SOUTHERN SHORES — Kevin James McGrath, 82, passed away peacefully in Nags Head, NC, surrounded by his loving family on November 27, 2023. Kevin was born May 18, 1941, in New York, NY, to the late David and Ellen McGrath. He was also predeceased by four siblings, Paul, Owen, Anita, and Bernadette. Kevin graduated from […]
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The Hatteras Village Christmas Parade is celebrating its 32nd year in 2023, and entries are still being accepted for the annual event, which will be held on Saturday afternoon, December 9, at 2:00 p.m. The parade includes cash prizes for first, second, and third-place winners, as well as an additional prize for the most festive […]
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How Many Stars Can You See? This is M45, the Pleiades. With a visual magnitude of +1.5, it’s an easy star cluster to spot. M45 will be visible just above the eastern horizon just after sundown throughout December. Most people can spot five or six stars in the cluster. If the night is clear and […]
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The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry is running on an amended schedule for Thursday, November 30, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division. The amended schedule is listed below, and is due to a mechanical issue. To get notified of ferry delays or cancellations, sign up for text and/or email alerts via the […]
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public hearing on proposed shellfish leases in Hyde County at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18. The hearing will be held in-person at the Hyde County Government Center, 30 Oyster Creek Road, Swan Quarter, and by WebEx. JJandB, LLC, (Jennifer Dixon, agent) has applied for a 9.96-acre water column […]
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The Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) will be available for Dare County residents who meet the criteria beginning on December 1, 2023. LIEAP helps eligible families with their primary heating expense by providing a one-time annual payment directly to their heating vendor, such as a power, gas, or fuel oil company. Between Dec. 1 […]
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After more than two years, a sewer moratorium on the wastewater treatment plant that serves the Kinnakeet Shores area in Avon has been lifted, per a November 28 announcement issued by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ). In the years leading up to the moratorium, Ray Hollowell, the managing member of Outer Banks/Kinnakeet […]
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A new fund has been created at the Outer Banks Community Foundation (OBCF) to assist local students who aspire to become veterinarians. Established by Duck, NC philanthropist, Carole Garrett, the creation of the fund reflects Ms. Garrett’s life of service to the animals around her and the cherished pets with whom she has spent her […]
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From Wobx.com The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season that comes to an end on Thursday will be remembered for two late-summer storms that left their legacies on eastern North Carolina in what was one of the busiest seasons in the last eight decades. The above-average year of activity was characterized by record-warm Atlantic sea surface temperatures, […]
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The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry is running on an amended schedule for Wednesday, November 29, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division. The amended schedule is listed below, and is due to a mechanical issue. To get notified of ferry delays or cancellations, sign up for text and/or email alerts via the […]
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