Since Ocracoke Island remains closed following the devastating flooding Sept. 6 from Hurricane Dorian, the Ocracoke Civic & Business Association is creating a “Shop Ocracoke Online” landing page on visitocracokenc.com to promote and directly link off island shoppers to local businesses. To have your business featured on the page, please email your business name, URL (or link to your […]
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The St. John’s United Methodist Church (UMC) in Avon village is hosting a fundraising dinner complete with a raffle drawing for several local and eye-catching artworks on Tuesday, November 5, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. The dinner will feature both shrimp chowder and clam chowder, as well as tomato soup, grilled cheese sandwiches, artisan […]
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SeaDragon Gallery – Yellowhouse Gallery 1240 Duck Road – Duck The Waterfront Shops 252-261-4224 Showcasing local photography and artwork alongside fine American craft, these combined galleries delight the senses. From traditional to contemporary, whimsical to elegant, find handcrafted jewelry, ceramics, wood carvings, art glass and fiber in a beautiful venue on the Duck Boardwalk. Whether […]
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Tar Heel Trading Company Tim Buck II Shopping Center – Corolla Scarborough Lane Shoppes – Duck 252-441-6235 www.tarheeltrading.com Representing American quality on the Outer Banks since 1979! With locations in Duck and Corolla featuring the work of over 200 local, regional and nationally known craftsmen in a fun, hands-on setting. Specializing in North Carolina pottery, […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Dennis Hartwiger, 69, of Kill Devil Hills, NC passed away after a brief battle with esophageal cancer, Friday, October 18, 2019. Dennis or “Denny” as most knew him was born in Johnstown, PA October 30, 1949. Denny served his county honorably through two tours in Vietnam. Locally, he was professional painter […]
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June 19, 1970 – October 7, 2019 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Beth Ann Seidner, 49, of Kill Devil Hills, NC died Monday, October 7, 2019, at her home. Born in Minnesota on June 19, 1970, she was the daughter of Thomas E. Seidner of Maple Grove, MN and the late Carolyn Eisgrau Seidner. Services are […]
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October 16, 1927 – October 18, 2019 WANCHESE — Panayotis “Pete” D. Mavrommatis, 92, of Wanchese, NC died Friday, October 18, 2019, at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center. Born in Athens, Greece on October 16, 1927, he was the son of the late Jasmine Milliones and Demetrius Mavrommatis. After earning his master’s degree, Pete pursued a […]
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Kids selling lemonade is part of summer Americana. Sometimes, one of those lemonade stands makes the news. This is one of them, thanks to the diligence of 6-year old Lilly Anderson, a first-grader at Tiller School in Beaufort. Lilly’s parents, Rusty and Kim Anderson of Morehead City, were saddened by the devastation that Hurricane Dorian […]
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This update is from the Firehouse Fund Committee There has been a lot of speculation about the funds raised by the Outer Banks Community Foundation in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian. Per the request of the Foundation, a committee of Ocracoke firefighters has been formed to distribute these funds. It is our intention to be as clear […]
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The National Weather Service office in Newport/Morehead City has issued coastal flood and high surf advisories as post-tropical cyclone Nestor approaches Eastern North Carolina. A high wind advisory remains in place for the Outer Banks as well through Sunday. Post-tropical cyclone Nestor made landfall on the Florida Panhandle earlier this afternoon, and was downgraded from […]
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