A cold front moving through Eastern North Carolina on Sunday afternoon through Monday morning will bring elevated surf, wind gusts, and thunderstorms to the Outer Banks, per an update from the National Weather Service. A High Surf Advisory has been issued for Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands from 4:00 p.m. Sunday until 5:00 a.m. on Monday, […]
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Submitted by Joan L. Collins Darrell McNary Collins, 69, a native of Manteo, NC, passed to the Great Beyond on Christmas Eve with his wife Tonya by his side. He graduated from Elizabeth City State University with a B.S. in Geology/Minor in History. As a college student, the story of the Wright Brothers captivated Darrell […]
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Under a new state law, vendors serving Ocracoke Island who want priority loading on the N.C. Ferry System’s the Hatteras-Ocracoke route will be required to purchase individual priority passes for each vehicle. In the past, multiple vehicles from the same vendor could share a single pass. The change comes under legislation passed by the General […]
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March 18, 1944 – December 15, 2024 NAGS HEAD — Molly Griggs Miller, 80, died at home in Nags Head, NC December 15, 2014. Molly, also known as Perky or Grandmolly by friends and family was born March 18, 1944 in Sunnyvale Hospital, New Smyrna Beach, Florida to Walton and Ruth Griggs. Molly’s local roots […]
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February 13, 1951 – December 20, 2024 KILL DEVIL HILLS — It is with heavy hearts that the family of Arthur Leighton White announces his passing at age 73 in his Kill Devil Hills, NC home on Friday, December 20, 2024. After a long battle with chronic illness, he passed in peace, at home surrounded […]
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Robert Whitman Hartis died suddenly of natural causes in Nags Head, NC, on December 21, 2024. He was 73. Robert was a local realtor for many years and was born in the Wilson, NC area. Survivors include his friend and former wife, Shelia Williamson of Kill Devil Hills, NC, and several relatives and friends. Robert’s […]
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2024 was a distinctive year that will be remembered for a long list of news stories that will linger in the months to come. From the year-long developments at Buxton Beach, to the 150th Anniversary of the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station, here is a roundup of the photos that captured our attention during the second half […]
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All Dare County offices and facilities will be closed on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 in observance of New Year’s Day. These closures include the Dare County C&D Landfill in Manns Harbor, the Buxton Transfer Station and the Manteo Recycle Yard, which will be closed on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 and will reopen and operate with regularly scheduled […]
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The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station (CLSS) celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2024, as one of the seven original Life-Saving Stations to be built in North Carolina in 1874. As a result, the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station and Historic Site in Rodanthe shared stories about the seven 1874 Outer Banks stations throughout 2024, to celebrate and mark this milestone The following is the […]
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2024 was a distinctive year that will be remembered for a long list of news stories that will linger in the months to come. From the exposure of long-buried issues at Buxton Beach, to a newly-scaffolded Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, here is a roundup of the photos that captured our attention during the first few months […]
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