NAGS HEAD — John R. Wilding, Jr. passed away peacefully on September 14, 2020 in Nags Head, NC. John was born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana on February 20, 1944 to the late John and Helen Wilding, Sr. John retired in 1985 as a chief in the Navy. John is survived by his wife, Carolyn Wilding […]
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Survey Seeks Input from Dare County Business Owners and Employers Regarding Employee Housing Needs
Dare County and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have partnered to develop a survey seeking input from local business owners and employers regarding their employees’ housing needs and to identify the most significant challenges associated with the shortage of housing options within the county. The housing survey asks employers to provide information […]
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Carl Edward Clever, Jr.
November 17, 1966 – September 11, 2020 WANCHESE – Carl Edward Clever, Jr., 53, of Wanchese, NC died Friday, September 11, 2020. Born in Germany on November 17, 1966, he was the son of Bonita Lee Perry Clever and the late Carl E. Clever, Sr. A commercial fisherman, Carl was known as “Mr. Fix-It”. He […]
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Richard Dwight Holland, Jr.
KILL DEVIL HILLS — Richard “Dick” Dwight Holland, Jr., 85, of Kill Devil Hills, NC, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 after a long and hard-fought battle with cancer. Dick was the only child of the late Richard Dwight Holland, Sr., and Lucy Hanbury Holland of […]
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Susan Theresa Cheney
KILL DEVIL HILLS — Susan Theresa Cheney, born 1924 in Sommerville, MA died peacefully at Spring Arbor in Kill Devil Hills, NC on September 13, 2020. Susan is survived by her daughter, Susan P. Cheney and her son-in-law, Tony O‘Connell both of Kill Devil Hills; and her great-grandchildren, Bryce and Keeley Webber of Colorado. Susan […]
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Dare Board of Education calls special meeting to discuss reopening schools
The Dare County Board of Education will meet in special session on Thursday, Oct. 1, to discuss the reopening of schools. The meeting will be held at First Flight High School and will begin at 5 p.m. The meeting will be held virtually for the general public due to COVID-19 restrictions on mass gatherings. Live […]
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Eric William Holzhaeuser
May 12, 1960 – September 9, 2020 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Eric William (Rick) Holzhaeuser passed away on September 9, 2020 after a long battle with cancer. He was born on May 12, 1960 to Arthur E. Holzhaeuser and Gail C. Shoppell Holzhaeuser in Portsmouth, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers-in-law […]
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Demolition at College of the Albemarle’s Dare County Campus to Begin This Week
The first phase of the demolition of a building at College of The Albemarle’s (COA) Dare County Campus located at 205 U.S. Highway 64 is scheduled to begin the week of Sept. 14, 2020. The first phase of the demolition of a building at College of The Albemarle’s (COA) Dare County Campus located at 205 […]
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Constance Eloise Cogger
Constance Eloise Cogger passed away September 3, 2020. She was born on July 8, 1937 in Minden/Hildreth, Nebraska. Connie was the Daughter of Reverend Henry Dumler and Elsie Margueritte Paulsen, sister to Kenneth Dumler, Martin Dumler, Corinne Weyhrich, and Elsie Holtzen. She is survived by her older brother Richard, her husband Bill Cogger and daughters, […]
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Coastal Flood Advisory continues, as flooding remains a concern for the rest of the week
Swell from distant hurricane Paulette will gradually diminish today, but at the same time, the Outer Banks will transition to a period of higher astronomical tides (king tides) for the remainder of the week, per a Tuesday afternoon update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. The transition will cause higher […]
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