The public is advised to avoid travel on Sunday night if possible, as sand and standing water have been reported on multiple stretches of N.C. Highway 12, per a 7:30 p.m. update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). “There is currently strong wind and heavy rain at many locations on Hatteras Island,” stated […]
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A Coastal Flood Warning, High Wind Warning, High Surf Advisory, and Storm Warning have been issued for the Outer Banks, due to a coastal storm that is expected to impact Eastern N.C. on Sunday and Monday, per a recent briefing from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Moderate to minor ocean overwash […]
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Confidence is increasing that the Outer Banks will see impacts from a strong low pressure system on Sunday and Monday, per a recent briefing from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Minor ocean overwash is possible from Duck to Cape Hatteras on Sunday and Monday, and N.C. Highway 12 could be affected, […]
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12/27/1929 – 1/11/2022 HATTERAS — Dorothy passed away at home with her family on January 11, 2022. She was predeceased by her husband of 55 years, Howard C. Whittaker. Also predeceased by her father and mother, Alfonsus and Emma Wholahan, brothers Raymond and John, sisters Ella Miller and Emma Vandergrift. She is survived by her […]
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2021 marked the 18th year that Pirate’s Cove Realty and the Pirate’s Cove Homeowners Association have come together to generously provide wishlist gifts as well as a monetary donation for local foster children throughout the Dare County community. In 2021 alone, the two Pirate’s Cove organizations provided gifts for 13 children and donated $3,500 in […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore recently issued a special use permit to the U.S. Coast Guard to perform intermittent dredging activities near the Oregon Inlet public boat ramps and marina. Mariners planning to use these areas should use caution while dredging work is being performed. “This is an important project to improve safe navigation for all […]
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August 23, 1929 – January 12, 2022 MANTEO — Campbell Carrington (Cam) Sellers, aged 92 years, of Manteo, North Carolina, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, January 12, 2022. Born August 23, 1929, in Stamford, Connecticut, Cam is the son and only child of John Hawley and Madeleine (Carrington) Ingalls, Jr. […]
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Anglers who want to commemorate that big saltwater fishing catch in 2021 have a couple of extra weeks this year to apply for a citation from the N.C. Saltwater Fishing Tournament. The Division of Marine Fisheries has extended the application deadline for 2021 citations to Jan. 31, 2022 from the normal deadline of Jan. 15. […]
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CHEC recently participated in the National Survey on the Cooperative Difference, commissioned by Touchstone Energy®. Over 15,000 members of 60 electric cooperatives from across the country were contacted to complete the survey this year. This annual exploration into members’ opinions about the “cooperative difference” as well as core performance attributes and emerging industry trends, provide […]
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Confidence is increasing that a multi-hazard storm system will impact Eastern N.C. from Sunday into Monday, bringing heavy rain, wind, and coastal flooding to the Outer Banks, per a recent briefing from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. For the majority of the event, heavy rain, wind, and coastal flooding will likely […]
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