With three nasty winter storms in a row recently, it didn’t take long for the newly dredged area in South Ferry Channel to go from smooth sailing to impassable. “It’s been really frustrating because it seems like this is the third consecutive winter I’ve had to abandon running charters in Hatteras because of shoaling in […]
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People on Ocracoke Island will have a chance to hop on board a rewarding new career as the North Carolina Ferry Division hosts a career fair Feb. 23 at the Ocracoke Community Center at 999 Irvin Garrish Highway. The fair will run between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. The division will adhere to COVID safety protocols such as requiring social distancing and face […]
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The Carteret County Sheriff Office announced in a Wednesday evening press release that the remains of the passengers on board the plane that went down near Drum Inlet have been recovered. On Wednesday afternoon, it was determined that the command center located at the Down East Fire Department in Sea Level, NC, would close, as […]
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August 9, 1979 – February 13, 2022 MANTEO — Victor Raul Zafra Morales, 42, of Manteo, NC died Sunday, February 13, 2022, at Vidant Medical Center. Born in Lima, Peru on August 9, 1979, he was the son of the late Victoria Morales Estupinan and Walter Remberto Zafra Espino. Victor is survived by his twelve […]
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The Coast Guard has suspended the search for the passengers of a downed aircraft approximately 4 miles east of Drum Inlet as of Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 15. “The Coast Guard will continue to work alongside our local partners through ongoing recovery operations. Our deepest sympathies are with the Down East community,” said Capt. Matt Baer, […]
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The Carteret County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of the passengers who were aboard the plane that went down near Drum Inlet on Sunday, Feb. 13, along the Cape Lookout National Seashore. A total of eight people were on board the Pilatus PC-12 aircraft, including six Carteret County residents, as well as the pilot […]
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Numerous volunteers turned out Monday morning on Hatteras Island to help clean-up debris from a house that collapsed into the ocean last week near the Rodanthe Pier. On Feb. 11, W.M. Dunn Construction, LLC. of Powells Point was hired by the owner of the collapsed house at 24183 Ocean Drive to remove what was left […]
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A prescribed burn is underway at a southern portion of the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge on Tuesday, February 15, per a recent update from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in North Carolina. “Refuge fire crews are conducting a prescribed burn, burning from the Jug Handle [Bridge] to the north,” stated the USFWS […]
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Captain Maynard Outlaw, 68, passed away February 11, 2022 at his Colington home. For many years, Maynard was a successful charter boat captain who fished out of Ocracoke, NC. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jack and Hilda Outlaw; his sister, Rita Lafferty; and one nephew, Doug Gaimel. Maynard is survived by his […]
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Dare County released the following update for Tuesday, February 15, which provides details on recent Coronavirus cases, vaccine data, and more COVID-19 information. Dare County COVID-19 Case Update The total number of new laboratory-confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 reported in Dare County for the past week was 140 Currently, based on the reported positive cases, […]
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