The Don and Catharine Bryan Cultural Series is excited to announce the return of the Surf and Sounds Chamber Music Series for its 10th year, bringing world-class chamber music to the Outer Banks. As part of this milestone season, the Surf and Sounds String Quartet will perform in Buxton on Thursday, August 22nd, at 7:00 […]
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Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease among children in the United States, and for many families, getting treatment means costly travel far from home. In North Carolina, there are only seven pediatric oncology hospitals, none with all the latest treatments. Children often travel to Houston, Philadelphia, or New York for lifesaving treatment. […]
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RoundTable Health Care, an independently owned in-home respiratory and mobility service provider, announced it is opening a new location in the Outer Banks region of North Carolina. The new location at 4039 Caratoke Highway in Barco will provide patient-focused respiratory care services and medical supplies to patients throughout the Outer Banks and surrounding areas. RoundTable […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com While the fifth tropical cyclone of the 2024 season is forecast to stay well away from North Carolina, it will still have some impacts along the Outer Banks starting Friday. Tropical Storm Ernesto was moving through the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Tuesday evening. The latest forecasts from […]
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An end-of-summer party and community fundraiser to raise money for the local Hatteras Island Rescue Squad (HIRS) will be held on Thursday, August 15, at the Koru Beach Klub in Avon Village at 7:00 p.m. The “To the Rescue” concert will feature 1980s dance band Raygun Ruby, and all proceeds from ticket sales will help […]
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By the Outer Banks Voice State cites “staff vacancies and high turnover” in Medical Examiner’s office On Feb. 14, the body of Justin O’Neal, 39, was found in a marsh in Rodanthe following a lengthy search. There was considerable speculation at the time about the cause of death. The Dare County Sheriff’s Office issued a […]
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By Aida and John Havel On Thursday, May 18, 2023, the National Park Service hosted a celebration of the 200th anniversary of the building of the Ocracoke Lighthouse. Ocracoke is the oldest operating lighthouse in North Carolina and among the top three oldest in our nation. An estimated 500 people gathered to join in the […]
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By SamWalkerOBXNews.com The agenda has been set for the quarterly meeting of the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission to be held in Raleigh next week, in the midst of a war of words with the NC Wildlife Resources Commission about a recreational flounder season taking place this year. Only one item on the agenda of the […]
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KITTY HAWK — Ellen Berg, age 69, of Kitty Hawk, NC, died August 9, 2024, after a courageous, two-year battle with liver and pancreas failure. Ellen was born May 20, 1955, in Evanston, Illinois. After high school, she earned a nursing degree and worked in intensive care in Cook County, Ill. After several years, Ellen […]
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On August 9, 2024, at approximately 8:46 a.m., deputies from the C-District responded to an assault call in the 5200 block of Piney Ridge Road, Frisco. During the investigation, it was determined that a male victim was assaulted with a toolbox tray. Additionally, the assailant discharged a handgun during the incident; fortunately, no one was […]
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