Brief power outage scheduled for Wednesday morning in Avon and the Tri-villages

The Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) will require a brief planned power outage in Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, and Avon on Wednesday, March 16, in order to do some maintenance work to the transmission system. A brief power outage also occurred on Tuesday morning, March 15, to allow CHEC to replace a three-pole structure between the Tri-villages and […]

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Chamber to Celebrate Women of the Outer Banks with “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” Women’s Luncheon

The Outer Banks Chamber and Title Sponsors, Village Realty and Miss Lizzie’s celebrate the Women of the Outer Banks with our annual Women’s Luncheon and Dessert Auction on March 25, 2022 at Basnight’s Lone Cedar. In addition to Village Realty and Miss Lizzies, sponsors include AFLAC East Albemarle District, Outer Banks Pest Control, Kellogg Supply […]

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Warren Callaway Martin, Jr

MANTEO — Warren Callaway Martin, Jr, 79, died peacefully in his sleep on March 13, 2022, at his Manteo home residence. Warren was born in Burlington County, NJ, and grew up in Cinnaminson, NJ where after getting teaching credentials at Shippensburg University, he taught in the school system for some 40+ years.  He was also […]

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Ersi Shabanaj

Ersi Shabanaj passed away Saturday night, March 12, 2022 at the young age of 15. Ersi was born in Tirana, Albania on May 29, 2006 to Mondi and Shpresha Shabanaj. Ersi came to visit the Outer Banks, North Carolina with her mom and dad in December 2021 and wanted to move to America for a […]

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Jeffrey T. Jones

KILL DEVIL HILLS — Jeffrey Thomas Jones, 51, of Kill Devil Hills, NC went into the hands of our Lord on March 9, 2022. He was born in Portsmouth, VA, July 17, 1970. Jeffrey was predeceased by his loving mother, Patricia Ruth Jones; his maternal grandparents, Ruth E. Jones and Jefferson Thomas Jones; and his […]

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Cape Hatteras Secondary School showcases recent Barn Quilt Project

Dr. Shannon Castillo, Director of Career and Technical Education in Dare County Schools, is pictured holding the first barn quilt produced by the carpentry and art classes at CHSS in their cross-curricular cooperative learning venture dubbed the “Cape Hatteras Secondary School Barn Quilt Project”.  The project features miniature versions of the increasingly popular phenomena known […]

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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA Pets of the Week the Hounds

Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pets of the week, the Hounds, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on the Hounds, 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/

Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for Renovated Dare County Department of Health & Human Services Building Scheduled for May 24

Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for Renovated Dare County Department of Health & Human Services Building Scheduled for May 24, 2022 A ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the newly renovated Dare County Department of Health & Human Services facility is scheduled to be held at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. The construction project consisted […]

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George Wesley Chase

June 18, 1929 – March 12, 2022 SOUTHERN SHORES — George Wesley Chase, 92, of Southern Shores, NC died Saturday, March 12, 2022, at his home. Born in Scarsdale, NY on June 18, 1929, he was the son of the late Lucy Wood Chase and Wesley Chase. After 40-years of service, George retired from General […]

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