James Cornelius Wesley Tawes, III, known to most as “Jimmy,” passed away on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, in Venice Beach, Florida, at the age of 78. Jimmy was predeceased by his first wife, Pamela Wharton Tawes, and his parents, James Cornelius Wesley Tawes, Jr. and Edna Knight Tawes. He is survived by his second wife, Mary Tawes, his brother, Gregory Tawes (Kathy), […]
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Comet of the Year! After a week of cloudy mornings, I finally got a break in the clouds and took this image of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) at 6:10 a.m. on September 30. This is the comet that’s been on the news lately. It’s about 65 million miles away from us and getting closer. I […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The commander of Special Forces based at Fort Liberty was one of the five people killed in the weekend crash of a single-engine plane at First Flight Airport at Wright Brothers National Memorial. KCBD-TV in Lubbock, Texas, reported family members have confirmed that Lieutenant Colonel Jason Campbell, 45, was among the four adults […]
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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 weeks ahead, leading up to the official October […]
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The current Saturday and Sunday commercial harvest closure for striped mullet will change to a Saturday through Monday closure beginning Oct. 1 and continue through Dec. 31. The change implements a management strategy in Amendment 2 to the Striped Mullet Fishery Management Plan, adopted by the Marine Fisheries Commission in May 2024. The commercial closures […]
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