Dennis A. Doyle, 78, passed in his sleep on March 6, 2024 at his home in Kill Devil Hills after a long fight with cancer. He is survived by his wife of nearly 54 years, Margaret; his daughters, Courtney and Shannon (Alan); his grandchildren, Sean and Cailyn, and many nieces and nephews. Denny was born […]
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November 16, 2004 – March 2, 2024 SOUTHERN SHORES — Gwendalyn Elise Botson, 19, of Southern Shores, North Carolina, passed away at Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters in Virginia on Saturday, March 2, 2024, after demonstrating tremendous courage, tenacity, and grace throughout the past two years. Gwendalyn, or Gwen as she was known to […]
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A new 16-car parking area has opened along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) just north of Buxton, and close to a stretch of oceanside shoreline that is popular with surfers and beachgoers. The clay and shell-based parking area, (which is adjacent to soundside ORV Ramp #60), was constructed by DOT Construction, Inc., which tackled […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com At a meeting of a N.C. General Assembly commission in Manteo on Wednesday, members of the Outer Banks’ fishing and marine industries and other local officials called on lawmakers to stop regulatory measures that have hampered dredging of local waterways. A handful of members of the legislature’s Environmental Review Commission spent the day […]
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The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry has a revised daily schedule from March 5 through March 25, which is listed below. From Hatteras: 5 a.m., 6 a.m., 8 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m., noon, 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m., 9 p.m., and midnight. From Ocracoke: 4 a.m. 6:30 a.m., 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., […]
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A house fire was reported on McMullen Road in Avon Village early Wednesday afternoon, March 6. The caller reported smoke and flames visible at 2:02 p.m., and members of the Avon Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) as well as Frisco VFD member Justin Bolden, who was in the area, were on the scene by 2:08 p.m. […]
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The North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) recently made a $1,000 donation to the Hatteras Island Futbol Club (HIFC), which teaches soccer to local children, and has more than 100 young players participating in the program who are ages five and up. “Hatteras Island Futbol Club was started this past year by some local coaches, […]
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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/
WANCHESE — Gwendolyn Reber Quidley, a 79-year-old native of Wanchese, North Carolina departed her earthly residence February 25, 2024 with her family be her side. “Gwen” as she was called by family was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Loyd Quidley, Sr. and an infant son, Lyle Wayne Quidley. She was the daughter of […]
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Due to increased rainfall estimates for later today and the possibility of coastal flooding forecasted for our area, all Dare County Schools will be implementing an early dismissal schedule today, March 6. Cape Hatteras Elementary School will be dismissed at 11:30 a.m. while Cape Hatteras Secondary School will be dismissed at noon. All after-school activities and after-school […]
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