February 24, 1945 – April 4, 2024 KITTY HAWK — Michael Kent Smith, 79, of Kitty Hawk, NC, passed away unexpectedly with his entire family by his side on April 4, 2024. Michael was born in Norfolk, VA, on February 24, 1945, to Clifford and Lillian Smith and had a sister, Sandra, and a brother, […]
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James Ludlow “Jim” Goes
April 15, 1931 – April 2, 2024 KITTY HAWK — James Ludlow “Jim” Goes, 92, of Kitty Hawk, passed away peacefully on April 2, 2024, in Virginia Beach, surrounded by his loving family. Jim was born on April 15, 1931 in Far Hills, NJ to the late Louis Lynn Goes and Beatrice Adele Ludlow Goes. […]
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Anthony Wayne Beasley
March 1, 1962 – April 7, 2024 WANCHESE — Anthony Wayne Beasley, 62, passed away on April 7, 2024, in Wanchese at his parents’ home. Tony was born on March 1, 1962, in Norfolk, VA. He was the son of Betty Kay Daniels Beasley and John Buchanan Beasley. He was a military brat and lived […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA Pet of the Week, Oscar
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/
Buxton Civic Association will host its first meeting on April 10 to discuss the environmental and public safety issues at Buxton Beach
The recently established Buxton Civic Association (BCA) will host its first-ever public meeting on Wednesday, April 10, to discuss the evolving situation at Buxton Beach, as well as the next steps for facilitating action to clean up petroleum-contaminated soils, abandoned infrastructure, and other pollutants in the area. Wednesday’s meeting, (which will be held at the […]
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Coastal flooding, severe weather possible Thursday and Friday
A strong frontal system will impact the Outer Banks from Thursday into Friday, bringing the potential for severe thunderstorms, gusty winds, and possible coastal flooding. Minor to locally moderate inundation of 1-3 ft. above dry ground is possible along the oceanside and soundside from Thursday into early Friday. On the oceanside, the threat of flooding […]
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Ocracoke-mainland ferry routes to begin full spring schedules on Tuesday, April 9
The N.C. Ferry System’s Cedar Island-Ocracoke and Swan Quarter-Ocracoke ferry routes will be adding additional crossings starting on Tuesday, April 9. As of April 9, the following schedules will be as follows: Cedar Island-Ocracoke:7:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 4:30 p.m. Ocracoke-Cedar Island: 7:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 4:30 p.m. Swan Quarter-Ocracoke:10 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m. Ocracoke-Swan Quarter:7 […]
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Brief power outage scheduled for Wednesday morning in Avon and the Tri-villages
The Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) will require a brief planned power outage on Wednesday, April 10, in order to address several maintenance items, including repairs to the static line in Pea Island and substation maintenance. Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands will be served by limited diesel generators during this work. The power outage scheduled for […]
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Anti-regulation sentiment may be fueling insurance crisis
First of a two-part series by Catherine Kozak, Coastal Review When Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey met last month in Manteo for a brief overview and Q&A with community members worried about property insurance issues, he stressed that his office had limited power over building code changes and insurance company business decisions in North Carolina that […]
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Near-perfect weather Monday for eclipse in OBX; NASA launching rockets that may be visible
From SamalkerOBXNews.com Northeastern North Carolina and the Outer Banks will have near-perfect conditions to see the entirety of the partial eclipse on Monday, with mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s. And three sounding rockets will be launched from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on the Virginia Eastern Shore that may […]
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