After an extensive months-long search process, the Outer Banks Association of REALTORS® (OBAR) is excited to announce that former Dare County Planning Director Donna Creef has been hired as their new Government Affairs Director. Donna had a notable career with the Dare County Planning Department, having worked there from 1988 until early this year. She […]
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Dare County, in partnership with EJE Dredging Service, will host a christening ceremony and community day in Wanchese on Thursday, October 13, to honor Miss Katie, the new 156-foot-long shallow-draft hopper dredge. Miss Katie—which is the result of a yearslong collaboration between Dare County officials and EJE Dredging Service, who owns the dredge—departed from Conrad […]
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Hatteras Island’s own Buxton Munch Company recently received a national honor when it was listed in TripAdvisor’s annual round-up of the best restaurants in the United States. The award was announced on September 27, and the Buxton eatery is one of only two restaurants in the state of North Carolina to make the annual “Travelers’ […]
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Fall has officially arrived on the Outer Banks, and the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo (RWS) Civic Association recently announced a wave of events in the next few months, from a family-friendly Halloween Party to the annual Holiday Tree Lighting. Upcoming events in the Tri-Villages that are hosted/sponsored by the RWS Civic Association include the following: Adopt-a-Highway Event […]
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LCDR, USN (Ret.) William “Bill” C. Schmidt, 85, of Kill Devil Hills, NC passed away Friday, September 30, 2022. Born as a first-generation German/American in Akron, OH on October 10, 1936, he was the son of the late John and Teresia Schmidt. Bill enlisted in the Navy, at the age of 18, in 1955. He […]
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October 6, 1947 – October 3, 2022 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Roy Robert Murray, Jr., 74, of Kill Devil Hills, NC died Monday, October 3, 2022, at his home. Born in Trenton, NJ on October 6, 1947, he was the son of the late Eleanor Johnston and Roy Robert Murray, Sr. In 1969, Roy graduated […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Lexi, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Lexi, 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/
KILL DEVIL HILLS — Christian Forrest Powers, Sr., 53, of Kill Devil Hills, NC, passed away unexpectedly at home on October 6, 2022. He was born in Oceanside, CA and was the son of Susan Blount Lowry of Kill Devil Hills and Rick Powers (Carolyn) of Emporia, VA. He was preceded in death by his […]
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The story of a wrecked barge 115 years ago, at first glance, may not seem too exciting. This story, however, is not only engagingly interesting, but is also a somewhat complicated saga. On the negative side, it is of maritime lessons unlearned. On the positive side, it demonstrates, once again, the amazing tenacity of the […]
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Outer Banks Forever — the official nonprofit partner of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Wright Brothers National Memorial — and the Outer Banks Group of the National Park Service are pleased to announce the official launch of their joint “Pathways to Your National Parks” project. Over the next several years, “Pathways […]
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