Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Tigger, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Tigger, 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/
September 28, 1929 – August 14, 2022 BUXTON — Ray Dale Gray, Sr., 92, of Buxton, NC was called home Sunday, August 14, 2022. Ray passed peacefully at home surrounded by his family. He was born in Hatteras on September 28, 1929, to the late Rosa Gaskins Gray and Damon Meekins Gray. He was predeceased […]
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Update From The Outer Banks Voice: The suspect charged with reckless driving and fleeing to elude in this incident, Noah Cooper Huneycutt, 20, of Suffolk, VA, is still in custody. And according to the Dare County Clerk of Court’s office, he currently has a court date scheduled on Oct. 18. —————————————————– On Monday afternoon, August 8, a […]
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Cape Lookout National Seashore has about $8 million to go toward repairs of the 1859 lighthouse, but that’s not nearly enough to cover a total rehabilitation. Seashore Superintendent Jeff West said recently that not only does he and the rest of the folks at the park want to repair and renovate the 163-foot lighthouse, they […]
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Carol June Cornelius, 78, passed away on August 11, 2022. She was born in New Ulm, MN on March 8, 1944. Carol was married to the late John Cornelius, and they moved from Pennsylvania to the Outer Banks in 1987. She opened Oceanside Bakery where she loved to bake. Carol was a caring and loving […]
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UPDATE MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2022 – 10:30 AM The water conservation notice is no longer in effect for Avon water customers. The Dare County Water Department appreciates users’ cooperation in reducing the water consumption until the equipment is repaired and production is restored to full capacity. —————————————– Due to a leak in the water line […]
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The 2022 shorebird nesting season is winding down, and visitors can expect to see more Hatteras and Ocracoke Island beaches reopening in the coming days and weeks, per an update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. This past week, a one-mile stretch of beach near South Beach Road, (also known as old ORV Ramp 45), […]
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Nora’s Wish Chicamacomico Treasures & Nostalgia is commemorating its namesake’s birthday and the anniversary of the Mirlo Rescue with a full week of events from Monday through Friday, August 15-19. These dates had been honored with a traditional fish fry in support of Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site since the tiny cottage shop’s establishment in […]
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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has announced that the dredges Ellis Island and Liberty Island have made significant progress over this past week. As of yesterday morning (Wednesday, August 10, 2022) over 90 percent of the total contract volume (1.2 million cubic yards of sand) has been placed in the Buxton beach nourishment […]
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries recently certified a new state record Cubera Snapper (Lutjanus cyanopterus). Thomas M. Madsen of Byram, N.J. caught the 58-pound, 8-ounce fish offshore of Hatteras on Aug. 3. The previous state record Cubera Snapper weighed 58 pounds and was caught offshore of Beaufort Inlet in 2016. Madsen’s fish measured 49.5 […]
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