Per a recent announcement from OBX Island Guys Real Estate Group, Target is officially coming to the Outer Banks, with an 80,000 sq. ft. store planned for Kill Devil Hills. A social media announcement was posted on Monday from the OBX Island Guys Real Estate Group, which represents more than 10 residential lots at the store’s […]
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First Judicial District DA Andrew Womble confirmed to the Voice on Oct. 12 that his office has received the autopsy report from the Virginia Medical Examiner’s office regarding the death of LeeAnn Fletcher, adding that he cannot disclose the results at this time because of an “ongoing criminal investigation.” A Kitty Hawk resident, LeeAnn Fletcher […]
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The Dare County Sheriff’s Office is requesting any information regarding the vehicle break-ins that have occurred at the Camp Hatteras RV and KOA RV Resorts in Rodanthe. “These break-ins have occurred from August 31, 2020 to present,” stated the Sheriff’s Office in a press release. “The person(s) involved have taken firearms, money, wallets, purses and […]
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November 21, 1940 – October 8, 2020 MANTEO — Tessie Basnight Tillett, age 79, of Manteo, NC passed away Thursday, October 8, 2020 in her home. Tessie was born to Margaret and Andrew Tillett in 1940. She had a number of different jobs throughout her life including stenography, and co-owning Video Andy’s. She truly lived […]
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The Hyde County Board of Education, school staff and islanders this week got their first look at the design and features of the new, nearly 20,000 square-foot, Ocracoke School building. “This building roughly follows the footprint of what’s there now,” architect Ben Cahoon of Nags Head told the board Tuesday. “We’ve created a new commons […]
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The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Commercial Resource Fund Committee and the Funding Committee for the N.C. Commercial Fishing Resource Fund will meet jointly on Oct. 27 at 1:30 p.m. by webinar. Members of the public may listen to the meeting by phone or listen and view presentations in real-time by joining online. Directions for calling […]
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Dare County announced 2 additional positive COVID-19 test results on Sunday, October 12, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 589. The 2 additional cases consist of 1 resident and 1 non-resident, and include the following: 1) non-resident, 65 older, male, transferred isolation 2) resident, 25-49, male, home […]
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A fall foal has been spotted among the wild horses at Cape Lookout National Seashore. Crystal Wasley recently captured a photo of mare and foal for the National Park Service with a zoom lens. Cape Lookout’s wild horses live on Shackleford Banks, the southernmost barrier island on the national seashore, in a herd of about […]
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The Dare County Department of Emergency Management has released a video entitled, “Emergency Decision-Making in Dare County,” to provide viewers insight on how critical decisions are made to protect public health and safety when an emergency is imminent or occurring anywhere in Dare County. “We are often asked by our residents and the tens of […]
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Mr. Wally G. Wise, 83, died peacefully in Chesapeake, VA on October 6, 2020. A Dare County native, Wally was the son of the late John and Robanna Wise. Besides his parents, Wally greets in heaven his wife, Anges. Wally spent his career years as a lighthouse keeper and engineer in the United States Coast […]
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