August 15, 1929 – January 30, 2022 BUXTON — Sophia “Sophie” Daniel, 92 of Buxton, NC passed away peacefully in her home on January 30, 2022. Sophie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. She was born to the late Nick Marko Kustudich and the late Irene Marie Strauch Kustudich, August 15, […]
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One of the juvenile whales can be spotted at about one minute into the video above, just after a splash of sea spray. Video by Kristin Hissong. On Sunday, February 6, several juvenile whales were spotted off the coast of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, just south of Cape Point in Buxton. Relatively close to […]
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A Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) webpage was recently launched to track the status and progress of three vessels that have grounded along the seashore in the past several weeks. One vessel was grounded on southern Ocracoke Island on January 25, and two vessels became grounded on Wednesday evening, February 2, near Oregon Inlet. The […]
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A project to renovate the Frisco Bathhouse and Beach Access site, which began in September 2021, is nearing completion, and the facilities are expected to be open in time for spring and summer beachgoers. The Frisco Bathhouse is located just south of Frisco village, and is one of the most popular oceanside beach accesses within […]
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Dare County has announced the recent promotion of Noah Gillam to the position of planning director. Gillam, who began working as a planner for the Dare County Planning Department in September 2015 and has served as assistant planning director since July 2019, was promoted to the position following the retirement of long-time planning director Donna […]
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SOUTHERN SHORES — Renee Paula Costabile, age 74, born August 31, 1947, in New York City, passed peacefully at 8:30 am January 22, 2022, with her oldest son, Damien, and husband, Frank by her side at home in Southern Shores. Renee is survived by her son, Damien Costabile; one grandson, Ayden Costabile; and by her […]
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Hatteras Island night owls reported a sighting of an unusual nighttime object that was seen flying over the island landscape on the night of January 30, 2022. At around 11:30 p.m., an unexplained light was seen flickering over the Atlantic Ocean. The video and pictures were captured in Frisco while looking between the constellations of […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Claudette Curtiss Forney, 84, went to be with her Lord the morning of February 2, 2022. She was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Roy and her parents, Claude and Janie Dykes. She is also predeceased by her sister, Margaret Swinehart. Claudette leaves her daughter Kimberly Hopper (Patrick) […]
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Over the past ten days, a total of three vessels have grounded within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, including a vessel on Ocracoke Island and two vessels near Oregon Inlet. Fortunately, all onboard each of the vessels made it safely to the beach without any reported injuries. The following is a recap of each grounding […]
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A late February or early March opening of the Jug Handle Bridge is still a possibility, despite a series of early 2022 winter storms, but there is not a confirmed opening date just yet, per a recent update from N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Communications Officer Tim Hass. “We are getting closer, but we are […]
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