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Verizon customers across northeast N.C. lose service due to fiber cut

Local News Sam Walker -
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com UPDATE: Service has been restored as of 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 1, per multiple reports. A fiber optic cable was cut in multiple...

Night Sky: The Eta Aquarids meteor shower and more highlights for May

Island Features Gerry Lebing -
A Closer Look at M87 M87 was discovered by Charles Messier in 1781. He classified it and eight other similar deep space objects as “Nebulous.” Through...

16th Annual KidsFest 2025 will be held in Manteo on May 9

Community News Brief Staff Reporter -
Children & Youth Partnership’s 16th annual KidsFest will be held on Friday, May 9, at Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo from 9:30 a.m. to...

New ABC Store in Buxton will open on May 1

Local News Joy Crist -
After a flurry of last-minute preparations, the new ABC Store in Buxton is opening to the public on Thursday, May 1. The new store will...

Theodore Roosevelt Meekins, Jr.

February 4, 1932 - April 18, 2025 Obituaries Staff Reporter -
Theodore Roosevelt Meekins, Jr., fondly named “Sport” and “Teddy”, was born to the late Theodore Meekins, Sr., and Lila Odessa Farrow Meekins on February...
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Cleron Overton Carawan

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Cleron Overton Carawan, 91, of Wanchese, NC, passed away...

Congressman Murphy introduces bipartisan legislation to help owners remove oceanfront homes before they collapse

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Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., alongside Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME),...

ORV night driving restrictions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands begin May 1

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Night driving restrictions on oceanside beaches within the Cape...

Rip Current Awareness Week: Inland, out-of-state residents are vast majority of victims

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Story courtesy National Weather Service This week is Carolinas Rip...

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Traffic lights in Hatteras Village will be replaced with stop signs

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Due to deterioration and a high replacement cost, the...

Cora Lee O’Neal

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Cora L. O’Neal was called home to be with...

Blackfin tuna catches close to shore are creating a buzz

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Hatteras Island is currently experiencing an unusual event in...

Rudy Leroy Austin

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OCRACOKE -- Rudy Leroy Austin, a cherished native son...

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