The Hatteras-Ocracoke, Ocracoke-Swan Quarter, and Ocracoke-Cedar Island ferry operations have been suspended for Sunday, December 17, due to deteriorating weather conditions from an approaching coastal storm, per an update from the North Carolina Ferry System. Operations will resume once weather conditions improve. To get notified of ferry delays or cancellations, sign up for text and/or email […]
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A Coastal Flood Watch and High Wind Watch have been upgraded to a Coastal Flood Warning and High Wind Warning for Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, per an update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport/Morehead City office. The Coastal Flood Warning is in effect from 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, December 17, until 4:00 p.m. on Monday, December 18. […]
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A sailboat that ran aground just south of Oregon Inlet in early November has been successfully removed from the Pea Island shoreline as of Friday, December 15. The vessel – named the Monolow Captain – was grounded on the night of November 5, 2023, approximately one mile south of the Basnight Bridge. Six members of […]
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The Oregon Inlet and Ocracoke campgrounds will close at 5 p.m. on Saturday, December 16, due to expected severe weather conditions on Sunday and Monday, December 17-18. Visitor facilities may have a delayed opening Monday, December 18, as well. For weather-related operational status updates for Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and […]
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Click here for the Saturday, December 16, update The National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City, N.C. office has issued a Coastal Flood Watch for all areas of the Outer Banks, and a High Wind Watch for Hatteras Island and Ocraoke Island. The Coastal Flood Watch is in effect from the morning of Sunday, December 17 until the afternoon of Monday, December 18. […]
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Due to forecasted adverse weather conditions, Dare County Public Works has announced that trash collection scheduled to take place on Monday, December 18, 2023, in Kitty Hawk, Colington, Buxton, Frisco, and Hatteras could potentially be impacted. Public Works crews intend to make every effort to perform trash collection in these areas; however, if conditions become dangerous for drivers […]
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December 19, 1942 – December 12, 2023 MANTEO — Donald Wayne Jones, 80, of Manteo, NC, passed away on December 12, 2023. Born December 19, 1942, in Beaumont, TX. Donald, also known as Tex, was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Donald was a proud Texan who cherished his family and his roots. He […]
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NAGS HEAD — Nancy L. Miller passed peacefully in Nags Head December 13, 2023 just shy of her 75th birthday. Nancy was preceded in death by her parents and her beloved son, Robert Bryant. Left to celebrate Nancy’s life is her sister, Marsha Cropp (Sheldon) of Nags Head; her brother, Alan Miller of Fredericksburg, VA; […]
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SOUTHERN SHORES — Dave Butscher, 80, of Southern Shores, NC, passed away of natural causes on December 12, 2023. He was born on March 2, 1943, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dave is survived by his devoted wife, Carol Butscher; their son, Ryan of Pittsburgh, PA; their daughter, Allison of Wilmington, NC; granddaughter Sydney of Pittsburgh, PA; […]
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Vera E. Meekins, age 99.9 would have reached the age of 100 on December 10, 2023. On December 4, 2023, her lifelong wish to die in her sleep was granted as she napped peacefully in the home of her daughter, Kathy Case in Chesapeake, Virginia. She was born in 1923 on Hatteras Island, North Carolina […]
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