A strong low pressure system will impact the Outer Banks this weekend, bringing the potential for heavy rain, isolated strong to severe thunderstorms, strong winds, coastal flooding, and dangerous marine conditions, per an update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport/Morehead City office. Heavy rains are expected Friday night and Saturday, with 2-3 inches forecast […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com After being canceled in February due to the funeral of Ray White, the Dare County Housing Task Force held its second meeting on Tuesday at the Dare Government Center in Manteo. One of the main accomplishments of the meeting was the establishment of a mission statement for the 26-member panel: To collaboratively develop […]
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July 14, 1964 – February 16, 2024 Charleston, SC — Miriam Elizabeth Beyer, age 59, of Charleston, South Carolina, passed away on February 16, 2024, of renal cell carcinoma. She was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, in 1964 to the late Vaughn and Elizabeth (Libby) Michael. She received a Bachelor’s Degree from West Virginia University […]
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Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS) hosted a special ceremony on Friday, March 15 to celebrate the re-opening of its newly constructed pier. The new pier will allow the school to resume its hands-on coastal studies programs and camps after the original wooden structure was destroyed during Hurricane Dorian in 2019. The pier, constructed by Endurance […]
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Dennis Nelson Robinson (Sam) of Hatteras, NC, passed away on March 11, 2024, at his home with his wife of 30 years, Mary, at his side. Sam was born and raised in Hatteras. He worked for 34 years as a captain with the Pilots Association. He came home to Hatteras and worked as a captain […]
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Dunn was lost in a boating accident in early March that also took the life of Charlie (Griff) Griffin. The obituary for Chad Dunn was released on March 19. December 21, 1987 – March 4, 2024 WANCHESE — Charles James Dunn (Chad) passed away in a boating accident on March 4, 2024. He was born on December […]
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The Outer Banks Community Foundation hosted civic leaders, nonprofit professionals, and donors at Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head for its annual meeting on March 12. The annual meeting began with a heartfelt tribute to the Outer Banks Community Foundation’s co-founder Ray White, who passed away in February. Community Foundation Director Noel Preston acknowledged Ray White’s […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on this pet, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/
What happened to Sir Walter Raleigh’s colonists? Renowned British archaeologist Dr. Mark Horton will be visiting Hatteras Island in March and will be hosting a special presentation to help resolve the mystery of the abandoned English colony on Roanoke Island – a mystery since 1590, when John White returned to the Roanoke Island-based “Cittie of […]
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Sarah Elizabeth Swayne Stafford Strickland, 83, passed away peacefully after several years of declining health Saturday, March 16, 2024, at her daughter’s Manteo home. She was born January 6, 1941 in Hertford, NC to Thomas and Pearl Swayne- both deceased. In addition to her parents, Sarah bid farewell to her first husband, Frederick Stafford, a […]
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