NAGS HEAD — Ida S. Beasley, loving wife and mother, passed away November 11, 2020 in Nags Head, NC. She was the daughter of the late Cecil and Ida Mae Sawyer of Gum Neck North Carolina. Ida is preceded in death by her husband, Allen Wakeman Beasley and three brothers, Jack Sawyer, Ervin Sawyer, and […]
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COLLINGTON — Walter D. Santo, Sr. of Colington passed on peacefully in Nags Head, NC Wednesday November 11, 2020 just shy of his 76th birthday. Walter was born in Boston, Massachusetts-the son of the late Patrick and Margaret Santo. He was also preceded in death by two brothers. Walter and his wife realized their dream […]
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Ocracoke over the years has been well-documented in video productions from its famous “hoi-toide” brogue to lots of footage featuring the much-awarded beach, ghosts, its light house and the devastation wrought by hurricanes over the years. What’s been missing is a full-length filmed-on-location horror movie. That has changed as a camera crew and cast showed […]
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KILLL DEVIL HILLS — Leslie James Evans, Sr., 87, died November 4, 2020 at Spring Arbor of the Outer Banks. He was born October 5, 1933 in Woodland, NC, the son of Ralph B. and Mary (Joyner) Evans of Rich Square, NC. Leslie graduated from Rich Square High School, Class of 1951. After graduation he […]
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The U.S. Geological Survey has unveiled a new mobile tool that provides real-time information on water levels, weather and flood forecasts across the country, including North Carolina. The USGS National Water Dashboard, or NWD, can be used by forecasters and local emergency managers as they issue flood and evacuation warnings, verify safe evacuation routes and coordinate […]
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Cape Hatteras Elementary School (CHES) will be closed on Friday, November 13, due to a laboratory-confirmed case of COVID-19, per an emailed update from Dare County Schools Superintendent, John Farrelly. According to the Thursday update, which identified two new cases in the countywide school system – at CHES and at Manteo Elementary School – 50 […]
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Homeowners insurance rates along the Outer Banks and throughout northeastern North Carolina could increase by 25 percent next summer under a proposal submitted by the industry to state regulators. The request was announced exactly one week after state Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey won a second term over former commissioner Wayne Goodwin. Causey, a Republican, announced […]
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Dare County announced 13 new positive COVID-19 test results on Thursday, November 11, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 847. The 13 additional cases consist of 11 residents and 2 non-residents, and include the following: 1) resident, 25-49, female, home isolation 2) non-resident, 25-49, female, transferred isolation 3) […]
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Serving as the island’s unofficial kick-off to the holiday season, the annual Ocracoke Holiday Boat Parade will be returning to the waters of Silver Lake Harbor on Friday, November 27, from 5:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. This Ocracoke tradition was revived in 2016 with a total of six participating vessels, and the post-Thanksgiving boat parade […]
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Deep moisture from distant Tropical Storm Eta will interact with a slow-moving cold front, resulting in very wet conditions through much of Thursday, per a recent briefing from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City Office. Heavy downpours are possible, bringing the potential for flash flooding along eastern N.C. A Flash Flood Watch is in […]
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