The Ocracoke Interfaith Relief and Recovery Team (OIRRT) recently announced that the first home in the joint OIRRT/Hyde/CAM Reconstruction Project has been completed on Ocracoke Island, and the resident has officially moved in. Construction on this site began on October 26, 2020, and the home had been completely demolished following Hurricane Dorian in 2019. Since […]
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The Cape Hatteras Varsity Lady Canes basketball team and the JV Boys basketball team will be matched up against First Flight of Kill Devil Hills on Friday evening, and both games will be streamed live for parents, friends, and fans who want to watch all the action. The JV Boys Basketball vs First Flight Boys […]
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Dare County announced 18 new positive COVID-19 test results on Thursday, January 28, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 2,506. With Tuesday’s new cases, the current number of active cases in the county is now 222. The 18 additional cases consist of 11 residents and 7 non-residents, and […]
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Seaglass hunting is a fascinating hobby that has taught me so much about the history of glassware, how it was made, and what it was used for in the past. But I’ve also learned about the history of the area where I have found seaglass, as it correlates to the glassware that was being used […]
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Though snow flurries were reported on both Hatteras and Ocracoke islands on Thursday morning, there was no accumulation on the southern Outer Banks, and N.C. Highway 12 remained open and passable as of 8:30 a.m. Some standing water and blowing sand was reported in several vulnerable stretches of N.C. Highway 12, including Pea Island and […]
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March 10, 1950 – January 26, 2021 MANTEO — Gilbert (Gil) Jerome Joseph of Manteo, died January 26, 2021 after a brief illness with his wife, Susan, and his son, Chris, at his bedside. He was born March 10, 1950 to Florence and Steven Joseph just outside Pittsburgh, PA. He served in the US Navy […]
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The global humanitarian organization Operation Blessing (OB) has granted $104,893 to the Ocracoke Interfaith Relief & Recovery Team (OIRRT), to be used for local reconstruction efforts on the North Carolina island. OIRRT is a long-term recovery group established after Hurricane Dorian impacted Ocracoke Island on September 6, 2019. The storm surge was 7.5 feet, wreaking […]
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February 19, 1950 – January 25, 2021 MANTEO — Patricia (Patti) Ann Trautman Brown, 70, of Manteo, NC passed away on Monday, January 25, 2021, at The Outer Banks Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Edna and Thomas Trautman and wife of the late Barton R. Brown. Patti is survived by her two […]
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May 18, 1951 to January 26, 2021 MANTEO — Joe David Waldrep went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 while at his residence surrounded by loved ones. He was born May 18, 1951 to James David Waldrep and Lydia Fritsch Waldrep in Jennings, Louisiana. Survivors include a loving wife after almost […]
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Whole crab pots in good condition recovered from northeastern North Carolina waters during the seventh Lost Fishing Gear Recovery Project can be reclaimed by their rightful owners. The North Carolina Coastal Federation collected lost fishing gear this month with the help of 30 commercial watermen and women along the coast. Only crab pots with an […]
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