The N.C. Board of Transportation today honored the crew of a state ferry for a rescue that likely saved the lives of two men and their dog on Jan. 12. The dramatic rescue occurred when crew members on the M/V Hatteras, while tying up the ferry at the Ocracoke-South Dock Terminal, noticed two men hanging onto […]
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April 4, 2024 Obtaining Property by False Pretenses. 200 block of Kitty Hawk Bay Drive, Colington. Subject reported their airline miles had been used without their permission. Handled by the airline. April 9, 2024 Breaking and Entering. 200 block of E Sir Richard, Colington. After responding to a domestic dispute, Deputies determined a break in […]
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FRISCO — William “Honest Bill” Crook III, of Frisco, North Carolina, passed away on Monday, April 29, 2024, shortly after midnight. Bill was born on February 21, 1950, in Memphis, Tennessee, to parents Aljean Weeks Crook and William Guy Crook Jr. After graduating high school, Bill attended Arkansas State University. Bill could best be described […]
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The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station (CLSS) is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, as one of the seven original Life-Saving Stations to be built in North Carolina in 1874. As such, the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station and Historic Site in Rodanthe will be sharing stories about the seven 1874 Outer Banks stations in the months ahead, leading […]
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The Avon Fishing Pier will open for the 2024 season on Friday, May 3, from 6:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m., per an update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and pier operators. Starting on Memorial Day Weekend, the pier’s hours will be extended to 6:00 a.m. until 10 p.m. In previous years, the Avon Fishing […]
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The parking lot at ORV ramp 55 in Hatteras Village will close for approximately three weeks, beginning on Thursday, May 2, due to a project that will remove a portion of the boardwalk and improve travel conditions on the ramp. Permitted ORV drivers can use Pole Road as an alternate route to the beach during […]
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