The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet by web conference at 11:30 a.m. June 23 to vote on final approval of nine Joint Rules. These rules pertain to the management of joint fishing waters that are managed jointly with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. The rules are scheduled for readoption without changes under a mandatory […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Marion Percy Griffin or “Bun” as he was lovingly known, passed away peacefully at the family home June 9, 2022 after several months of declining health. Bun was 82. Bun and his wife Shirley “Honey” Griffin moved to the Outer Banks from Virginia in 1975 to raise their family. Bun and […]
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There is a Year-Round sailing program in the Outer Banks for the first time at Hatteras Community Sailing in Buxton. Something for everybody is the theme this Summer! For our local youth ages 6 – 18, there are beginner, intermediate, and advanced weekly sailing classes. For Island Visitors, weekly 5-day Cape Explorer Camps run from […]
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Second in a series. Once the quiet and well-behaved counterpart to feral Oregon Inlet, Hatteras Inlet is now repeatedly afflicted by shoaling that defeats routine maintenance of the critically important Ocracoke ferry routes. “It’s ever-evolving,” Catherine “Cat” Peele, planning and development manager for the state Ferry Division, said in a recent interview. She added that bathymetric […]
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It may surprise some that Ocracoke does not have a pharmacy. The Ocracoke Health Center has relied on next-day prescription deliveries from Beach Pharmacy located in Hatteras village. Islanders then go to the health center to retrieve their medicines. But it is not possible to get them on weekends since the health center operates Monday […]
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As more kittens are being brought to the Outer Banks SPCA, the local shelter is seeking the help of the community for wet and dry food donations, as they are now down to their last case. The Outer Banks SPCA currently shelters over 65 kittens. The SPCA says any type of type of wet kitten food and/or […]
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November 16, 1956 – June 7, 2022 WANCHESE — John Robert Wright, Jr., 65, of Wanchese, NC, passed away on June 7, 2022. He was predeceased by his father John Robert Wright, Sr., and brothers Michael Sawyer, Ronald Sawyer, Timothy Von Wright, and Danny Tyson Wright. He leaves behind his life partner, Mary Susan Etheridge […]
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October 8, 1937 – June 6, 2022 WANCHESE — Merle W. Daniels, 84, of Wanchese, NC, died on June 6, 2022, at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, Chesapeake, VA, of natural causes. Born in Manteo, she was a Wancheser for most of her life and a longtime member of Wanchese Assembly of God. Merle was the […]
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Before hitting the beach this summer, visitors should remember to “share the shore” with beach-nesting birds, giving them, their eggs and chicks a wide berth. Waterbird nesting is now underway along the coast, and biologists with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission urge people to watch where they step on the beach because these birds are […]
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Dare County, via Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co., has provided an update on the projected arrival dates for the two dredges that will be tasked with performing beach nourishment in the villages of Avon and Buxton. Avon Beach Nourishment: The dredge Liberty Island—which was previously scheduled to arrive in Avon in mid-June—is currently expected […]
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