On Wednesday, October 25, the Ocracoke Preservation Society (OPS) will be hosting an event at the Island Inn & Commons to discuss the ongoing project, and to thank donors for their generous contributions. The Evening at the Commons will start at 5:00 p.m., in front of the historic structure and in the new park and […]
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June 15, 1937 – October 19, 2023 BUXTON — Dora Ann Jennette passed away Thursday, October 19, 2023, at Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk, VA, after a short illness. She was 86 years old. She was born in Hatteras, NC, on June 15, 1937, the only child of Willard B. Burrus and Brittie Stowe Burrus. […]
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April 4, 1958 – October 19, 2023 SOUTHERN SHORES — Ann Denise Williams of Southern Shores, NC and Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay, VA, passed away on Thursday, October 19, 2023, after battling peritoneal cancer since early 2022. She was a 15-year survivor of triple-negative breast cancer. She is survived by her husband, Michael Williams; her […]
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Dare County offices and facilities will be closed on Friday, November 10, in observance of Veterans Day. This includes the Manteo Recycle Yard, the Dare County C&D Landfill, and the Buxton Transfer Station. The Manteo Recycle Yard, the Dare County C&D Landfill, and the Buxton Transfer Station will reopen on Saturday, November 11, 2023 and […]
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Jack “J.D.” Dempsey Wise, Jr. died October 17, 2023, in Chesapeake, VA. J.D. had a massive stroke, which he couldn’t recover from, and passed away in the hospital. He was 66 and was born and raised on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. He is preceded in death by his loving parents, Jack D. Wise […]
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has completed its initial analysis of historical documentation and information gathered during site visits and soil samples since peat balls containing petroleum appeared in September on a section of shoreline in Buxton, N.C., near the former U.S. Navy facility. The Savannah District’s Formerly Used Defense Site Program […]
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July 21, 1941 – October 19, 2023 SOUTHERN SHORES — Calvin Lary Sawyer was born on July 21, 1941, in Portsmouth, VA. He peacefully passed away on October 19, 2023, in Southern Shores, NC. Lary lived a fulfilling life spanning 82 years. Lary’s journey through life was filled with remarkable accomplishments and meaningful experiences. As […]
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It is with a great deal of sadness that the Dare County Board of Commissioners announces the passing of Commissioner Jim Tobin. He was a longtime resident of Manns Harbor and served with distinction as a Dare County commissioner since May 1, 2017. Commissioner Tobin will long be remembered forhis passion and leadership in keeping […]
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August 11, 1954 – October 18, 2023 James Patrick Tobin, 69 of Manns Harbor, North Carolina passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2023. He was born August 11, 1954 in Berkeley, California. Jim was the son of the late William P. Tobin and Marnelle L. Tobin. Jim spent most of his career as an entrepreneur. Beginning […]
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February 15, 1944 – October 16, 2023 Lakeland, FL — Shirley Joleen Meekins, 79, passed away in Lakeland, FL on Monday, October 16, 2023. Shirley was born in Texas on February 15, 1944, to parents Elias and Jaleen (Green) Buzan. She spent all of her childhood and young adult years in Texas, enrolling in cosmetology […]
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