Lindsey B. Howard

Lindsey Baugham Howard, age 79, of Elizabeth City, NC died Thursday, June 24, 2021, at his residence. Born in Wilmington, DE on March 16, 1942, to the late Lindsey Taft Howard and Elizabeth Gaskins Howard, he was the widower of Ann Esham Howard. Mr. Howard served his country honorably in the U. S. Air Force […]

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CHUMM hosting training sessions for new volunteers to assist with post-storm response

The Cape Hatteras United Methodist Men (CHUMM) will be hosting two training sessions in July for new and existing volunteers who want to contribute to the organization’s island-wide response after a hurricane or devastating storm hits the Outer Banks. Per Dennis Carroll of CHUMM, one of the greatest barriers to the organization’s disaster response is […]

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‘The water is what kills’

By Shauneen Miranda Hurricane forum offers advice, warnings on big storms. With the hurricane season officially underway, Dare County’s hurricane preparedness forum on June 21 offered some crucial advice for dealing with the wrath that Mother Nature sometimes unleashes on the Outer Banks. Drew Pearson, director of Dare County Emergency Management, began the in-person and […]

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Ocracoke Express passenger ferry departures canceled for Friday

Due to mechanical issues, all Ocracoke Express passenger ferry departures for Friday, June 25, are canceled, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division. Visitors can call 252-996-6000 for more information. On Ocracoke Island, after several consecutive days of Ocracoke-to-mainland routes being intermittently canceled, all routes between Ocracoke, Cedar Island, and […]

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James Ray Scarborough

November 4, 1983 – June 22, 2021 KITTY HAWK — James Ray Scarborough, 37, of Kitty Hawk, NC was taken too soon from his loving family. He succumbed to his injuries following a car wreck on June 22, 2021. Born in Elizabeth City, NC on November 4, 1983, he was the son of Deborah Henley […]

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