A broad array of provisions aimed at flood prevention and resilience continues to move forward in this year’s session of the North Carolina General Assembly. Last week, a House committee approved the latest version of a long-term effort to address the growing risk of widespread flooding. Although driven by catastrophes like Hurricane Matthew and Hurricane […]
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The Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge is offering a free opportunity to crab and fish in the refuge’s North Pond, courtesy of the upcoming Pea Island Refuge Crabbing/Fishing Rodeo on Saturday, June 12. The North Pond is next to Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge’s visitor center, and is located four miles south of the Marc […]
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The Dare County Board of Commissioners will conduct a public hearing at 9:00 a.m. on June 7, 2021, to consider the proposed county service districts related to the Avon Beach Nourishment Project. In recent years, N.C. Highway 12 in Avon is often closed from ocean overwash, sometimes for extended periods of time, creating severe disruptions […]
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The students and teachers at Cape Hatteras Secondary School of Coastal Studies are in the final days of a most extraordinary school year. No doubt a stressful one, too, but they are finishing strong. Family and Consumer Science Teacher, Evan Ferguson, had only six students in school out of the total of 14. The rest […]
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As Ocracoke, like the rest of the world, rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Independence Day celebration is on but scaled back. Some traditional events have been eliminated because of COVID-19 or other concerns. The following is the schedule. Festivities kick off Saturday, July 3, with an island-wide scavenger hunt from 11 a.m. to 2 […]
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August 15, 1934 – June 2, 2021 AVON – Loran Pierce “LP” O’Neal, Jr., 86, of Avon, NC died Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at his home. A native of Kinnakeet, he was born August 15, 1934, to the late Ida Mae Meekins and Loran P. O’Neal. Upon graduation from Cape Hatteras School, LP joined the […]
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People traveling on the Outer Banks this weekend are urged to slow down and pay close attention because heavy rainfall has left some standing water on N.C. 12 south of the Marc Basnight Bridge in Dare County. The N.C. Department of Transportation says standing water is heaviest on N.C. 12 between Whalebone and Rodanthe. People […]
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September 9, 1968 – May 18, 2021 SOUTHERN SHORES — After 52 years of a life well-lived, Craig Andrew Baker of Southern Shores, NC passed away unexpectedly while on business on May 18, 2021. Beloved husband of Stephanie Donovan Baker, and loving father of sons Nicolas and Graham, Craig was born in Silver Spring, MD […]
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October 20, 1965 – May 28, 2021 KITTY HAWK — Leslie Rex Henley, Jr, 55, of Kitty Hawk died peacefully at home with his loving family and friends by his side on Friday, May 28, 2021. A native Outer Banker, born October 20, 1965, Rex was the loving son of Leslie Rex Henley, Sr. and […]
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April 26, 1959 – June 1, 2021 AVON — Connie Carnes Kelly, 62, of Richmond, Virginia passed away at her home in Avon, North Carolina on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Connie was born on April 26, 1959 in Richmond, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her father, David Felton Carnes (Delores). She is survived […]
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