, 2019 WANCHESE – Georgia Wilson Mauldin, born May 10, 1959 in Cape May, New Jersey, passed away at home on December 22, 2019 in Wanchese, North Carolina. She was born to Mary Jane Nelson Wilson Saunders and John McKinley Wilson. Her father passed away in 1960 and her mother […]
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We’re on the verge of a new decade, and as such, it’s time for our annual wrap-up of stories to keep an eye on in 2020, which will likely pop up in the headlines in the weeks and months to come. Most of these topics are leftovers from 2019 that are drifting into the New […]
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As the year winds down, there is the realization that Hurricane Dorian’s damage will continue to impact almost all aspects of Ocracoke. Stories of that infamous day and onward will be told for a long time. Here is one story. Church sermons have a long history using the theme of testing one’s character and will […]
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Per a recent update from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) center, Santa is completing his operations in Western Europe and is making his way towards the Eastern Seaboard of North America, and subsequently, the Outer Banks. Santa’s ETA for delivering gifts to Hatteras and Ocracoke islands is approximately 12:00 a.m., however, delays are […]
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Santa won’t have to worry about navigating through rough weather to reach the Outer Banks tonight, as the holiday forecast calls for plenty of sunshine and mild temperatures in the high 50s and low 60s throughout Christmas Day. Per the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office, the local weather on Hatteras and Ocracoke […]
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The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry System will resume its regular schedule for Pamlico Sound routes between Cedar Island and Ocracoke, and Swan Quarter and Ocracoke, on Tuesday, December 24. The routes were running on a reduced and modified schedule recently due to shoaling concerns in the Bigfoot Slough ferry channel. The winter schedule, which […]
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It’s that time of year again, when seals like take to a break on area beaches. And if you see a seal or any other marine mammal while your along the oceanfront, make sure to report it to the Marine Mammal Stranding Network. Seals, especially pups, often visit the Outer Banks during the winter months. […]
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Former Ocracoke Island resident Barbara Hardy wanted to do something special for the children of Ocracoke who had just had their world rocked by devastating flooding from Hurricane Dorian. Hardy, whose Secret Garden Gallery at 144 W. Main Street in (little) Washington had been an Ocracoke shop for 26 years until the end of 2017, […]
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