Barbara Styron Tucker of Southern Shores, NC passed away on Monday, October 18, 2021, at the age of 87 after a brief illness. She was born November 5, 1933, to Lula and Edward Styron. She is survived by her husband John H. Tucker, Jr in a marriage lasting 66 years. She is also survived by […]
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Mary Lou Buchan, 69, died on October 20, 2021 in Nags Head. She was born in Rocky Mount, to parents John and Azile Buchan. Mary Lou was a lover of the arts while in school at Rocky Mount Senior High. Life would later carry her into raising a family of two boys that she would […]
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February 15, 1943 – August 30, 2021 KILL DEVIL HILLS AND MELBOURNE, FL – Eddie Harrell 78, passed away August 30, 2021, in Melbourne, Florida. Eddie was born in Gates County, N.C. He worked for many years with the state in a number of capacities dealing with North Carolina coastal management and water quality. Ed […]
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Nancy Paige Harrell died peacefully at the age of 74 years young in Virginia Beach on October 20, 2021. She bravely and graciously battled the ravages of Parkinson’s disease for several years. “Paige” as she was best known; loved color, style, fashion, design, hats, shoes, jewelry, lipstick, great parties, and making everyone feel beautiful and […]
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Karen Elizabeth Tetreault left this world on October 20, 2021, surrounded by family and on a wave of love from the many people she loved and who loved her. Karen was born in Toledo, Ohio to Blanford and Florence Boston, arriving after brothers Jim, John, and Ron, and five years before sister Tana. The hospital […]
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On Oct. 25, Cape Dredging, Inc. from Buxton, North Carolina will begin a $295,000 project to remove an abandoned vessel from the beach south of Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Oregon Inlet Campground. Removal of the vessel is expected to take approximately 30 days. The former scallop boat, previously named the Ocean Pursuit and Cameron Scott, […]
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A high risk of rip currents is in effect for Ocracoke Island and all Hatteras Island beaches south of Cape Hatteras in Buxton, per a recent update from the National Weather Service. A high risk of rip currents means that the surf zone is dangerous for all levels of swimmers, and beachgoers should stay out of […]
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A cold front will move through the Outer Banks area on Friday, potentially bringing an end to the recent week-long wave of dry weather, per a Thursday afternoon update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. Showers and thunderstorms are possible for Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands starting on Friday afternoon, with […]
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The new Rodanthe boat ramp and dock at the end of Myrna Peters Road has been completed and is now open to the public, per a recent announcement from the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo (RWS) Civic Association. The officially-named Rodanthe Boating Access Area is located behind the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Community Building, (adjacent to the emergency ferry docks), and the […]
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A Roseate Spoonbill was recently spotted by visitors to the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, per an update from the Coastal Wildlife Refuge Society. The Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) is not seen along the Outer Banks very often, but when they do pass through the region, they add a beautiful splash of color. They are […]
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