October 19, 1935 – October 23, 2022 OCRACOKE — Rena Grace Garrish Gaskill, 87, of Ocracoke, NC died Sunday, October 23, 2022, at her home. A native of Ocracoke Island, she was born October 19, 1935, to the late Maude Williams Garrish and Uriah Wahab Garrish. Mrs. Gaskill was a member of Ocracoke United Methodist […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Julia “Judy” Penny Cashwell, of Kill Devil Hills, NC passed away peacefully on October 15, 2022. She had celebrated her 90th Birthday in January and was in good health until receiving a stage 4 cancer diagnosis in September. Julia was born in Raleigh, NC in 1932 to Edward Penny and Julia […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Mush Mouth, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Mush Mouth, 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/
Dare County has been chosen to receive $ 18,637 of Federal Emergency Food and Shelter funds awarded through the Department of Homeland Security. Under the terms of the grant from the national board, any non-profit, faith-based or local government agency that provides food and shelter services may apply for funds. Applying agencies must have an […]
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Are the history books correct about how Blackbeard met his demise off Ocracoke Island at the hand of British Royal Navy Lt. Robert Maynard in 1718? North Carolina historian Kevin Duffus will present new history of this fateful event in his talk at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, in the Berkley Barn during Blackbeard’s Pirate […]
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North Carolina’s 2022 commercial flounder fishing season in internal waters is coming to an end. The commercial flounder season is closing because the total allowable landings of flounder from internal coastal waters is nearly caught. The commercial flounder season for gigs and hook-and-line in the Mobile Gear Northern Management Area will close at 6:00 p.m. […]
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The Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS) celebrated two big wins on Tuesday evening, October 25, which advanced both the boys’ soccer team and the girls’ volleyball team in the state playoffs. The Lady Canes volleyball team defeated North Moore 3-0 to advance to the third round of the state playoffs in a well-attended home game […]
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On October 11, Outer Banks Forever and the National Park Service announced the official launch of their joint project, “Pathways to Your National Parks.” Over the next several years, “Pathways to Your National Parks” will create new paved multiuse paths in all three Outer Banks national parks – Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National […]
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While occupancy and meals tax collections in Dare County were both up more than 7 percent compared to the record totals received in 2021, those numbers may be more reflective of rising prices. And the totals collected in August were down from last year by 9.88 percent for the hotel/motel/vacation rental tax, and 15.03 percent […]
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By Mary Ellen Riddle After a two-year hiatus due to Covid-19 and Hurricane Dorian in 2019, the Holiday Art & Craft Show is scheduled to take place November 25-26 at the Cape Hatteras Secondary School. Coordinated by the Hatteras Island Arts + Crafts Guild, the show will have more than fifty venders. The three-year lag calls […]
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