Island History: A spotlight on stories from the Outer Banks’ Life-Saving Service

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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Sandra Pauline Zigler

Sandra Pauline Zigler, 79, of Colington Harbour, NC, passed peacefully away at her home on January 5, 2024. Sandra, better known as Sandy, was born December 15, 1944. She was the daughter of Richard and Pauline Sutton who were also Outer Banks residents. Surviving Sandy is her loving husband Marlow Zigler; brother, Rick Sutton and […]

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Robert Octavius Minter, Jr.

December 20, 1926 – January 8, 2024 KITTY HAWK — Robert Octavius Minter, Jr. of Kitty Hawk, NC passed away peacefully on January 8, 2024, at 97 years of age. Known to his family and friends as Bobby, Robert was a native of Martinsville, Virginia. He graduated early from Martinsville High School in 1943, at […]

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Sea turtles “Behemoth” and “Miss Piggy” start to head south for the winter

After months of hanging around the Outer Banks, two loggerhead sea turtles – “Behemoth” and “Miss Piggy” – are finally starting to head south for the winter, according to an online satellite tracker that has followed the turtles’ movements since their mid-2023 releases. Miss Piggy, a 209-pound loggerhead turtle, was found along the Cape Hatteras […]

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N.C. Highway 12 reopens on northern Ocracoke Island; Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry service resumes

N.C. Highway 12 has reopened on northern Ocracoke Island, per a Thursday morning update from the National Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). The roadway from the NPS Pony Pens to the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry docks was closed on Wednesday, January 10. due to severe ocean overwash. Now that the roadway has reopened, Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry service will […]

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Virginia Faith Vloedman

Virginia Faith Vloedman was born May 17, 1954, and passed away peacefully on November 5, 2023, at the age of 69. To many of her friends and family, we all called her Ginny. Ginny was a devoted wife to Gary Michael Vloedman, having been together for over 45 years. Ginny was a wonderful mother to […]

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Virginia Holloman Meekins

April 25, 1931 – January 6, 2024 MANTEO — Virginia Holloman Meekins, 92, of Manteo, departed this earthly life Saturday, January 6, 2024, at Peak Resources of the Outer Banks. Virginia was born April 25, 1931, to the late Robert A. “Red” Holloman III and Anna G. Holloman. Virginia grew up on the family farm, […]

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Norman C. Edwards

COLINGTON — My daddy, Norman C. Edwards, 96, born in 1927 in Stokes, N.C. (formerly of Hampton, VA), was called home by The Lord on Sunday, January 7, 2024, at his home in Kill Devil Hills, NC. Daddy was surrounded by family. After serving in the Navy from June 11, 1944, through May 21, 1946, […]

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Dolores Faye VanCuren

February 7, 1934 – December 20, 2023 KITTY HAWK — Dolores Faye VanCuren, 89, of Kitty Hawk NC died peacefully on December 20, 2023. Dolores was born on February 7, 1934, in Durham, NC, to Genie Scott Self and Lottie Inez Lanier. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by a grandson, Michael David VanCuren, Jr. […]

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