Park Ranger Valerie Streiff is a lifesaver For U.S. Park Ranger Valerie Streiff, responding quickly to emergencies has always been second nature. Now stationed out of the Bodie Island district of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Streiff was formally recognized several years ago as a U.S. Park Police officer in Maryland for saving the lives […]
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The N.C. Ferry System will be making a schedule adjustment for its Hatteras-Ocracoke starting on Nov. 3, per a Thursday update.The popular Hatteras-Ocracoke route will be making the annual switch to its regular off-season schedule. The change reduces the number of daily departures on each side of the route from 26 to 18. The Hatteras-Ocracoke schedule, […]
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April 21, 1942 – October 27, 2020 BUXTON — Robert W. “Bobby” Midgette, Sr. was born at the Midgette family home in Buxton, NC on April 21, 1942; and he passed away to his eternal home on October 27, 2020. He has gone ahead of his wife and partner of 52-years, Judy Callahan Midgette; daughter, […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Arthur Thomas Babiarz, Jr., 64, of Kill Devil Hills, NC, peacefully passed away October 27, 2020 after a lengthy and hard-fought battle with cancer. Born in Reading, PA, he was the eldest son of the late Arthur T. Babiarz, Sr. and the late Clara D. (Szurgot) Babiarz. After graduating from Reading […]
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The remnants of hurricane Zeta, combined with a cold front moving through the Outer Banks area, has the potential to bring possible coastal flooding and strong winds to Hatteras and Ocracoke islands, per a Wednesday evening update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City Office. A Coastal Flood Advisory is in effect for […]
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May 9, 2016 – October 23, 2020 BUXTON — Emma Mae Ramsey, 4, passed away tragically along with her mom Katrina and big sister Zoey, on October 23, 2020, in Buxton, North Carolina. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on May 9, 2016, she is the daughter of Katrina and Harry Ramsey. Emma “Lou” attended Hatteras Preschool […]
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December 21, 2012 – October 23, 2020 BUXTON — Zoey Renee Ramsey, 7, passed away tragically along with her mom Katrina and little sister Emma, on October 23, 2020, in Buxton, North Carolina. Born in Cape Cod, Massachusetts on December 21, 2012, she is the daughter of Katrina and Harry Ramsey. A second grader at […]
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper issued Executive Order No. 171 to strengthen eviction protections to help North Carolina renters stay in their homes. With COVID-19 case counts increasing and many people continuing to work and learn remotely, preventing evictions is critical to the state’s fight against this virus. This order supplements the existing NC HOPE initiative […]
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August 17, 1985 – October 23, 2020 BUXTON — Katrina Marie Ramsey, 35, passed away tragically in a house fire, along with her two daughters, Zoey Renee and Emma Mae on October 23,2020, in Buxton, North Carolina. Born in Erie, Pennsylvania on August 17, 1985, she is the daughter of James Piazza and Jamie Rendon […]
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The two-day early voting period on Ocracoke before the General Election ended Friday with a total of 356 voters, Viola Williams, Hyde County elections director said today. Voting took place last Thursday and Friday (Oct. 22 and 23) in the Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department, the same place for the voting in the General Election on […]
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