Shirley Joyce Scarborough

HATTERAS — Mrs. Shirley “Joyce” Scarborough, 82, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away January 4, 2020 in Chesapeake, VA.  A viewing will be held Wednesday, January 8, 2020, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.  The service will be held January 9, 2020 at 2:00 pm.  Both services will be held in Buxton, NC […]

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Nonprofit Offers Help For Dorian Survivors

Federal and state money to help Ocracoke and Hatteras recover from Hurricane Dorian has been slow getting here, but one Outer Banks nonprofit has been moving far more quickly than any government agency to provide relief where it can. Jeff Byard, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s associate administrator for the Office of Response and Recovery, […]

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Reminder: Division of Marine Fisheries begins scoping period on shrimp

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is seeking input from the public on potential management strategies for an upcoming amendment to the Shrimp Fishery Management Plan. The amendment will examine management strategies to further reduce bycatch of non-target species in the shrimp trawl fishery and potential changes to existing shrimp management strategies. Fishermen and other […]

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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA Pet of the Week, Jack

Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Jack, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Jack, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/

Unusual visitor: Injured puffin being treated on the Outer Banks

Hatteras Island Wildlife Rehabilitation has an unusual patient in its care — a puffin found in the woods in Buxton this weekend. The small seabird usually associated with more northern locales was found back on Rocky Rollinson Road over the weekend. Atlantic puffins are an unusual site around the Outer Banks, especially onshore. They generally […]

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Coastal Resources to hold hearing on updated building setback rules

The Coastal Resources Commission is proposing amendments to its oceanfront development setback rules. The commission’s Division of Coastal Management will hold a public hearing on these amendments from 10 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Jan. 8, in the Hyde County Community Center, 30 Oyster Creek Road, Swan Quarter. This public hearing will be simultaneously broadcast […]

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