On Friday, December 1, the foyer at Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS) was transformed into a winter wonderland for a few hours, thanks to a team effort by students and staff. In a school-wide community service project, teachers and students in different departments decorated trees for the holiday season, beginning on Tuesday, November 28, and […]
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Hatteras Village will host its annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Community Dinner on Tuesday, December 5, starting at 6:00 p.m. The decades-old tradition, which was revitalized in 2019 as a public event, will feature the official lighting of the community Christmas tree in the village triangle, (next to the Hatteras Village Red & White supermarket), […]
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From Outer Banks Voice In a process that took about a minute, former Dare of Education Member Bea Basnight became the newest member of the Dare County Board of Commissioners during the opening moments of its Dec. 4 meeting—gaining the unanimous support of her new colleagues. Her appointment fills the vacancy left by the Oct. […]
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On December 3 at approximately 6:05 p.m., Deputies working the C-District conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on N.C. Highway 12 near ORV Ramp 32 in Avon. During the traffic stop, the Deputy established probable cause to search the vehicle. A search of the vehicle was conducted, and a felony amount of marijuana was […]
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On Sunday morning, December 3, a Green sea turtle nest was found by Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) biologists in the ORV Ramp 49 vicinity of Frisco on Hatteras Island. This newly laid nest represents the latest sea turtle nest ever discovered at the National Seashore, as well as the entire state of North Carolina. […]
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July 21, 1937 – November 28, 2023 BUXTON – Bobby Lee Phelps, Sr. peacefully passed from his earthly home on November 28, 2023, at the age of 87 years. Bobby was born in Norfolk, Virginia, and had ties to Buxton for several decades through his parents, longtime residents on the island. Family time was spent […]
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MANTEO — Eugene Robinson Austin, affectionately known as “Buddy” age 76, passed away in Nags Head on November 29, 2023. He served his country proudly and bravely as a veteran of the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. Eugene “Buddy” ministered through music: from eastern North Carolina to Virginia. His musical gifts and […]
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June 16, 1946 – November 30, 2023 KITTY HAWK — My Sandy-bach passed away yesterday November 30, 2023. Initially, I was somewhat loathe to post a notice of her passing because I was not inclined to see all the regards that usually follow a person’s death. Nor dwell on the eight-plus years of her struggle […]
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Dr. Joseph Al Hodges Joseph Al Hodges MD, FAAFP, a family physician in Avon, North Carolina, has achieved the Degree of Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAP), the national medical association representing nearly 127,600 family physicians, residents, and medical students. Established in 1971, the AFP Degree of Fellow recognizes family physicians who […]
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In Christmas years past, the holiday season was all about home cooking and family around the hearth or wood stove, the advent themes of hope, peace, love, and joy on display, and glorious hymns of faith being sung at lamp-lit churches. Christmas at Hatteras saw reconciliation of stressed relationships, remembrances of blessed loved ones passed, and repentance of hurtful […]
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