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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Master Chief Joe Wade Junkin -USNR (TAR), age 71 of Kill Devil Hills, NC passed into peace on Sunday, August 25, 2019 surrounded by family. Born April 20, 1948 in Rocky Mount, N.C., he was the son of the late Daniel Montague Junkin Jr. and Dorothy Hall Junkin. Joe married the […]
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RODANTHE — Timothy Craig Lockhart of Rodanthe, NC, passed away on Thursday, August 22, 2019 at the age of 75. Tim was born to parents George Dewey and Edna Jane Lockhart on August 22, 1944 in Dickinson County, VA. He graduated from Thomas Dale High School in 1963. He served honorably in the Army National […]
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Volunteers and staff are hosting the first annual “Ocracoke Seafood Festival Health Center Benefit” on Saturday, Aug. 31, at the Berkley Barn, 58 Water Plant Rd. All proceeds from this event will go to much needed repairs to the Health Center’s nearly 40-year-old building, program expansion, and operations. The Ocracoke Health Center became a Federally […]
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Though Tropical Depression 6 (#TD6) is forecast to stay well offshore, elevated seas and a high threat of rip currents are expected throughout the day, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City Office. Tropical Depression 6, which is currently located about 365 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, is expected to […]
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UPDATE: The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse has been fixed after being examined on Monday morning by the U.S. Coast Guard. U.S. Coast Guard Electrician’s Mate 1st Class James Harper identified that the issue stemmed from a blown fuse, and made the appropriate replacement. The lighthouse should be rotating once again starting Monday evening, per the Cape Hatteras […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Mr. Tipps, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Mr. Tipps, 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/. Video to embed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQpJcdFo3zU&feature=youtu.be
A project to construct a new Architectural Barrier Act (ABA) accessible hunt blind and wildlife-viewing platform within an authorized Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) waterfowl hunting area on Bodie Island is scheduled to begin this week. Green Dream International LLC (Erie, PA) was selected as the contractor for the $167,000 project, which is expected to […]
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On September 21, from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m., Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) and the North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) will host drop-in volunteer beach cleanup efforts. The Seashore will host volunteer beach cleanup events at the following locations: Coquina Beach Access on Bodie Island (meet park staff at the bathhouse) Old Cape […]
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Dare County’s initiative to encourage more reasonably priced housing for year-round workers is more than a year old. But the search for exactly what to call it continues on. In June 2018, the Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce made a presentation to the Dare County Commissioners asking them to consider zoning changes, including allowing accessory […]
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