The project to replace a large portion of the water line between the villages of Avon and Buxton will begin on November 1, 2022. Approximately 1.5 miles of the existing water line will be replaced with brand-new, stronger C900 PVC piping, resolving a longstanding issue of water line breaks that have intermittently occurred over the […]
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July 27, 1936 – October 30, 2022 MANTEO — Charlotte “Dottie” Davis Ward, 86, of Manteo, NC died Sunday, October 30, 2022, at Peak Resources – Outer Banks. A native of Manteo, she was born July 27, 1936, to the late Irene Midgett and Newton Davis. Dottie spent her career as a bookkeeper for a […]
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Halloween is gearing up to be a sugar-infused celebration on Hatteras Island, thanks to a number of family-friendly trunk-or-treat and trick-or-treating events that are wide open to the public. Events scheduled for Halloween night on Hatteras Island are listed below. Note: If you have an event that you would like to add to the list, […]
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May 3, 1928 – October 17, 2022 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Jacqueline Jacobson, 94, died Monday, October 17, 2022, at Spring Arbor of the Outer Banks, North Carolina, where she lived for the last 10 years of her life. Jacqueline Jacobson was born in France. She spent her early years growing up in Paris. Jackie […]
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Overall, employees now earn about 18% under market rate After receiving a salary study presentation showing that Dare County employees are being paid about 18% less than market rate salaries for public sector jobs, the Dare County Commissioners will consider a plan to try and address that imbalance at their upcoming Nov. 7 meeting. The […]
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After being canceled in 2019 and 2020, (and edited in 2021 due to the Coronavirus pandemic), pirates invaded Ocracoke Island in full force for the 2022 Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree, with many swashbucklers reporting that it was the island’s biggest Jamboree yet. First launched in 2013, the annual Jamboree has become a favorite fall weekend event on the […]
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The Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS) boys varsity soccer team is hosting the first round of the state playoffs for the 2022 NCHSAA Soccer Championships, and the island community is invited to come out to Buxton and cheer for the Canes in this milestone game. “After the season we had during COVID, which was modified, and […]
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Roy Dorsey Conner passed away of natural causes at the Outer Banks Hospital in Nags Head, NC on October 24th 2022 at the age of 81. He is predeceased by his sister, Patricia Willis and parents, Betty Fulcher Conner of Buxton, NC and Roy Conner of Georgia. He is survived by his niece, Tami Willis […]
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The Island Inn in Ocracoke village is a site of historic firsts and historic lasts. The two-story structure was one of the first social hubbubs on Ocracoke Island. The site served as a lodge for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows when it was built in 1901, (an organization that was first documented in England […]
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By Maggie Miles Teachers have always been responsible for some cleaning duties in their classrooms – wiping down tables and desks, some light sweeping here and there. But since Covid-19, many local teachers are now responsible for sweeping, mopping, vacuuming and taking out the trash. They are staying late, coming in early and on the […]
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