The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities and seashore conditions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News items and events related to the National Seashore for the week of September 26 include the following: Seashore Updates The Seashore is looking for volunteers to help teach basic […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Speckle, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Speckle, 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/
MANTEO — In loving memory – Craig A. MacFarland was born in Alexandria, Virginia on October 10, 1963. He passed away at his home in Manteo, North Carolina on September 27, 2019, at the young age of 55. He is survived by his mother, Rosalind Gill of Dumfries, Virginia, sister and brother-in-law Laurie and Michael […]
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August 16, 1938 – September 20, 2019 MANTEO — Jerry E. Allen of Manteo, NC went to be with the Lord September 20, 2019, at the age of 81. He was born in Aynor, South Carolina, “a little town near Myrtle Beach”, as he often described it. After finishing high school and Spartanburg Junior College […]
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NAGS HEAD — Melanie Swain Pratt, 65, passed from this life on September 20, 2019. Born in Tokyo, Japan, Melanie spent her early years traveling the world with her parents, Ashley and Doris Swain (both deceased). Her father was a U.S. diplomat whose overseas assignments included Japan, Turkey, Spain, Panama, England and Australia. Melanie lived […]
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Ocracoke is about ready to start distributing the donations that have poured into the Outer Banks Community Foundation after Hurricane Dorian on Sept. 6 hit Ocracoke with historic flooding. Since this weather event that has shut down the island, an Outer Banks fund was set up and the foundation began receiving a large amount of […]
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The Buxton Transfer Station has reopened following a brief closure due to an issue with the weigh-in station. The first 500 lbs of waste for residential customers is free, and the rest is prorated at $65/ton. The Buxton Transfer Station is open for residential haulers Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and […]
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According to a Sept. 24 release, the Dare County Sheriff’s office and the District Attorney’s office have reviewed the case and decided not bring charges at this time against the driver in the accident that killed a 70-year old woman in Rodanthe on Sept. 14. On that date, at approximately 2:30 p.m., the Dare County Sheriff’s […]
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While the wild mustangs of the Northern Outer Banks suffered no injuries or losses in Hurricane Dorian, more than half the wild horses on Cedar Island are thought to have died in the resulting storm surge. Cedar Island is located south of the Outer Banks between Ocracoke and Cape Lookout. It’s home to a national […]
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Hyde County in partnership with federal, local, and volunteer organizations are hosting a community town hall meeting to answer questions and listen to concerns from the Ocracoke Community. A meal will be served by Fat Fellas at the Berkley Barn for residents on Sunday, September 29th starting at 12:30 p.m. and the town hall discussion will begin at 2:00 p.m. […]
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