The North Carolina Beach Buggy Association’s (NCBBA) Annual Meeting /Pig Pickin’ event for members and their guests will be held at the RWS Community Center in Rodanthe on September 4, 2021. Superintendent of the National Park Service Outer Banks Group, Dave Hallac, will be addressing the meeting to bring NCBBA members up to date on […]
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The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division has canceled several trips scheduled for the Hatteras-Ocracoke vehicular ferry on Monday, July 26, due to staffing issues. The following departures are canceled for Monday: Hatteras vehicular ferry: 9:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. Ocracoke vehicular ferry: 11:00 a.m., 2 p.m., 5 p.m., and 8 p.m. […]
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Monday Update: The driver of the pick-up truck that wrecked on Sunday night was charged with driving while impaired and felony death by motor vehicle. One fatality has been confirmed in the accident. A major traffic accident was reported in Frisco on N.C. Highway 12 near the Frisco Rod & Gun market on Sunday night, July […]
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At approximately 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 25, a single-engine airplane flipped over onto its roof shortly after landing at Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Ocracoke Island Airport (W95). Per the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the airplane came to rest in the grass near the north end of the runway. The Hyde County Sheriff’s Office and […]
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The Hyde County Health Dept. released the following update for Friday, July 23, which provides information on the county’s current COVID-19 case count, as well as additional information on vaccinations in the county. As of July 23, 2021, Hyde County has vaccinated 2,904 individuals with at least one dose of COVID vaccine, which is 59% […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Sara L. Konstanzer of Bay Drive, Kill Devil Hills NC passed away in her home surrounded by family. Sally as she was best known, is survived by her children Daria, Robert, Linda and Paul; five grandchildren, Frank Jefferis, Joe Konstanzer, Max Konstanzer, Jack Konstanzer, and Madison DelCollo; and one great-granddaughter June. […]
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August 3, 1924 – July 22, 2021 MANTEO — Alton “Flab” Wilbert Tillett, Sr., 96, of Manteo, NC died Thursday, July 22, 2021, at River Pointe Health Care and Rehab in Virginia Beach, VA. A native of Manteo, he was born August 3, 1924, to the late Evelyn Midgett Wescott and Cleon “Sonny” Tillett. Having […]
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Ocracoke Island’s charm stems from its isolation, but that isolation brings challenges. Especially when storms hit, it can be difficult to get vital supplies onto the island. That may soon become a little easier thanks to successful drone trial flights conducted yesterday. NCDOT’s Division of Aviation, in partnership with the NCDOT Ferry Division and U.S.-based […]
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Commercial fishermen sold 42.9 million pounds of fish and shellfish to North Carolina seafood dealers in 2020, a decrease of 19% from 2019 and about a 23% decrease from the previous five-year average. Recreational fishermen landed 53.5 million finfish weighing 24.9 million pounds from state coastal and estuarine waters in 2020. The total weight harvested […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities and seashore conditions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News items and events related to the National Seashore for the week of July 22 include the following: Seashore Updates Cape Hatteras National Seashore broke visitation records in three out […]
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