The annual Hatteras Island Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) meeting was held on Thursday night, January 9, at the Avon Volunteer Fire Department. During the meeting, CERT formally recognized several members of their organization, as well as members from the community, for their efforts and donations before, during, and after Hurricane Dorian. Larry Ogden, CERT […]
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UPDATE: The fire that started just before 7 p.m. about 1/4 mile south of the Pea Island National Wildlife Visitor Center was declared extinguished at 8:23 p.m. A wind-fueled brush fire ignited Saturday night in Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge on the oceanside of N.C. 12 near the refuge visitor center. Crews reported they […]
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Thousands of properties removed from flood zone Sweeping changes to the FEMA’s revised 2020 flood maps will mean a 41 percent decrease in the number of unincorporated Dare County properties included in the flood zone. And the widespread re-classifications, county officials worry, could tempt some property owners to prematurely drop their flood insurance policies when […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Ronald Vincent LeBude, 79, of Kill Devil Hills, NC died Thursday, January 9, 2020, at his home. Born in Philadelphia, PA on August 10, 1940, he was the son of the late Regina Elizabeth Schluppe LeBude and Jean Vincent LeBude. After 21-years of service to his country as a diver, “Frenchie” […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Barbara Jean Crawford born in Braxton County, West Virginia in 1953, died at home in 2020. She is survived by her loving husband, JD Crawford of Colington Harbour, daughter Jennifer Crawford, son-in-law Frank Tuccillo and baby granddaughter Josephine Tuccillo, all of Brooklyn, NY. Barbara was a loving and dedicated wife, mother […]
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The owner of a Tyrrell County seafood processor has been sentenced to one year in federal prison after pleading guilty to selling millions of dollars in foreign crab meat that was labeled as local blue crab to major retailers. Phillip R. Carawan, owner, president and CEO of Capt. Neill’s Seafood Inc. in Columbia, admitted to […]
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WANCHESE — Timothy Ira Sobotka, 48, of Wanchese, NC died Thursday, January 9, 2020. Born in Riverhead, NY on October 1, 1971, he was the son of Frank John Sobotka and the late Phylis Irene Etheridge. Longline captain of his fishing vessel The Bluefin, Timmy was at peace when he was at sea. Big, beloved, […]
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The schooner Robert H. Stevenson has almost been lost to the historic records. She was only three years old when she disappeared forever on the infamous Diamond Shoals. Very little makes sense about the wreck and ensuing non-rescue, and there remains a hugely significant amount of a mystery surrounding the whole affair. The Services From […]
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Travelers driving past Canadian Hole may have noticed some unusual activity in recent days, as Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) and contractor Carolina Power and Signalization (CPS) are working to replace a transmission pole along the soundside in the area. The work is taking place during the week of January 6, and the existing wooden […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Donna Elizabeth Magruder, 75, originally of Arlington, VA, died January 9, 2020, at her Kill Devil Hills, NC home. Born February 21, 1944, in Washington, DC- she was the loving daughter of the late Donald R. Magruder and the late Frances E. (Betty) Magruder. Donna attended Washington & Lee High School in Arlington, […]
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