July 13, 1956 – June 10, 2023 AVON — Linda Haken Hooper, 66, of Avon, NC, passed away in Florida on June 10, 2023, after a three-year struggle with cancer. Her devoted husband Basil and special friend Joanne were by her side. She was welcomed into the arms of Jesus and is no longer in […]
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The Dare County Public Works Department has announced that there will be no changes to Dare County’s residential or commercial collection schedule for Independence Day, which will be celebrated on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. All unincorporated areas of Dare County—as well as the Town of Kitty Hawk, for which Dare County Public Works provides trash […]
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NAGS HEAD — Sheila Pauline Comstock, 71, unexpectedly passed away on June 10, 2023, at her home in Nags Head, NC. She will be deeply missed by her friends and family. Sheila was born in Toledo, Ohio. She was raised in a large family with 6 brothers and sisters and would go on to have […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates related to recreational activities and events on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands in their most recent edition of the Cape Chronicle Newsletter. News items and events related to the National Seashore for the week of June 23 include the following: Seashore Updates Organizers of two fireworks shows […]
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September 12, 1967 – June 16, 2023 Thomas B. “Tommy” Sumner III, 55, passed away peacefully at his home on June 16, 2023, surrounded by his children, family, and friends after courageously fighting a recurring battle with melanoma. Tommy was born on September 12, 1967, in Raleigh, NC, to the late Veda Rhodes Jones and […]
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February 4, 1930 – June 16, 2023 Two withered old men playing checkers in front of a country store in a timeless town in the Appalachians, children playing in a park somewhere on the last joyous day of summer, the gyrating hips of a teenaged and not yet famous Elvis Presley, the glowing crystal lens […]
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From wobx.com The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season is now three weeks old, and already we have had a pair of named systems with a third and maybe even a fourth potentially on the horizon before we get out of the month. Tropical Storm Arlene, which formed in the Gulf of Mexico and lasted less than […]
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The first Leatherback Sea Turtle nest laid on Ocracoke Island in 11 years was discovered this past week, per an update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS). On Monday, June 19, a nest with 93 eggs was laid on the beach and found in the early morning hours during a routine turtle patrol. The […]
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“The Jewel of the Week” – those were the words used by Master Chief Lyn Dupree, (USCG ret.) to describe the last day of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Jr. ROTC Leadership Academy, where the cadet students paid a visit to the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station in Rodanthe. Held June 12-16 at the Coast Guard’s base in […]
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Drivers interested in going to the open portion of Cape Point must use the sandbar south of ORV Ramp 44 to access the area, due to flooding within the ORV-only corridor, per an update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The sandbar is also open to beach walkers. Cape Hatteras National Seashore staff are in the […]
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