July 15, 1935 – December 11, 2021 MANTEO — Jo Ann Stanley Meekins, 86, of Manteo, NC passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021, at The Outer Banks Hospital. Born in Greensboro, NC on July 15, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Annie and Caldwell Stanley. A graduate of Camp Lejeune High School, Jo […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Zeus, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Zeus, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/
Richard G. Lentini passed away unexpectedly at his home in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina on December 11, 2021. Richard was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA and graduated from Norfolk Catholic High School in 1967. He then pursued a career as a carpenter and completed his apprenticeship through the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of […]
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For the second year in a row, the St. John United Methodist Church (UMC) in Avon will host a Christmas Eve Outdoor Live Nativity and Candlelight Service, which is a decades-old tradition for the Avon church, with a slightly new setting. “Since the church began in the 1800s, they held a Christmas Eve pageant,” said […]
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Christmas Holiday Trash Collection Changes All Dare County offices will be closed on Thursday, December 23, 2021; Friday, December 24, 2021; and Monday, December 27, 2021, in observance of the Christmas holiday. County offices will reopen at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 28, 2021. The Dare County C&D Landfill, Buxton Transfer Station, and Manteo Recycle […]
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Though the 30th Annual Hatteras Village Christmas Parade was delayed by a day due to soggy weather, the postponement and Sunday afternoon’s big temperature drop did not prevent crowds from lining the sides of N.C. Highway 12 to celebrate the unofficial start of the holiday season. And, like always, the parade did not disappoint the […]
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July 19, 1945 – December 11, 2021 FRISCO — Catherine Tolson Phelps of Frisco, NC passed peacefully at her home. Catherine was born July 19, 1945, and entered into eternal rest and on December 11, 2021, surrounded by many family and friends. She was preceded in death by her late husband Charlie Phelps, mother Rena […]
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The Hatteras Village Christmas Parade, which is celebrating its 30th year in 2021, has been postponed to 2:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, December 12, due to heavy rain in the forecast for Saturday afternoon and evening. The parade first originated in 1991 with local fire trucks and emergency vehicles, a handful of impressive floats, a mini […]
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Early on Saturday morning, December 11, a 37-foot sailing vessel named the Alhambra safely grounded just north of the Avon Fishing Pier. The National Park Service is working with the U.S. Coast Guard and the vessel’s owner to remove any hazardous substances, and have the boat removed from the beach. The vessel had one sailor […]
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September 25, 1932 – December 9, 2021 MANTEO — Elizabeth Hill Creef, 89, of Manteo, NC died Thursday, December 9, 2021, after a short illness at Peak Resources – Outer Banks with her family by her side. Born in Alton, IL on September 25, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Dornbach Hill […]
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