A labor shortage at Hatteras and severe shoaling issues in Pamlico Sound have forced the North Carolina Ferry System to adjust its summer schedules to and from Ocracoke Island. The Ferry Division has been working to address its labor needs with six job fairs across eastern North Carolina in 2022, but still needs to fill […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Carlos, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Carlos, 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/
Registration is now open for the 2022 Wings Over Water Wildlife Festival, which is celebrating its 25th year in 2002, and which will be held from October 18-23, with a special Encore weekend on December 9-11. After a two-year shutdown due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the festival, which consists of dozens of birding, paddling, photography, […]
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries recently certified the first state record Graysby Grouper (Cephalopholis cruentata). George O. Dale of Wilmington caught the 2-pound, 3-ounce fish about 40 miles outside of Masonboro Inlet in about 100 feet deep water on May 31. The fish measured 15 inches total length (from the tip of the snout […]
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Hatteras village visitors and residents will be treated to a variety of events this summer, from the annual 4th of July Golf Cart Parade to a new series of summertime concerts. Celebrating its ninth year in 2022, the annual Golf Cart Parade will be brightening the streets of Hatteras village on July 4 at 6:00 […]
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Hyde County Manager Kris Cahoon Noble is recommending a 10-cent property tax increase, or 0.895 cents per $100 of assessed valuation up from the current rate of .795 cents. The increase will help fund the county’s proposed general fund budget of $15.559 million for 2022-2023, up from $15.357 million last year. The Hyde County Board […]
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March 2, 1927 – June 3, 2022 WANCHESE — Nelma Tillett, better known as Momma Nell, was born on March the second of 1927 in Duck, North Carolina during an unusual winter storm. It’s said snow was belly high on the delivery doctor’s horse. Her life continued to be as remarkable as the conditions of […]
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MANTEO — On May 28, 2022, Kelley Loughlin France was called to her eternal home, from her abode of the North End of her now beloved Roanoke Island. Kelley was born to Alfred and Rose Loughlin and raised in the Garden State of New Jersey. Kelley migrated to Elon College from which she was graduated. […]
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September 9, 1945 – May 24, 2022 OCRACOKE — John Ivey Wells, 76, of Ocracoke died at home May 24, 2022, after a long fight with cancer. Born September 9, 1945, on Howard Street to the late Ed and LuDicie Wells, John was delivered by Elsie Garrish, said his son Jason Wells in an interview. […]
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A high risk of rip currents continues on Monday, June 6, as Tropical Storm Alex, (the first named storm of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season), continues to move away from the East Coast, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. Prolonged swell from this system will continue to affect coastal North […]
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