U.S. Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet responded to a report of a vessel offshore that had been experiencing complications with its fuel system on Thursday morning, January 30, at approximately 9:30 a.m. The vessel, which was located an estimated six miles south of the sea buoy, had lost power entirely and could also not retract […]
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MANTEO — Margaret Estelle Knight Midgett, 79, of Manteo, NC died Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center. A native of Dare County, she was born on April 3, 1940, and raised in Stumpy Point. Mrs. Midgett was the daughter of the late Edna Wise Knight and William Knight. Estelle, as she was […]
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The recreational black sea bass fishing season will open Feb. 1 in federal and North Carolina waters north of Cape Hatteras. The minimum size limit will be 12.5 inches total length (tip of the snout to the tip of the tail), and the bag limit will be 15 fish per person, per day. The season […]
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On Thursday morning, January 30, Cape Hatteras National Seashore law enforcement rangers collected a variety of beach debris, including old tires, lumber, decking material, and electrical wiring, during a patrol of the shoreline from Cape Point in Buxton to Ramp 49 in Frisco. While the debris was not from a single recent incident, the Cape […]
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Ending another record-breaking year, the Outer Banks Community Foundation announced over $1.4 million in grants and scholarships in 2019, and the creation of nine new charitable endowments for future community support. Dozens of local nonprofits received grant aid throughout the year, benefiting every type of charitable cause, from Ocracoke to Hatteras to Roanoke Island to […]
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Winter is in full swing on the Outer Banks, (or at least it was as of last week when temperatures finally dropped below 60 degrees), and this traditionally signifies a sleepy stage of the Hatteras Island calendar year. The wintertime is when a trip to the grocery store becomes a social outing, when you can […]
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Tickets for the annual Hatteras Island Oyster Roast have been sold out since mid-January, but island fans can virtually join in the fun with a live Saturday afternoon broadcast on the Island Free Press. The annual celebration of local seafood is a highlight of the winter season on Hatteras Island, and the fundraising event attracts […]
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February 1, 1960 – January 27, 2020 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Elizabeth Blades Soriano, age 59, of Kill Devil Hills, NC, formerly of Elizabeth City, NC, died Monday, January 27, 2020. Born in Edenton, NC on February 1, 1960, she was the daughter of the late Louise Hines Blades and Ralph Warren Blades. Elizabeth graduated […]
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has issued a proclamation that cuts the number of bluefish recreational anglers can keep per day in response to projections that total catches will exceed an annual harvest limit set by federal regulators. The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council in mid-December recommended and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission approved […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Kristen L. Malinofski, 53, succumbed to chronic liver disease January 27, 2020 in Greenville, NC. Kristen was born in Jacksonville, NC. She was the daughter of the late Theodore Ward and the wife of the late Warren Malinofski who passed away recently. Kristen was raised in Pittsburgh, PA but considered the […]
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