Tropical Depression 15 has developed off the coast of eastern North Carolina and is expected to pass offshore tonight, before moving quickly out to sea and potentially strengthening into Tropical Storm Nana, per a Monday afternoon update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. Increased swell from Tropical Depression 15 will […]
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Michael W. Gery died of a chronic liver disease Friday, August 28, 2020 in Nags Head, NC. He was 57. Hillbilly was born in Portsmouth, VA. He was the son of David G. Gery and Hazel V. Banks. His father and step-farther, Huey Carroll both recently preceded him in death. Hillbilly was raised in Bonifay, […]
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In order to celebrate the anniversary of Hurricane Dorian on Ocracoke Island, and fundraise for the relief effort, OIRRT (Ocracoke Interfaith Relief and Recovery Team) is conducting a unique hybrid event to bring visitors and islanders together while still staying far apart. The concert will take place September 5th at the Berkley Barn from 5pm-10pm, […]
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March 11, 1939 – August 24, 2020 WANCHESE — Hattie Hayman Forbes, 81, a native of Wanchese, NC died Monday, August 24, 2020, at Sentara Nursing Center in Barco, NC. Born March 11, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Emma Barnett Hayman and Jefferson Davis Hayman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded […]
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January 10, 1944 – August 28, 2020 WANCHESE — Richard Wayne Gray, 76, of Wanchese stepped into eternity Friday, August 28, 2020, at UNC Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC. Born on January 10, 1944, to Richard Hilton and Mildred Austin Gray, Wayne was raised by his grandparents Richard Hooper and Daisy Pugh Gray of Wanchese. […]
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The Dare County League of Women Voters is partnering with the North Carolina Coastal Federation in sponsoring candidate forums via the Zoom webinar platform for the Dare County Board of Commissioners and Board of Education races. “We want to insure everyone’s safety and also afford the opportunity for voters to see and hear their candidates speak and respond to […]
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission this week released two recently completed striped bass assessment reports. The Albemarle Sound-Roanoke River benchmark assessment and the Central Southern Management Area Stock Report are posted also on the Division of Marine Fisheries‘ website. These reports represent a joint effort between the two agencies, and a working group […]
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Dare County offices will be closed on Monday, September 7, 2020 in observance of Labor Day. Offices will reopen on Tuesday, September 8 at 8:30 a.m. Dare County Public Works, which provides trash collection for the unincorporated areas of the county and the Town of Kitty Hawk, has announced that trash collection will operate on […]
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Do these look like planets to you? This is M27, the Dumbbell Nebula. First observed by Charles Messier in 1764, it was the first planetary nebula ever discovered. William Herschel coined the name “planetary nebula,” because M27 resembled his newly discovered planet, Uranus. Herschel’s son, John, thought it looked like a dumbbell. M27 is 1,400 […]
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On Thursday, August 27, U.S. Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet received a call from a 26’ Grady White in distress approximately six miles off of Oregon Inlet, per a recent online report from the station. The vessel in distress began taking on water and was making its way back to the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center. […]
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