New Departure Time Heat Map shows peak traveling times for Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry

A departure time heat map for the Hatteras-Ocracoke vehicular ferry was recently developed by the NCSU Institute for Transportation Research and Education to help travelers better plan their trip between Hatteras and Ocracoke, and to encourage folks to either arrive earlier, or wait until after the peak departure time, to reduce their anticipated wait time. The […]

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Melissa Samko Muncy

February 26, 1978 – June 11, 2021 On Friday, June 11, 2021, Melissa Samko Muncy, 43, loving wife and daughter gained her Angel wings and went home to be with the Lord after a long hard fight with cancer. Missy was born on February 26, 1978, in Hopewell, VA. She received her master’s degree in […]

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Cape Hatteras United Methodist Men looking for volunteer assessors for post-storm response

The Cape Hatteras United Methodist Men (CHUMM) is looking for volunteers to serve as Assessors who will help determine how CHUMM can assist families in need after a hurricane or other disaster impacts the Outer Banks. Per Dennis Carroll of CHUMM, one of the greatest barriers to the organization’s disaster response is a shortage of Assessors […]

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Cooper signs bill authorizing Ocracoke passenger ferry lease

Gov. Roy Cooper has signed a bill authorizing the state Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division to lease a passenger ferry for operation between Ocracoke and Hatteras. The $700,000 funding provision was included in Senate Bill 241, which also amends motor vehicle laws regulating modified utility vehicles on certain roads and highways. Cooper signed the bill Monday. […]

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Frederick C. Smith

1946-2021 KITTY HAWK — Frederick C. Smith, age 74, passed away in Kitty Hawk, NC peacefully on June 12, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. Fred was born in Trenton, NJ on August 19,1946 to Laura and Joseph Smith where he grew up with his sister Jean.  He was the grandson of Frederick Cooper who […]

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Piggish behavior when feeding earned hogfish their name

Hogfish are strange-looking members of the wrasse family. Their first three dorsal spines are long and trailing, extending several inches off their dorsal fin. This species is more laterally compressed, or flattened from side to side, and more oval-shaped when compared to other marine fish in the wrasse family. They have cool, red irises in […]

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