Two annual ceremonies are returning in 2023 to honor the World War II British and Canadian sailors who lost their lives off the Outer Banks 81 years ago. In mid-May, representatives of the U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, U.S. Navy, British Royal Navy, and National Park Service will come together at the British cemeteries […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Julia Cathryn “Cathy” Carroll of Kill Devil Hills, NC has earned her wings and was called away to Heaven peacefully after a short illness from cancer on April 29, 2023. She is now flying high! Cathy was born March 21, 1933, in Guthrie Oklahoma to John A. Carroll and Ethel Julia […]
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The Adventure Begins After strategically packing a two-door Jeep Wrangler with fishing gear for me and my fishing buddy, Kathryne (Kat) Buckley, we began our trek to Hatteras-Ocracoke Ferry, an hour-and-a-half journey. Directed to Lane 8, we watched as cars, panel trucks, motorcycles, and RVs disembarked and embarked. While waiting our turn, we enjoy friendly […]
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OCEARCH, a non-profit organization that conducts research on sharks around the globe, has just completed its 45th ocean research expedition – Expedition Northbound – which took place off the coast of Ocracoke Island. “Our data shows that prior to their spring migration north, many white sharks use the productive continental shelf waters around the Outer […]
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Scattered to numerous severe thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon and evening across eastern North Carolina, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. The primary risk will be damaging wind gusts as high as 55-65 mph and frequent lightning. If a larger complex/line of thunderstorms develops, there could be an enhanced […]
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Pauline “Paula” Wilma Tarantini, age 84, of Nags Head, North Carolina passed away peacefully on May 5, 2023. Paula was born in Manhattan, New York on February 2, 1939, and was the oldest of three children, to proud parents William and Pauline (Moucha) Pesek. Paula lived in New York until she relocated with her daughter […]
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November 23, 1940 – May 8, 2023 MANTEO — Iris Faye O’Neal, known to all as Faye, passed away peacefully on May 8, 2023, in Manteo, North Carolina. Born on November 23, 1940, in Beaufort, North Carolina, Faye was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend who left an indelible mark on the hearts of […]
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SOUTHERN SHORES — Donna Elaine Countryman, 82, of Southern Shores, NC, passed away May 4, 2023. Donna was truly a light in everyone’s life. Donna was preceded in death by her husband and best friend Milton Emerson Countryman. She is survived by her daughter, Debbie Countryman her partner Thomas Robeson; her son Kurt Countryman, his […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Midas, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Midas, 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/
OCBA to discuss ferry traffic/priority lanes at the Tuesday, May 16, meeting at 6 p.m. in the Community Center. Maybe it’s time for the N.C. Ferry Division to look to the past for a solution to the present, regarding the Hatteras ferry terminal’s long stacking lanes of vehicles waiting to go to Ocracoke. Ocracoke’s neighbor […]
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