Wednesday, July 12, at 1:30, Hatteras Island’s own “Keeper James,” will present his second summer program “A Brief Introduction to the United States Life-Saving Service – the Sister Service in the Sand” in the village of Buxton, NC, at the iconic Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in the pavilion program presentation area. The United States Life-Saving Service […]
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Daniel J. Smith, 94, of Southern Shores, died on July 8, 2023. Dan was born November 1, 1928, to Edward H. and Lorraine H. Smith in New Cumberland, PA. He graduated from Hamilton High School in Mercer County, NJ in 1946 and, courtesy of WWII, made the customary transition to the Army. Dan trained to […]
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James Louis Harris beloved husband, brother, uncle, friend, outdoorsman, hunter and recreational fisherman passed away peacefully on July 9, 2023, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital at the end of a long, hard-fought battle with a rare blood disease. He was born in Washington DC and raised in Great Falls VA to parents, Col. Collas G. […]
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Richard Eugene Gantt “Dickie” of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina died Sunday, July 9, 2023, after a short battle with cancer. He was 72 years young. Dickie was preceded in death by his parents Esley Eugene Gantt and Kathleen Harris Gantt, his daughter Kathleen Grey “Katie” Gantt, and recently his brother and best friend, Thomas Ezell […]
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is accepting proposals for the Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) Program for federal fiscal year 2024. The Request for Proposals is published on the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries BIG Website FY 2024 Request for Proposals. BIG is a grant program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that reimburses up […]
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Dare County has released a new video that highlights the Dare County Public Works Department’s Integrated Mosquito Management Program, which is designed to help suppress local mosquito populations and reduce the risk of residents and visitors contracting a mosquito-borne disease. The video touches on the various types of treatments that are used to control mosquito […]
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Severe thunderstorms will be possible Sunday afternoon and Sunday night for all of eastern North Carolina per a recent update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph are the main threat and high winds are most likely from 5:00 p.m. until 11 p.m. on Sunday […]
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A coastal warning display tower (weather tower) was recently installed at the U.S. Weather Bureau Station in Hatteras, thanks to Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s philanthropic partner, Outer Banks Forever, and the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau. A short ceremony to celebrate the return of the weather tower and several other site improvements is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, July […]
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Though postponed by a day due to weather, the annual 2023 Hatteras Village Golf Cart Parade was another big success, according to parade organizers, with approximately 50 entries attending the July 5 event. The yearly event began in 2013 as a fundraiser for the Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation and attracted less than a dozen carts […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Emogene “Jean” Jones Wamsley was a beloved wife, mother and grandmother during her incredible 88 years of life. On July 5, 2023 she peacefully passed away at her home in Outer Banks NC with her devoted husband of 71 years at her side. Jean followed her heart when she married Howard […]
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