AVON — Jonathan J. Cole, 70, of Avon, passed away peacefully at home on July 25, 2023. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Nina Caraco. Per John’s wishes, he will be cremated with no services planned at this time. Please share condolences with the family at gallopfuneralservices.com. Gallop Funeral Services was entrusted […]
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CHEC has presented the Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS) with a grant made possible through the CoBank Sharing Success Grant Program. CoBank is a national cooperative bank that serves rural areas. The cooperative gave $4,250 to CHSS, which was met with an additional $4,250 from CoBank, for reconstruction and improvements to the press box at […]
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Lineman Robbie Easley will represent CHEC at the Statewide Pole Top Rescue Competition hosted by North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives later this year in Raleigh. During the rescue drill, each lineman must perform in a scenario which finds a fellow worker unconscious atop a utility pole. The linemen, dressed in full climbing gear, must radio for […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Emmanuel (Mano) Jacques Wardlaw Guillon, of Kill Devil Hills, NC, died suddenly on July 29, 2023. He was 33 years old. Born in Paris, France, Mano was the son of Christine Alexia McMaster and the late Olivier Guillon. Mano lived in Paris until he was 8, spent a short time in […]
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The Ocracoke Fig Festival will return this weekend on August 4-5 at multiple locales throughout Ocracoke village. The 10th annual Ocracoke Fig Festival will take place at the Berkley Barn, the Ocracoke Preservation Society Museum, and the Ocracoke Community Center. The festival, which is sponsored by the Ocracoke Preservation Society, features live music, storytelling, children’s […]
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July 4, 2023Breaking and Entering Motor Vehicle. 41000 block of Costen Light Court, Avon. Purse stolen from an unlocked vehicle. July 4, 2023Larceny. 41000 block of NC 12 Hwy, Avon. Unauthorized withdrawals from victim’s bank account. Money was sent overseas. July 6, 2023Financial Credit Card Fraud. 19000 block of Old Ferry Landing, East Lake. Unauthorized […]
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Dare County commissioners voted last month to provide about $1.5 million to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study the feasibility of a beach nourishment project in Rodanthe, where five oceanfront houses since 2020 have succumbed to the sea, with more still at risk. North Carolina 3rd District Republican Rep. Greg Murphy told the county that the […]
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On Tuesday afternoon at 12:39 p.m., the Avon Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) responded to a vehicle fire at the Super Wings Store in Avon at 40494 N.C. Highway 12. The Avon VFD’s Engine 46 crew arrived at the scene within minutes of the initial call and found a Jeep Wrangler with a fully involved engine […]
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Evening beachgoers on Tuesday, August 1, caught a stellar show over Hatteras Island, as a rocket that was launched from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility in eastern Virginia was clearly visible from multiple locations along the Outer Banks. The Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft successfully launched at 8:31 p.m. on Tuesday from the Mid-Atlantic Regional […]
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From Wobx.com Less than eight months after reaching a settlement that raised insurance rates by a statewide average of nearly 10 percent on rental properties, the North Carolina Rate Bureau has asked again to increase the cost of new and renewing policies starting next June by more than half. The N.C. Department of Insurance announced […]
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