November 14, 1922 – July 9, 2023 KITTY HAWK — Alma Beacham Hayman bid farewell to Spring Arbor of The Outer Banks on Sunday, July 9, 2023. She was 100 years old, only a few months shy of her 101st birthday. A native of Kitty Hawk, NC, she was born on November 14, 1922, to […]
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Carl E. Jordan
September 19, 1947 – June 28, 2023 MANTEO — Carl E. Jordan, 75, of Manteo, NC, passed away on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, at his home. Born September 19, 1947, in Washington, DC, to William Pritchard Jordan, Sr., MD, and Mary Margaret Schlanser Jordan, Carl later moved with his family and grew up in Windsor, […]
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Michael A. Gard
October 12, 1951 – July 21, 2023 NAGS HEAD — The family of Michael Andrew Gard of Nags Head, NC, is saddened to announce his sudden passing on July 21, 2023, at the age of 71. He was born October 12, 1951, in Norfolk, VA. Mike was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA Pet of the Week Bella
Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Reed, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Reed, 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/
10 priority ORV ramps open at 6:30 a.m. starting Aug. 1, and more National Seashore updates for July
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates related to recreational activities and events on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands in their most recent edition of the Cape Chronicle Newsletter. News items and events related to the National Seashore for the week of July 25 include the following: Seashore Updates Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s 10 […]
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John “Jack” Shea
January 21, 1927 – July 23, 2023 John “Jack” Shea was born on January 21, 1927, in Orange, NJ. He was the first son of William and Ellen Shea. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in Germany. He graduated from Bethany College in West Virginia with a Bachelor of Science degree […]
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Sea turtle release scheduled for Tuesday morning at Coquina Beach on Bodie Island
Two sea turtles will be going home on Tuesday, July 25, after being rehabilitated by the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island’s Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation (STAR) Center, and the public is invited to come out and watch the turtles as they head back to the ocean. A juvenile green sea turtle and a […]
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Kenneth H. Dickerson, Jr
AVON — Kenneth H. Dickerson Jr, age 94, of Avon, N.C., has made his final journey home. Heaven and all its angels were no doubt rejoicing as he entered through its gates. The light of his presence will always be shining down upon us. His love never yielding. Never fading. It will be forever in […]
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Edwin J. Miller
October 24, 1954 – July 20, 2023 SOUTHERN SHORES — After a long, courageous battle with cancer, Edwin J. Miller of Southern Shores, NC, passed away peacefully with friends and family by his side on July 20, 2023. Ed was preceded in death by his parents, Ed and Dorothy Miller. He is survived by his […]
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World War I German cannon finds a new home at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum
A World War I-era German Krupp gun has landed on the deck of the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum after a lengthy conservation and relocation process that began in the front yard of Josephus Daniels’ historic home in Raleigh, North Carolina. Using a trailer, a crane, and a bit of brute force, the German quick-firing […]
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