At 4:37 p.m. on Friday, October 15, the vessel Roe Boat with two people on board reported a hydraulic leak and loss of steering approximately 16 nautical miles southeast of Hatteras Inlet. Commercial salvage was unable to respond, and a Marine Assistance Request Broadcast was also made with no response. At 5:15 p.m. on Oct. […]
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A federal workplace safety investigation into an April 14 incident at the Bonner Bridge replacement project found that established procedures were ignored, causing a 42-year-old welder on the Bonner Bridge in Rodanthe to fall more than 50 feet to his death when the last remaining part of the structure collapsed. Employed by PCL Civil Constructors […]
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NAGS HEAD — It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Luke Hudson Boykin III at the age of 65. He passed peacefully in his sleep at his home in Colington Harbor, NC. Born In Scottsboro, Alabama, he lived in Oregon, Ohio, and spent much of his youth in Florida, moving frequently […]
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March 1, 1954 – October 4, 2021 BUXTON — Karen Suzanne (Conard) Folb, born March 1, 1954 passed away peacefully at her home in Buxton, NC on October 4, 2021. Karen was born in McPherson, KS to parents Jay Conard and Bonnie (Wegley) Conard and moved to Attica, KS around age 8 where she and […]
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By Maggie Miles and Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Hotline Amid firings and allegations, board to discuss findings of internal investigation With the firing of two top employees, and with its board of directors scheduled to discuss the findings of a private investigator’s report on Monday, this appears to be a time of uncertainty and […]
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Interested in federal fisheries management and want to become more involved? Apply now for open seats on the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s advisory panels or to serve as a fishing representative on the System Management Plan (SMP) Workgroup. The SMP Workgroup addresses the needs of managed areas in federal waters in the South Atlantic. […]
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Those wishing to volunteer this winter in rescuing cold-stunned and stranded sea turtles will have the opportunity to get training this Sunday (Oct. 17), 1 p.m. in the Ocracoke Community Center, 999 Irvin Garrish Highway. The session will last approximately two hours. Karen Clark, wildlife biologist for North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission, Amy Thompson, Ocracoke’s […]
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March 7, 1939 – October 4, 2021 SOUTHERN SHORES — Elizabeth Humrickhouse Secules, 82, passed away on Monday, October 4, 2021, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. She was born on March 7, 1939, in Richmond, VA to Thomas Johnson and Mable Besecker Humrickhouse. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her […]
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Seasonal ORV access for beaches in front of the villages of Hatteras Island will reopen for the off-season on Friday, October 15. These routes, which run parallel to the villages of Hatteras, Frisco, Avon, and the Tri-villages, open to ORVs annually in the winter months when the visitor population is lower. The routes are closed […]
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They swell up, they blow up, they puff up. Their unusual defense against predators makes this blowfish a hoot. Northern puffers are found on the Atlantic coast of North America from Newfoundland to Flagler County, Florida, over sand bottom near or in and around seagrass in waters ranging from 3 to more than 600 feet […]
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