December 29, 1944 – September 24, 2023 Margaret Karen Tiller Landreth (Peg) passed peacefully from complications of Alzheimer’s on Sunday, September 24, 2023. Born in Gallion, Ohio on December 29, 1944, to the late Jim and Mable Tiller, Peg was the fourth of five children. She was a graduate of Gallion High School, then proceeded […]
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Robert W. Nappi
Robert W. Nappi, age 55, died peacefully on Friday, September 22, 2023 at home surrounded by family and friends following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Bob was born on April 4, 1968 in Schenectady, NY to Diane and the late Carl Nappi. Bob was a 1986 graduate of Niskayuna High School, in Schenectady, NY. […]
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Budget strips certain powers from local governments
by Trista Talton and Jennifer Allen Assembly approved a long-awaited state budget that includes provisions that strip counties and municipalities of certain governing powers. The Republican-controlled legislature last Friday passed a $30 billion budget, one that boosts Medicaid, bans local governments from regulating the use of plastics, grants millions in funding for living shorelines projects, and […]
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Coastal Flood Advisory issued for Wednesday, September 27
A Coastal Flood Advisory has been issued for the Outer Banks area from 5 a.m. until 9 p.m. on Wednesday, September 27, per an update from the National Weather Service. The Coastal Flood Advisory is for all Dare County beaches from Duck to Hatteras Village. Up to 1 to 2 feet of inundation above ground […]
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Precautionary Public Health Advisory issued for Buxton Beach
The Dare County Department of Health & Human Services in conjunction with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are issuing a precautionary advisory due to impacts from petroleum contaminated soils likely exposed by recent beach erosion near […]
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Local volunteers put Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station on the national map with a historic rescue reenactment in Maine
A team of local volunteers who perform the weekly Beach Apparatus Drill reenactment at the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station in Rodanthe gave a special performance 700 miles away from home at the annual U.S. Life-Saving Service Heritage Association (USLSSHA) Conference in Maine. The September 23 event coincided with the official reopening of Maine’s Wood Island Life-Saving Station after an […]
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Local Funeral Home Offers Fall Educational Series
“Dialogue With A Director“ is the title of an upcoming community education series to be hosted monthly at the Baum Center in Kill Devil Hills. The regularly scheduled sessions (starting in October) at the Baum Center will feature guest speaker and funeral director, Courtney N. Gallop of Gallop Funeral Services, Inc. Courtney N. Gallop is […]
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There’s still time to register for the 14th Annual Red Drum Tournament
Registration is currently open for the 14th annual North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) Red Drum Tournament, which is scheduled for Wednesday, October 25, to Saturday, October 28. The tournament offers miles of naturally isolated fishing grounds along the Cape Hatteras Seashore with anglers enjoying the exceptional fall fishing opportunities on the Outer Banks. Anglers […]
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All Ocracoke ferry operations resume after Tropical Storm Ophelia
The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry, Ocracoke-Cedar Island ferry, and Ocracoke-Swan Quarter ferry resumed regular operations on Sunday morning, September 24, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division. Ferry service was suspended starting on Friday due to high winds and hazardous weather conditions stemming from Tropical Storm Ophelia. For a complete schedule for all ferry routes, […]
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National Seashore reopening most facilities on Sunday; Cape Point Campground temporarily closed due to flooding
Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Wright Brothers National Memorial are reopening all facilities, except for the Cape Point Campground in Buxton, at normal times on Sunday, Sept. 24, following a temporary closure due to Tropical Storm Ophelia. Cape Point Campground is flooded and may reopen in the coming days. Reservations […]
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