It may surprise some that Ocracoke does not have a pharmacy. The Ocracoke Health Center has relied on next-day prescription deliveries from Beach Pharmacy located in Hatteras village. Islanders then go to the health center to retrieve their medicines. But it is not possible to get them on weekends since the health center operates Monday […]
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As more kittens are being brought to the Outer Banks SPCA, the local shelter is seeking the help of the community for wet and dry food donations, as they are now down to their last case. The Outer Banks SPCA currently shelters over 65 kittens. The SPCA says any type of type of wet kitten food and/or […]
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November 16, 1956 – June 7, 2022 WANCHESE — John Robert Wright, Jr., 65, of Wanchese, NC, passed away on June 7, 2022. He was predeceased by his father John Robert Wright, Sr., and brothers Michael Sawyer, Ronald Sawyer, Timothy Von Wright, and Danny Tyson Wright. He leaves behind his life partner, Mary Susan Etheridge […]
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October 8, 1937 – June 6, 2022 WANCHESE — Merle W. Daniels, 84, of Wanchese, NC, died on June 6, 2022, at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, Chesapeake, VA, of natural causes. Born in Manteo, she was a Wancheser for most of her life and a longtime member of Wanchese Assembly of God. Merle was the […]
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Before hitting the beach this summer, visitors should remember to “share the shore” with beach-nesting birds, giving them, their eggs and chicks a wide berth. Waterbird nesting is now underway along the coast, and biologists with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission urge people to watch where they step on the beach because these birds are […]
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Dare County, via Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co., has provided an update on the projected arrival dates for the two dredges that will be tasked with performing beach nourishment in the villages of Avon and Buxton. Avon Beach Nourishment: The dredge Liberty Island—which was previously scheduled to arrive in Avon in mid-June—is currently expected […]
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A project is underway to replace the existing wooden boardwalk and viewing platform that is located across N.C. Highway 12 from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Ocracoke Pony Pens on Ocracoke Island. Heritage Contracting of Chesapeake, Virginia, (in a partnership with the Cape Hatteras National Seashore), is constructing the new boardwalk and viewing platform using […]
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A new webcam was recently installed at the entrance to the Bonner Bridge Pier, located at the south end of Oregon Inlet, per an update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS). New images from the webcam are uploaded approximately every 15 minutes to Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Bonner Bridge Pier webpage at https://www.nps.gov/caha/planyourvisit/bonner-bridge-pier.htm. (Due […]
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The anticipated opening of the Rodanthe ‘Jug Handle’ Bridge in Dare County is being delayed, because pavement markings installed earlier this week do not meet N.C. Department of Transportation specifications for quality or reflectivity. Flatiron, the prime contractor, after consultation with NCDOT, has elected to seek a new subcontractor to replace the substandard markings and re-stripe the bridge […]
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My garden plants are a little behind, but have begun producing and soon I will be picking… if the birds don’t beat me to it. In the meantime, I am still dependent on flavorful Campari tomatoes and ripe grape tomatoes, because what is summer weather without tomatoes? This long-awaited warm weather allows for dining on […]
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