September 30, 1938 – July 12, 2021 SOUTHERN SHORES — Margaret Lynn Weatherford Hartman, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend to many, completed her earthly journey on July 12, 2021. A journey that was shared with her husband Tom of 62 years. An adventure that took them to some of the most beautiful […]
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The annual summer purple martin roost has begun on Croatan Sound, and that means it is time for motorists to slow down for the birds. Beginning tonight, the N.C. Department of Transportation will temporarily lower speed limits from 55 mph to 20 mph on the William B. Umstead Bridge at dusk and dawn. The Umstead […]
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KITTY HAWK — Barbara Ruth Donovan, 76, of Kitty Hawk, passed away peacefully in her sleep, July 14, 2021, with her family by her side. Barbara was born in Massachusetts, November 21, 1944, and served in the Navy Reserves as a storekeeper for over 18 years. Barbara was married to the late Frances Charles Donovan, […]
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The Dare County Waterways Commission focused on both the short-term and long-term future of dredging Hatteras Inlet at their virtual meeting on Monday evening, July 12. In the short term, a request has been submitted to do another round of dredging in the South Ferry Channel in late July, as the channel has been causing […]
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June 18, 1969 – July 13, 2021 KITTY HAWK — Elizabeth Leggett Weeks Evans, 52, of Kitty Hawk, NC, died peacefully Tuesday, July 13, 2021. She was born at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, TN., the daughter of Stephen Beauregard Weeks and Jean Lanier Leggett. Liz is best known for her loving, kind, generous nature. She […]
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Hatteras Island junior sailors road-tripped to Hampton VA this past weekend to participate in the US SAILING and CBYRA (Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association) Junior Olympic Festival at Hampton Yacht Club. This was the first large sailing competition for Hatteras Sailing youth since its start last summer. From the Invitational/Advanced Sailing Program 5 of the […]
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Association members and attendees at Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Civic Association Annual Meeting enjoyed the updates and a lively 25 minutes of question and answers with Bob Woodard, Chairman, Dare County Commissioners and Dave Hallac, District Superintendent National Park Service. A social preceded the meeting held at the Rodanthe Community Center on June 24. Pictured is “Keeper James” […]
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A new scholarship fund will help students who graduate from College of The Albemarle and who transfer to a four-year college or university. The R. Wayne Gray Memorial Scholarship Fund has been established in honor of R. Wayne Gray, a well-known Wanchese native, poet, historian, restaurateur, and educator, by his wife, Nancy, and their three […]
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The ongoing Cape Hatteras Lighthouse restoration project reached a milestone this past week. 99.9% of the interior paint removal was completed, (an endeavor that started in the spring of 2021), and multiple tests confirmed that the interior air quality was safe and free of lead-based paint, eliminating the need for the hazmat suits that workers […]
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Before “Jaws” with its depiction of a giant, vengeful, man-eating creature of the deep; before Shark Week, Discovery Channels’ eight-day ode to all things sharks; and well before the over-the-top gratuitous sci-fi series “Sharknado” films, there was, just off the coast of North Carolina, “shark survey.” Not as glamorous, perhaps, as the mindless entertainment evoked […]
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