Traffic on the U.S. 64 Washington Baum (Pirate’s Cove) Bridge between Manteo and Nags Head will be reduced to one lane in each direction beginning Sept. 18 as part of a $21.3 million bridge rehabilitation project. The project will improve rideability on the bridge and extend its lifespan. Work includes correcting bumps on the existing […]
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BUXTON — Wayland Ward Jennette, age 79, of Buxton, North Carolina, passed away on September 14, 2023. He was born in Washington, NC, on March 8, 1944, to the late Juanita Peele and Clarence Baxter Jennette. Wayland was preceded in death by his parents, as well as his brothers, Clarence Baxter Jennette, Jr., and Leo […]
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A high risk of rip currents continues for Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands on Saturday, September 16, as swell from Tropical Cyclone Lee continues to impact the Outer Banks shoreline. Swell heights are forecast to gradually subside over the next two days, but an enhanced rip current risk is expected to continue on Sunday, especially north of […]
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Though N.C. Highway 12 was not heavily impacted by Friday’s 8:30 a.m. high tide, and conditions are beginning to ease as Hurricane Lee continues its offshore northern trek, ocean overwash and coastal flooding will remain a possibility through Saturday, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. Hurricane Lee brought ocean overwash to […]
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The Island Free Press (IFP) was honored to win nine North Carolina Press Association (NCPA) Awards at the NCPA’s annual convention, which was held in Raleigh in August. The IFP took home eight editorial awards and one advertising award in 2023, which brings the tally up to 53 total awards since the IFP joined the NCPA […]
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A Coastal Flood Warning remains in effect for the Outer Banks, with large, dangerous surf and possible oceanside flooding due to distant Hurricane Lee, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. Significant ocean overwash continues to be a threat for Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, which will likely impact portions of N.C. […]
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SOUTHERN SHORES — Kevin Nolan, 66, passed away peacefully at home, following an extended period of medical issues on March 29, 2023. He is survived by his wife Barbara (Strozeski) Nolan. Kevin and Barbara permanently moved to NC, in 2012 from Branchburg, NJ where Kevin worked and retired from Verizon. Kevin spent his youth in […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on this pet, 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 — Charles R Pelic, age 97, of Ambridge Pennsylvania passed away peacefully on Sunday September 3, 2023, in Spring Arbor of the Outer Banks, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Chuck lived a long and illustrious life filled with challenges, fun, and laughter with very loving children, who supported him after his beloved […]
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With peak travel season on the Outer Banks coming to an end, N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) crews are changing speed limit signs along sections of N.C. Highway 12 to higher, off-season speed limits. The speed limits in the Tri-villages of Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo, as well as in Avon and Frisco, will return to […]
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