As air temperatures in the region increase, visitors planning to use Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s public boat ramps and kayak launches in the near future should be aware that water temperatures may be much colder. Along with dressing for the water temperature, not the air temperature, the U.S. Coast Guard recommends that boaters and paddlers […]
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KITTY HAWK — Morag D. Nocher, 80, of Kitty Hawk, NC passed away peacefully on March 10, 2021 at her home. Morag is survived by a niece, Anne M. Nocher of Ft. Worth, TX; a nephew, John D. Nocher, Jr. of Glenview, IL; and her “adopted sisters”, PJ Hall of Kitty Hawk, NC and Bobbi […]
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Clarence Turner Hayes, III (aka Turner Burner), born December 14, 1977, unexpectedly died on March 6, 2021, at just 43 years old. Turner was a devoted father, fisherman, contractor, jack of all trades, and an active native community member of Wanchese NC. With his spontaneous personality, he was the life of party, a joker, and […]
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North Carolina sounds are losing seagrass, an indicator of the state’s water quality. According to a recently published metric report by Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership, or APNEP, there’s been a net loss of at least 5% between 2006 and 2013 of the high-salinity submerged aquatic vegetation, or SAV, habitat in the Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system, which is the second-largest […]
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August 15, 1944 – March 10, 2021 WANCHESE — Judy Diane Perry Payne, 76, of Wanchese, NC died Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at Vidant Medical Center – Greenville. Born in Pasquotank County on August 15, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Nora Sawyer Perry and Fred Arnold Perry. Judy was known for her […]
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Have you ever wondered how much rain fell during a recent thunderstorm? How about snowfall during a winter storm? If so, an important volunteer weather observing program needs your help! The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow network, or CoCoRaHS, is looking for new volunteers across North Carolina. The grassroots effort is part of a growing […]
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Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. announced on Thursday that beginning on March 17, people in Group 4 who have a medical condition that puts them at higher risk of serious illness, and people who live in certain congregate settings, will be eligible for […]
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A new video arcade has opened in the village of Avon at the Simply OBX store, just north of the Avon Pier on N.C. Highway 12. The arcade, which officially opened on Thursday, March 11, takes up 3,000 square feet of the Simply OBX gift shop, (or roughly half of the total building space), and […]
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The establishment of a new Tax Service District in Avon to fund a potential beach nourishment project will be discussed at the next Dare County Board of Commissioners meeting, which is scheduled for Monday, March 15, at 5:00 p.m. The proposed Avon Beach Nourishment project will place over 1 million cubic yards of sand along […]
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Dredging in the now-impassable South Ferry Channel in Hatteras Inlet has been making far less progress than expected, leaving members of the Dare County Waterways Commission at Monday’s virtual meeting reacting in stunned silence after a project update. “I wish I had good news to tell you that we busted through the shoal,” U.S. Army […]
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