Confidence is increasing that multiple days of strong northeast-to-east winds combined with large waves may produce coastal flooding and ocean overwash along the Outer Banks next week, per an update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport/Morehead City office. Minor to moderate coastal flooding is possible along the oceanside from Ocracoke to the northern Outer Banks, […]
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From 6:00 a.m. on Monday, November 7, through the end of the month, Prong Road on Ocracoke Island will be closed as part of a North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) project to protect a vulnerable stretch of N.C. Highway 12 from flooding. Prong Road is located on the northern end of Ocracoke Island, and […]
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The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet in-person Nov. 16-18 at the Islander Hotel, 102 Islander Drive, in Emerald Isle. The meeting will also be livestreamed on YouTube. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17, and 9 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 18. The commission […]
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November 28, 1965 – October 28, 2022 MANTEO — Teresa McCormack Pascoe, 56, of Manteo, NC passed away very unexpectedly on Friday, October 28, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mark E. McCormack and Geraldine Bombard McCormack. Teresa is survived by her husband of 27 years, Chris Pascoe; her son, Justin Edwards; […]
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For the second year in a row, Cape Hatteras Secondary School’s Colin Midgett has qualified for the State Cross Country meet. Competing in the Regional Meet over the weekend, Colin ran the 3.1-mile course in 20:40. He easily captured the 5th individual qualifying spot, joining fellow conference runners Omari Brown from Bear Grass, Carter O’Neal, […]
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November 4, 1959 – October 24, 2022 MANTEO — Rodney Kenneth Barefoot, 62, of Manteo, NC, passed away unexpectedly on October 24, 2022. Rodney was born on November 4, 1959, to Edward Barefoot and Mary Kathleen Barefoot in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. He was the longtime owner of Roanoke Island Taxi in Manteo, retired from […]
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First in a series. RODANTHE — Nothing good can be said about septic tanks leaking their foul contents onto a public beach. It sounds even worse that it’s within a national seashore on the Outer Banks renowned for its beautiful, clean beaches. That unfortunate reality illustrates the challenge adapting to rising seas under outmoded policies […]
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HATTERAS — Lovie D. Fortune of Hatteras, North Carolina passed away on October 29, 2022 at age 66 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She was survived by her loving husband, Ricky Fortune and her son Aaron Pittard and his wife Beth. She had two grandsons, Andrew Pittard and his wife Cameron and Logan Pittard, all of […]
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On Wednesday, November 1, Station Hatteras Inlet was notified by U.S. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina about a 75’ fishing vessel adrift approximately 34 nautical miles southeast of Hatteras. The station’s 47’ ft. Motor Lifeboat CG47244 got underway at 1:54 a.m. and began making way to the last known position. Unfortunately, the F/V Ilha Do […]
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Of the three seats on the seven-member Dare County Board of Commissioners that are on the ballot this election, only one race is actually contested. Incumbent Republicans Jim Tobin (District 1) and Rob Ross (District 2) are running unopposed. The race where voters have a choice is the At-Large contest between first-term Republican incumbent Ervin […]
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