Twiford’s Funeral Home is excited to invite the public to their FREE Estate Planning Seminar on October 18, 2023, at 10:00 am. It will be held at the Baum Center in Kill Devil Hills. Learn valuable insights on estate planning, wills, and trusts from Attorney Jay Wheless. Don’t miss this opportunity to ask an attorney your questions and gain knowledge that can benefit you […]
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Bunnie Lou Hartlieb Daniels
April 13, 1941 – September 23, 2023 WANCHESE — Bunnie Lou Hartlieb Daniels, age 82, of Wanchese, NC, passed away peacefully with her children by her side on September 23, 2023, at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, VA. She was born on April 13, 1941, in Detroit, MI, to the late Edna Inez […]
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Coastal Flood Advisory, High Surf Advisory issued for Wednesday
A Coastal Flood Advisory and High Surf Advisory have been issued for the Outer Banks area until 9 p.m. on Wednesday, September 27, per an update from the National Weather Service. Large breaking waves of 5 to 8 feet are expected in the surf zone, and up to 1 to 2 feet of inundation above […]
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Deadline extended to October 2 for public comment on NOAA Fisheries’ Proposed Amendment 15
The deadline to voice concerns and express opposition to Draft Amendment 15 to NOAA Fisheries’ “2006 Consolidated Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan: Spatial Fisheries Management and Electronic Monitoring Cost Allocation”—a proposed federal fisheries amendment that could adversely affect the commercial fishing industry Dare County—has been extended to Monday, October 2, 2023. Understanding Draft Amendment […]
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Contracts awarded to repair the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse and build a multi-use pathway in Buxton
The National Park Service recently awarded two contracts for work in Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Hatteras Island District in Buxton, North Carolina. Construction activities along Lighthouse Road and at the Cape Hatteras Light Station are expected to begin in the coming months. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse A $19.2 million contract was awarded to Stone & Lime Historic […]
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Blessing of the Fleet, Youth Fishing Tournament will be held Saturday, September 30
Though the Annual Day at the Docks celebration was canceled in 2023 due to the arrival of Hurricane Lee, two cornerstone events from the festival – the Youth Fishing Tournament and the Blessing of the Fleet – will be held on Saturday, September 30. The Youth Fishing Tournament will take place at Oden’s Dock in […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA Pet of the Week Big Yellow
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/
Margaret (Peg) Karen Tiller Landreth
December 29, 1944 – September 24, 2023 Margaret Karen Tiller Landreth (Peg) passed peacefully from complications of Alzheimer’s on Sunday, September 24, 2023. Born in Gallion, Ohio on December 29, 1944, to the late Jim and Mable Tiller, Peg was the fourth of five children. She was a graduate of Gallion High School, then proceeded […]
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Robert W. Nappi
Robert W. Nappi, age 55, died peacefully on Friday, September 22, 2023 at home surrounded by family and friends following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Bob was born on April 4, 1968 in Schenectady, NY to Diane and the late Carl Nappi. Bob was a 1986 graduate of Niskayuna High School, in Schenectady, NY. […]
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Budget strips certain powers from local governments
by Trista Talton and Jennifer Allen Assembly approved a long-awaited state budget that includes provisions that strip counties and municipalities of certain governing powers. The Republican-controlled legislature last Friday passed a $30 billion budget, one that boosts Medicaid, bans local governments from regulating the use of plastics, grants millions in funding for living shorelines projects, and […]
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