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Yearly Archives: 2019

State House battles to highlight 2020 election year

Local News Mark Jurkowitz -
Five contests loom for Dare Commissioners, Ed Board A flurry of eleventh-hour filings has left Dare County voters with a pretty full ballot of candidates...

The Blended Roots of a Historic Hatteras Island Christmas

Island Features Sarah Gannon -
The history of Christmas on Hatteras Island is as rich and diverse as the history of the residents on the island themselves. European Elizabethan Christmas...

More than 40 Cold-Stunned Sea Turtles Rescued on Friday Morning After Temperatures Drop

Local News Joy Crist -
More than 40 cold-stunned sea turtles were found and transported to the Network for Endangered Sea Turtles (NEST) Rehabilitation Center on Friday morning after...

The Steamer Ariosto, and the ‘Entirely Needless’ Christmas Eve Tragedy on Ocracoke Island

Island Features James D. “Keeper James” Charlet -
This is a story about a huge disaster that could have easily been averted. It is a story with negatives and positives. It is...

Larry Dean Whitt

Obituaries Staff Reporter -
June 8, 1943 – December 19, 2019 BURLINGTON -- Larry Dean Whitt of Burlington, NC, formerly of Manteo, NC, went to his heavenly home on...
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New ABC Store in Buxton will open on May 1

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After a flurry of last-minute preparations, the new ABC...

Theodore Roosevelt Meekins, Jr.

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Theodore Roosevelt Meekins, Jr., fondly named “Sport” and “Teddy”,...

Linda Rae Scarborough

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Linda Rae Scarborough, 71 of Nags Head, North Carolina...

Avon Fishing Pier reopens for the 2025 season on May 1

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The Avon Fishing Pier will open for the 2025...

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Traffic lights in Hatteras Village will be replaced with stop signs

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Due to deterioration and a high replacement cost, the...

Cora Lee O’Neal

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Cora L. O’Neal was called home to be with...

Blackfin tuna catches close to shore are creating a buzz

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Hatteras Island is currently experiencing an unusual event in...

Rudy Leroy Austin

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OCRACOKE -- Rudy Leroy Austin, a cherished native son...

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