John Wallace Manning, Jr, 78, died on October 1, 2023, at the Currituck Health and Rehab Center in Barco, NC, where he had resided since April 2022, after living for thirty years on Ocracoke Island. John was born on June 26, 1945, in Hanover, NH, to Leona “Nidi” and John Wallace Manning Sr. The family […]
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After several years of planning and hard work, the new Stella Maris Chapel on Ocracoke Island will be dedicated on Tuesday morning, October 31. Part of the Diocese of Raleigh, Bishop Luis Zarama will consecrate the Chapel, while Rev. Jack Kolodziej, OSFS, Provincial, Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, and Fr. Fred Smuda, OSFS (Pastor) […]
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From Wobx.com The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies have released the results of the 2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. The survey, coordinated by the Service, shows that U.S. residents over the age of 16 took over 1.7 billion trips in 2022 to participate […]
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Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS) will host their first playoff game of the 2023 NCHSAA Men’s Soccer Championships at home in Buxton against Lakewood High School of Salemburg on Monday, October 30, at 6:00 p.m. The Cape Hatteras Hurricanes have a season record of 9-8, while Lakewood enters the Buxton home game with a record […]
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The ongoing progress of the Island Inn & Commons project on Ocracoke Island was celebrated at an outdoor event on Wednesday, October 25, that attracted roughly 100 attendees. The years-long project, which is spearheaded by the Ocracoke Preservation Society (OPS), is a large undertaking with multiple partners and volunteers who are working to transform the […]
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Capital City Four Wheelers (CCFW) had great weather and great fishing this past weekend, and per event organizers, it was a fishing tournament for the books. CCFW held its 38th annual fishing tournament on October 21-22, 2023. The tournament is a family-fun event that has fishing categories for all ages. During the tournament, CCFW gives […]
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The sea turtle nesting season is winding down, but with 378 nests recorded along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS), 2023 boasts the third-highest number of turtle nests reported since data collection began. The top three years for sea turtle nesting activity within CHNS have all occurred within the past five years, and are as […]
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April 29, 1974 – October 26, 2023 KITTY HAWK — Tera Lee Jackson, a beloved mother, loving grandmother, and devoted daughter, sadly passed away on October 26, 2023, at her home in Kitty Hawk, NC. She was born on April 29, 1974, in Bethesda, MD. Tera was 49 years young at the time of her […]
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The 6th annual Festival Latino de Ocracoke will take place on Ocracoke Island on the first weekend of November. Produced by the island non-profit, Ocracoke Alive, in partnership with Ocracoke’s vibrant Latino community, the festival will feature music, ballet folklorico dances, incredible food, games, and more. The festival kicks off on Friday, November 3, with […]
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James D. Charlet, AKA “Keeper James,” accompanied by “Miz Linda,” will be autographing and personalizing copies of his international and best-selling book, Shipwrecks of the Outer Banks: Dramatic Rescues and Fantastic Wrecks in the Graveyard of the Atlantic, Globe Pequot Press. They will be only a part of the other participants at this excitement. The […]
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