Housing units proposed at Hatteras Island Plaza

Dare Commissioners approve Nov. 15 hearing The owners of Hatteras Island Plaza in Avon have submitted a request for a zoning text amendment that would pave the way for the demolition of the vacant RC movie theater at the shopping center and replace the building with multi-family structures. The Dare County Board of Commissioners, during […]

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Dorothy Hazel Hubley

November 1, 1924 – October 24, 2021 MANTEO — Dorothy Hazel Hubley, 96, of Manteo, NC passed away peacefully Sunday, October 24, 2021, at her home surrounded by family. Born in Boston, MA on November 1, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Irene Mathieu and Joseph Brennan. Dorothy attended Manteo Baptist Church. She […]

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Hannah Earley Toler Lupton

January 6, 1933 – October 28, 2021 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Hannah Earley Toler Lupton was born on January 6, 1933, in Ahoskie, NC to the late, Willie Merton Earley Sr. and Edith Isolind Slaughter Earley.  A longtime resident of Franklin, VA, she passed away on October 28, 2021.  She was 88. Hannah is survived […]

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Donald Harold Reconnu

Donald Harold Reconnu (77) of The Villages, FL passed away unexpectedly on October 17, 2021. Don was preceded in death by his parents, Betty and Albert Reconnu as well as his younger brother, Lance Reconnu. Born in Pittsburgh, PA and raised in Mount Lebanon, PA; Abington, PA; Scotch Plains, NJ; and Lake Forest, IL; Don’s […]

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Tony Darnell Sawyer

WANCHESE — Tony Darnell Sawyer, 59, of Wanchese, died October 28, 2021 at The Tyrrell House in Columbia, NC after a long and courageous battle with cancer.  He was born in Wanchese on April 4, 1962, to the late Pluman Elmer and Lovie Ellen Beasley Sawyer.  Tony was also preceded in death by three brothers […]

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Roberta J. Deitch

March 27, 1961 – August 10, 2021 KITTY HAWK — Roberta J. Deitch, 60, of Kitty Hawk, NC, left our world on August 10, 2021, after a short, but courageous battle with cancer. Bobbie, as she was known lovingly to her family and friends, was born on March 27, 1961, in Williamsport, PA to John […]

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VIDEO: The perfect “Halloween Storm” pounded Outer Banks beaches 30 years ago

While this Halloween weekend is kicking off with high surf and windy conditions, it is by no means close to what happened three decades ago from Cape Hatteras to Canada. The infamous Halloween Storm of 1991 that would later also be named The Perfect Storm, caused extensive damage and flooding that many said were the […]

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With 390,994 visits in September, Cape Hatteras National Seashore is on track to have its busiest year ever

The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS), which includes Bodie Island, Hatteras Island, and Ocracoke Island, is on track to have its busiest year ever in 2021, with 390,994 visitors reported during the month of September. This marks the second-highest number of September visitors since the National Seashore was established in 1953, and the top five busiest […]

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