KILL DEVIL HILLS — Edward Leonard Frazier, 95, of Kill Devil Hills, NC, died Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at his home. He was a longtime resident of Beach Haven, NJ. Born in Trenton, NJ on May 26, 1924, he was the son of the late Grace Gilbert and Harry Frazier. Growing up on a farm […]
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Dare County Register of Deeds Cheryl House is pleased to announce that the Register of Deeds Office now accepts passport applications on behalf of the U.S. Department of State. U.S. citizens planning international travel may apply for their passports at the Dare County Register of Deeds Office Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 […]
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The Coast Guard pulled two mariners from the water after their vessel sank on Tuesday night, and is currently searching for the other two crewmembers in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina, Wednesday morning. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard’s Fifth District command center received a distress signal from an emergency position indicating radio beacon registered to fishing […]
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“Who’d a thunk it?” A fresh shrimp recipe in January? There have been BIG “shrimp boat cities” in the ocean this winter and they are bringing in impressive catches. Fresh shrimp is in the fish houses now at a great price! Nobody remembers anything like it. It is the talk of the docks! So, […]
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The captain and a crewmember were rescued, but two other crewmen were still missing, after a shrimp trawler reportedly ran into trouble and sank Tuesday evening in the Pamlico Sound. The Coast Guard confirmed to OBX Today that an incident occurred last night, and a press release was pending. Family members say the F/V Papa’s […]
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SOUTHERN SHORES — Wanda Jean Old Bonney, 62, of Southern Shores, NC died Sunday, January 5, 2020, at Vidant Medical Center. A native of Elizabeth City, she was born December 2, 1957, to Marie Merrell Old and E.W. Old, Jr. of South Mills. Wanda was a 1976 graduate of Camden High School. In addition to […]
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KITTY HAWK — Helen Marie Dowdy Helms, 83 years, passed away after her battle with Alzheimer’s January 3, 2020 at Peak Resources in Nags Head, NC. Originally of Roseboro, NC, Helen was born January 14, 1936, the oldest child of Morel C. Dowdy and Helen Marie Holland Dowdy. Marie was preceded in death by her […]
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Ocracoke Alive is inviting Ocracoke Island artists to teach winter workshops introducing interested community members to different art media. The format for these workshops from February to April is for two consecutive afternoon/evenings for Adult Students Workshops (for ages 15 and over). In Student Workshops (for Ocracoke School students), instructors will work with a variety […]
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The N.C. Commercial Fishing Resource Funding Committee will meet jointly with the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Commercial Fishing Resource Fund Committee at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Washington Regional Office, 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington. The two committees are scheduled to review and vote on recurring funding opportunities from […]
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Earl Myers “Squirrley” Green died Sunday, January 5, 2020; he was 96 years old. He was born January 12, 1923 at the old Roanoke Hotel in Manteo. He was the son of Jasper Earl Green and Ella Mae Jones Green, and was the third of three boys. One of his first visitors was Mrs. Clara […]
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