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Linda Rae Scarborough

June 2, 1953 – April 28, 2025 Obituaries Staff Reporter -
Linda Rae Scarborough, 71 of Nags Head, North Carolina born June 2, 1953, in Elizabeth City, NC; beloved daughter, sister, aunt, friend, and sissy...

Avon Fishing Pier reopens for the 2025 season on May 1

Fishing Joy Crist -
The Avon Fishing Pier will open for the 2025 season on Thursday, May 1, at 6:00 a.m. Starting on Thursday, the pier will be open...

Senate bill pushes for prohibiting, fining for balloon releases

Island Features Kipp Tabb -
From CoastalReview.org Debbie Swick has been waging a single-handed campaign describing how dangerous a balloon is after it has been released. “I promise you, with every...

Rip Current Awareness Week: Rip risk forecasts

Local News Staff Reporter -
Story courtesy National Weather Service This week is Carolinas Rip Current Awareness Week, as the National Weather Service offices in Charleston, South Carolina, Wilmington, Newport/Morehead...

DEQ selects 7 projects to improve state’s electric grid, including Ocracoke Island project to relocate power lines

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The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) State Energy Office has selected seven projects to receive more than $20 million to improve North...
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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...

Scuba Diving in the Graveyard of the Atlantic

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Looking to dive the infamous Graveyard of the Atlantic?...

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