North Carolina ferries traveling between Hatteras and Ocracoke will begin using a different route on Dec. 7 that will add approximately 20 minutes to crossing times as shoaling no longer allows the Ferry Division’s vessels to safely navigate the current channel. The change comes as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is set to begin […]
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North Carolina’s popular ferry service could better maintain its fleet and improve service to customers, thanks to a federal grant the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division (NCDOT) received this past week. The North Carolina Ferry Division will receive a $400,000 Federal Transit Administration grant to study the possibility of designing and building a second maintenance facility […]
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The public is invited to attend a groundbreaking event for the $3.6 million project to raise and make repairs to the Double Keepers’ Quarters and other structures at Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Ocracoke Light Station. The 15-minute event, which caps off the year-long celebration of the Ocracoke Light Station’s 200th anniversary, will occur in front of the […]
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On the evening of December 1, 2023, the peace of eternal life was granted to Fred after enduring a long battle with the complications of lymphedema. He was 73 years old. Born July 8, 1950, in the small town of Duluth, Minnesota, Fred was the third child born to Rodney and Lois Westlund. A very […]
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On Friday, December 1, the foyer at Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS) was transformed into a winter wonderland for a few hours, thanks to a team effort by students and staff. In a school-wide community service project, teachers and students in different departments decorated trees for the holiday season, beginning on Tuesday, November 28, and […]
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On December 3 at approximately 6:05 p.m., Deputies working the C-District conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on N.C. Highway 12 near ORV Ramp 32 in Avon. During the traffic stop, the Deputy established probable cause to search the vehicle. A search of the vehicle was conducted, and a felony amount of marijuana was […]
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July 21, 1937 – November 28, 2023 BUXTON – Bobby Lee Phelps, Sr. peacefully passed from his earthly home on November 28, 2023, at the age of 87 years. Bobby was born in Norfolk, Virginia, and had ties to Buxton for several decades through his parents, longtime residents on the island. Family time was spent […]
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MANTEO — Eugene Robinson Austin, affectionately known as “Buddy” age 76, passed away in Nags Head on November 29, 2023. He served his country proudly and bravely as a veteran of the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. Eugene “Buddy” ministered through music: from eastern North Carolina to Virginia. His musical gifts and […]
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June 16, 1946 – November 30, 2023 KITTY HAWK — My Sandy-bach passed away yesterday November 30, 2023. Initially, I was somewhat loathe to post a notice of her passing because I was not inclined to see all the regards that usually follow a person’s death. Nor dwell on the eight-plus years of her struggle […]
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Dr. Joseph Al Hodges Joseph Al Hodges MD, FAAFP, a family physician in Avon, North Carolina, has achieved the Degree of Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAP), the national medical association representing nearly 127,600 family physicians, residents, and medical students. Established in 1971, the AFP Degree of Fellow recognizes family physicians who […]
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