On March 3, from 6-7 p.m., the public is invited to participate in a discussion about several oceanfront houses that are in danger of collapsing on Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches. The location of the meeting is the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Community Building at 23646 N.C. Highway 12, Rodanthe, N.C. National Parks of Eastern North Carolina Superintendent […]
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Travelers along N.C. Highway 12 over the next few days may happen to catch a glimpse of a small team of exhausted runners making their way to or from the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. These 15 runners are currently participating in the annual Swammie Shuffle 200, which is a grueling race from Sandbridge, Virginia to the […]
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May 15, 1948 – February 20, 2022 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Wayne Elijah Hammond, 73, of Kill Devil Hills, NC died Sunday, February 20, 2022, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC. Born in Dalton, GA on May 15, 1948, he was the son of the late Haynie Augusta Jones Hammond and Eligie Ralph Hammond. […]
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March is a special time of year for astronomers. The constellation Virgo begins to rise right after dusk, and along with it there are a multitude of galaxies that can be seen with binoculars or small telescopes. Two of my favorites are M81 and M82. M81 (on the left) and M82 are both about 12 […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Astro, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Astro, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission this week adopted a new schedule for changes to sector allocations for allowable harvest under Draft Amendment 3 to the Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan. Otherwise, the commission tentatively adopted the Division of Marine Fisheries’ recommendations as its preferred management options for the draft amendment. The draft flounder plan amendment […]
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Springtime weather is returning to the Outer Banks, and that means three popular routes will soon be adding departures to their daily schedules. On March 1, the Ocracoke-Cedar Island and Ocracoke-Swan Quarter routes will increase daily departures from two to three from each side per day, while the Hatteras-Ocracoke route will go from 14 to […]
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February 15, 1937 – February 22, 2022 OCRACOKE — Kathleen (Kay) Hornung, 85, of Ocracoke, NC died February 22, 2022, at home. She was the wife of Robert (Bob) Hornung. Born February 15, 1937, in Nyack, New York, she was a daughter of Mason Luther and Myrtle Dunn. Kay met Robert in 1955 and they […]
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May 24, 1950 – February 27, 2022 SOUTHERN SHORES — Michael Steven Watson, 71, of Southern Shores, NC died Sunday, February 27, 2022, at his home. Born in Knox County, TN on May 24, 1950, he was the son of the late Bernice Louise Patterson and John H. Watson. Having served his country honorably during […]
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On February 27,2022, at approximately 1:20 am, Deputies working the C-District conducted a traffic stop in the area of Rocky Rollinson Rd and NC 12, Buxton, NC. During the stop the Deputies could smell marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. A search of the vehicle yielded a trafficking amount of Cocaine and an amount of […]
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