May 13, 1943 – October 12, 2021 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Henry Lee Kedzierski, 78, of Kill Devil Hills, NC died Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center. Born in Buffalo, NY on May 13, 1943, he was the son of the late Mary Monaghan and Henry Gene Kedzierski. Having served his country […]
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Nothing says fall on the coast of North Carolina like the beginning of oyster season, when people pull out the fire grates and steamer pots and get ready to slurp down a salty treat. But those pearls of delight need to be properly stored and chilled to ensure a healthy eating experience. The N.C. Division […]
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The Dare County Board of Education did not take any action on a mask mandate during its Oct. 12 meeting, leaving in place the schools’ universal masking requirement it unanimously adopted on Sept. 1. The board, however, did vote on some COVID-19 related items. By a 3-2 margin, board members voted at the meeting to […]
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Considering the growing prevalence of drone photography and video footage over miles of natural landscape, a bird’s-eye view has been proven to be more than eye candy in determining climate impacts. But for wildlife managers at Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, a major stopover for migrating waterfowl and shorebirds, the compact low-flying machines are also […]
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12/21/1947 – 10/8/2021 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Judith “Judy” Lee Garber passed away on October 8th at her home in Kill Devil Hills on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. A loving mother, grandmother, wife & daughter, she was predeceased by her parents Robert Lee Edwards and Madge Julia Edwards (Everett) and her brother, James […]
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On Saturday, October 9th, the Pea Island Preservation Society, Inc., (PIPSI) held two events to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the October 11, 1896, daring and heroic and rescue of the schooner, E.S. Newman, during hurricane conditions by Keeper Richard Etheridge and the Pea Island Lifesavers – one in the morning at the North Carolina […]
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The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Henry-Lepaute first-order Fresnel lens is the most historic lighthouse illuminating apparatus in America. It is the oldest extant lens of its size and design in the nation. It is also the most-traveled, most publicly viewed, and most-abused lighthouse artifact in the nation. Yet the lens possesses an unparalleled potential to educate […]
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Dare County released the following update for Tuesday, October 12, which provides details on recent Coronavirus cases, vaccine data, and more COVID-19 information. Dare County COVID-19 Case Update The number of new COVID-19 cases has been relatively stable over the past two weeks, however, Dare County continues to experience widespread community transmission of the COVID-19 […]
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September 16, 1954 – October 9, 2021 OCRACOKE — Captain Reid William Robinson, 67, of Ocracoke, NC died Saturday, October 9, 2021, at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD on September 16, 1954, he was the son of the late Wanda Simpson and Wilbur Robinson. He was a commercial fishing captain. Reid is survived by […]
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January 16, 1927 – October 9, 2021 MANTEO — Helen Farrow Gaskins was born on Sunday, January 16, 1927, in Manteo, NC to the late John Griggs Farrow and Louisa Parker Farrow. She went home to meet her maker on October 9, 2021. Helen was preceded in death by her husband, H. T. Gaskins, Jr., […]
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