The William B. Umstead Bridge, locally known as the Old Manns Harbor Bridge, will remain closed through February, as work continues on a $33 million bridge preservation project. Critical work remains before the 70-year-old bridge can safely be reopened to traffic: workers must complete the overlay on the bridge deck and install new, elastomeric concrete […]
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July 8, 1957 – December 14, 2024 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Wayne Franklin Ford, age 67, passed away peacefully on December 14, 2024, in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Born on July 8, 1957, in Hagerstown, Maryland, Wayne lived a life filled with love for family, nature, and community. Wayne’s professional journey included roles as […]
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November 2, 1930 – December 13, 2024 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Norma Carter Hurley, age 94, of Kill Devil Hills, died peacefully at home on Friday, December 13, 2024. Norma “Nonie” was born to Etta Mae (Ellsworth) and Norman Layafette Carter on November 2, 1930. She was the ninth consecutive daughter and was named after […]
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MANTEO — Maybell Holland Cox Stevens, affectionately known to close friends and family as Mazie, passed away peacefully on December 13, 2024, in Nags Head, North Carolina, at the age of 77. Born on January 16, 1947, in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina to Fannie Mavis, and Henry Holland. Maybell led a life filled with […]
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September 9, 1949 – December 15, 2024 MANTEO — Linda Hoffler Tillett, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on December 15, 2024, in Manteo, NC, at the age of 75. Born on September 9, 1949, in Hertford, NC, Linda lived a life filled with love, dedication, and service to her family […]
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October 30, 1949 – December 11, 2024 KITTY HAWK — Susan Cothran Dutt, 75, of Kitty Hawk, NC, formerly of Yorktown, VA, unexpectedly went to be with the Lord on December 11, 2024. Born to Edward and Georgia Cothran in Anderson, SC, she earned a Master’s Degree in Nutritional Science from Clemson University and worked […]
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February 15, 1947 – December 4, 2024 SOUTHERN SHORES — Captain Carl John Lilieberg, III, USN, Ret. passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. He was born in Niagara, NY on February 15, 1947. Carl was proceeded in death by his grandparents, Dr. Najib and Hilda Nackley, of Hyannis, MA, Father, Carl John Lilieberg, Jr., […]
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The first-ever Shuck Hatteras Festival, held in mid-December 2022, attracted around 500 oyster fans. The second 2023 edition, also held in the sleepy month of December, had more than 1,000 attendees and ended up being one of the biggest Rodanthe events of the year. Riding a wave of success and growing popularity, the festival is […]
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The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries is hosting a series of public outreach meetings to train fishermen on the Observer Trip Scheduling System ahead of its launch next year. The OTSS is an automated system that will be used to schedule observer trips for Estuarine Gill Net Permit holders in North Carolina. NCDMF has […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com UPDATED, Wednesday 1 p.m.: A project to place massive sandbags alongside N.C. 12 at the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center will begin around the middle of January. A North Carolina Department of Transportation request to the state Coastal Resources Commission for the sandbags was approved Monday at a special meeting. NCDOT spokesperson […]
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