We are sad to announce the passing of Paul Nicholas Roberts of Kill Devil Hills. He died at the age of 61 on Sunday, November 6th, 2022 after a brief battle with colon cancer. Paul lived life to the fullest and if you asked anyone, they would tell you he was an amazing man. He […]
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Mary Frances Henderson Jones
May 24, 1939 – November 7, 2022 NORTH PALM BEACH, FL — Mary Frances Henderson Jones, 83, of North Palm Beach, FL died Monday, November 7, 2022, at ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan Hospital in Ahoskie, NC. Born in Greenville, AL on May 24, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Gramma and Nelson Henderson. Mary […]
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Carole Daughton Mulhearn
Carole Daughton Mulhearn passed into the universe on October 26, 2022. She was at home in Kitty Hawk and surrounded by her loving family. Carole was born in Binghamton, New York on April 6, 1953, the daughter of John and Mary Daughton. She graduated from Maine-Endwell High School in 1971 and received a BA in […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA Pet of the Week Corey
Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Corey, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Corey, 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/
State coastal commission to meet in Beaufort Nov. 17; Advisory Council to meet Nov. 16
The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) will meet Nov. 17 at the Beaufort Hotel, 2440 Lennoxville Road, Beaufort. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m., and a public input and comment period is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. At the chair’s discretion, comments may be limited to 3 minutes per person. Prior to the commission meeting, […]
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Public hearing for two marine fisheries proposed rules rescheduled for Dec. 16
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will hold a public hearing on two marine fisheries proposed rules at 1 p.m. Dec. 16 at the Division of Marine Fisheries’ Central District Office, 5285 Highway 70 West, Morehead City. The hearing was originally scheduled for a Nov. 1 web conference but was cancelled due to technical difficulties. Those […]
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Multiple weather events will impact the Outer Banks this week; Coastal flooding and ocean overwash possible
Multiple weather events will impact the Outer Banks this week, and a High Surf Advisory, Coastal Flood Advisory, and Wind Advisory are in effect, per an update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport/Morehead City office. Strong NE winds are developing now between a strong high pressure system in the north and Subtropicalstorm Nicole to the […]
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Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry operations suspended due to weather
The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry operations have been suspended due to high winds and rough conditions as of Tuesday at 7:00 a.m., per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division. Ferry service will resume once weather conditions improve. For the Ocracoke-mainland routes, the 10 a.m. departure from Swan Quarter to Ocracoke has been canceled […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore expects impacts from two weather systems this week
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) is monitoring two weather systems that are likely to negatively impact ocean-side beaches and travel conditions starting tomorrow morning and continuing through this week, depending on the path and strength of Subtropical Storm Nicole. Visitors should use caution this week on all ocean-side Seashore beaches and should avoid an approximately […]
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Robert Dean Barris – Service Update
November 21, 1952 – July 29, 2022 Robert Dean “Bob” Barris, a larger-than-life Hatteras Island personality and an icon of the Outer Banks real estate industry, passed away peacefully in his sleep last week at his home on the edge of Buxton’s Coastal Reserve maritime forest. Bob was born in Brooklyn, NY, and raised in […]
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