The family of Catherine Iuliucci is deeply saddened to announce her passing on October 22, 2023, in Peak retirement home Nags Head, NC. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 18, 1934, Catherine was predeceased by her parents, Gerard and Mildred DeVita, and her husband, Paul Iuliucci. She is survived by her three sons, two […]
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February 3, 1942 – October 20, 2023 KITTY HAWK — Edna Kaye Downing of Kitty Hawk, NC, joined her husband, Jim, and her Heavenly Father in the sky on October 20, 2023. Jim and Kaye were married for 55 years. Growing up in Chesapeake, Virginia, Kaye graduated from Old Dominion University. She taught at Chesapeake […]
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The second “Dialogue With A Director“ will be held at the Baum Center on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. The title of November’s program is “Documents of Death: Introduction to Funeral Documents and Paperwork.” The regularly scheduled sessions (which started in October) feature guest speaker and funeral director Courtney N. […]
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From Wobx.com The National Weather Service is predicting warmer-than-average temperatures and above-normal precipitation across eastern North Carolina this winter, thanks to El Nino conditions over the eastern Pacific. “While an El Nino can give us a good hint at what may happen, week-to-week differences in the weather are still quite variable,” said Erik Heden, Warning […]
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National Park Service law enforcement ranger Mike Henry has been named as the new chief ranger at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial (Outer Banks Group). Henry’s promotion from the Outer Banks Group’s deputy chief ranger to chief ranger occurred Oct. 22. The chief ranger position at […]
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The native wild horses or “Banker Ponies” of Corolla, Ocracoke Island, and the Shackleford Banks are world famous, but few Outer Banks horse lovers know that Hatteras Island once had a wild horse population all its own, with roots that were tied to the same descendants of Spanish shipwrecks from hundreds of years ago. In […]
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Years ago, I was warmly welcomed into a large, loving, and very generous Greek-American family. They fed me very well, and Ya-Ya and Annette taught me recipes that I still cherish. Of course, Ya-Ya spoke Greek, but she was deliberate with her actions, so I learned much from her despite the language barrier, and picked […]
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One of the Outer Banks’ most beloved annual traditions – the Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree – will once again be invading Ocracoke Island on October 27 and 28, with reenactments, a costume contest, a colonial encampment, and many more enticements for newly-recruited pirates of all ages. Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree will officially kick off on the Berkley […]
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Harold Thomas, who retired in August as the director of the North Carolina Ferry Division, was honored today with the Outstanding Government Service Award during the Governor’s Awards for Excellence ceremony. “When I look at the award, it’s humbling but it’s won by many people, not just myself,” Thomas said. “That’s every man and woman that I’ve […]
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November 6, 1941 – October 19, 2023 KITTY HAWK — Mary Karolyn Whitfield Quidley, 81, passed away on Thursday, October 19, 2023, in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. She was born in Norfolk, Virginia, on November 6, 1941, to the late George Ashley and Elizabeth Smith Whitfield. Karolyn was raised in Kitty Hawk Village, only leaving […]
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