KILL DEVIL HILLS — Joyce Mildred Edelin, 75, of Kill Devil Hills, NC passed away at her home the morning of September 18, 2023, surrounded by her family. Joyce came to the Outer Banks back in October of 2018 to retire peacefully from the hustle and bustle of DC area traffic…only to be flabbergasted by […]
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Debra Willman
MANTEO — Debra Willman of Manteo, NC passed away on September 19, 2023, at the age of 66. She was born on March 3, 1957, in Fresno, CA, to her loving parents Lyla and Otto Willman, Jr. Debra’s journey in the medical field began after her graduation from Fresno State University. With her steadfast determination […]
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Victoria Nadine Caldwell
Victoria Nadine Caldwell, 88, of Fancy Gap, VA, passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at her home. She was born in Southport, NC, to the late Norley Franklin Britt and Ora Leigh (Holden) Britt Hylton. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her siblings, Norley Franklin Britt, Jr., Elaine Godwin, […]
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Low pressure system will impact the Outer Banks this weekend; High risk of rip currents forecast for Thursday
Heavy rains, rip currents, and large surf are likely along the Outer Banks as a low pressure system develops off the Southeast coast over the next couple of days and tracks toward the Carolinas through the weekend. A high risk of rip currents is forecast for all Outer Banks beaches beginning on Thursday, September 20. […]
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Marine Fisheries asks public to report Blue Land Crab sightings
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is asking people to please be on the lookout for blue land crabs, Cardisoma guanhumi, and to report sightings. Blue land crabs are non-native species to the Carolinas that look like enormous fiddler crabs. There has been a spate of recent reports of blue land crabs spotted in North Carolina […]
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Island Fishing: September fishing report
September has been bringing us some slightly cooler days and great fishing! Although we’ve had to contend with the peak of hurricane season bringing some storms through the area and putting a cramp in many visitors’ plans, it’s certainly not all bad news for anglers. The most recent storm, Hurricane Lee, passed off our coast, […]
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Low pressure system will bring heavy rains, rip currents this weekend
An area of low pressure is forecast to develop off the Southeast coast late this week, which will lift across or just offshore of the Carolinas this weekend, per an update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport/Morehead City office. There is still a lot of uncertainty about the strength and track of the system, […]
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Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station volunteers are taking their show on the road
The volunteers who perform the weekly Beach Apparatus Drill reenactment at the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site in Rodanthe are taking their impressive outdoor show on the road. This week, 13 modern-day surfmen will be traveling more than 700 miles to Kittery, Maine for a command performance that coincides with the annual U.S. Life-Saving Service […]
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Sharon Griffith Dunstan
March 2, 1967 – September 16, 2023 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Sharon Griffith Dunstan of Kill Devil Hills, NC, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away on September 16, 2023, at age 56. Born March 2, 1967 in Franklin, VA. Sharon loved every minute she shared with her family. She was at […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA Pet of the Week Sugar
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/