At approximately 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 25, a single-engine airplane flipped over onto its roof shortly after landing at Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Ocracoke Island Airport (W95). Per the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the airplane came to rest in the grass near the north end of the runway. The Hyde County Sheriff’s Office and […]
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The Hyde County Health Dept. released the following update for Friday, July 23, which provides information on the county’s current COVID-19 case count, as well as additional information on vaccinations in the county. As of July 23, 2021, Hyde County has vaccinated 2,904 individuals with at least one dose of COVID vaccine, which is 59% […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Sara L. Konstanzer of Bay Drive, Kill Devil Hills NC passed away in her home surrounded by family. Sally as she was best known, is survived by her children Daria, Robert, Linda and Paul; five grandchildren, Frank Jefferis, Joe Konstanzer, Max Konstanzer, Jack Konstanzer, and Madison DelCollo; and one great-granddaughter June. […]
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August 3, 1924 – July 22, 2021 MANTEO — Alton “Flab” Wilbert Tillett, Sr., 96, of Manteo, NC died Thursday, July 22, 2021, at River Pointe Health Care and Rehab in Virginia Beach, VA. A native of Manteo, he was born August 3, 1924, to the late Evelyn Midgett Wescott and Cleon “Sonny” Tillett. Having […]
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Ocracoke Island’s charm stems from its isolation, but that isolation brings challenges. Especially when storms hit, it can be difficult to get vital supplies onto the island. That may soon become a little easier thanks to successful drone trial flights conducted yesterday. NCDOT’s Division of Aviation, in partnership with the NCDOT Ferry Division and U.S.-based […]
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Commercial fishermen sold 42.9 million pounds of fish and shellfish to North Carolina seafood dealers in 2020, a decrease of 19% from 2019 and about a 23% decrease from the previous five-year average. Recreational fishermen landed 53.5 million finfish weighing 24.9 million pounds from state coastal and estuarine waters in 2020. The total weight harvested […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities and seashore conditions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News items and events related to the National Seashore for the week of July 22 include the following: Seashore Updates Cape Hatteras National Seashore broke visitation records in three out […]
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Terry Lee Shrum Sr., 69, of Point Harbor, North Carolina passed away on Friday, July 16, 2021 at Chesapeake Regional Hospital. Terry was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania on December 20, 1951 to the late Robert Thomas and Bernice Elaine Shrum. In addition to his late parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Jeffrey […]
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Our National Seashore Neighbor Readers of Island Free Press are certainly familiar with our Cape Hatteras National Seashore. It stretches for 70 miles from Bodie Island to Ocracoke. It was the nation’s very first national seashore, having been established in 1953. Hatteras Island is the main part of this seashore and is happily in the […]
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The Dare County Board of Education will meet in a special session Thursday, July 29, to consider local implementation of Gov. Roy Cooper’s guidelines for an in-person return to school, including mask mandates for younger students. The 5 p.m. meeting at First Flight High School in Kill Devil Hills is open to the public and […]
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