Shirley Bell Edwards

June 22, 1936 – August 18, 2021 NAGS HEAD — Shirley Bell Edwards passed away peacefully in her sleep Wednesday, August 18, 2021, at the age of 85 after recently being diagnosed for the fifth time in her life with cancer. She was a strong woman and a fighter until the end. She was born […]

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Judy Christine Roughton

KITTY HAWK — Judy Christine Hildebrand Roughton passed away peacefully on August 15, 2021, at the age of 65. She was preceded in death by parents, Robert W. Hildebrand and Helen Garafola Hildebrand, and sisters Marcy Lee Hildebrand and Kathleen Hildebrand. She is survived by her partner, Ray Townsend; and her siblings, Mary Auth, Jeannie […]

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Ronnie Wayne Barber

December 5, 1963 – August 15, 2021 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Ronnie Wayne Barber, 57, of Kill Devil Hills, NC died Sunday, August 15, 2021. Born in Jamesville, NC on December 5, 1963, he was the son of the late Clara Leggett Barber and Elmer Gray Barber. Ronnie is survived by two sons, Ronnie Wayne […]

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The Community Care Clinic of Dare provides medical services to uninsured adults

The Community Care Clinic of Dare provides medical care, medication assistance, and health education to uninsured adults.  Clinic Hours in Nags Head are Monday through Thursday 9a to 2p.  There’s also a monthly clinic at the Dare County Health Department Frisco location.  If you have no health insurance, live or work in Dare County, and […]

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1 Million Pounds of Marine Debris Removed from NC Coast by Commercial Fishermen

(Reprinted from the North Carolina Coastal Federation) Since 2020, over 30 commercial fishermen and women have been working in small crews to remove large-scale marine debris created by past Hurricanes from the central and southeast coasts of North Carolina. The N.C. Division of Coastal Management, in partnership with the North Carolina Coastal Federation, received nearly […]

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Frederick Paul Kapinos

On the evening of August 17, 2021, Frederick Paul Kapinos was taken into God’s arms peacefully with Fran, his wife of 59 years, and sons at his side.  Born in Chicopee, Massachusetts on Sept. 28, 1938, he met his sweetheart, Fran, when both were walking downtown to their college summer jobs, and she suggested “If […]

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