Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Talon, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Talon, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/
April 3, 2023 Financial Card Theft. 100 block of Marshy Ridge Road, Colington. Family member stole and used victim’s financial card. Under investigation. April 6, 2023 Embezzlement. 200 block of Bayview Drive, Stumpy Point. Money taken from financial account without authorization. Suspect identified and arrested. April 6, 2023 Obtaining Property by False Pretenses. 27000 block […]
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BUXTON — Mary Sutton Schumann passed away peacefully in her Buxton home on Thursday, April 27, 2023 after complications with chronic illness. She was 65. Mary was born April 21, 1958 in Williamsburg, Virginia, where she was raised with her siblings and went on to attend William and Mary University in pursuit of an English […]
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February 22, 1954 – April 23, 2023 NAGS HEAD — Franklin Pauley, 69, of Nags Head, NC, formally Bristol, VA, died peacefully at home from complications of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP). He donated his brain to the University of Miami Brain Bank, where researchers from around the world study PSP in hopes of finding a […]
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Outer Banks Forever, the official nonprofit partner of the Outer Banks national parks, has opened its annual Adopt A Sea Turtle Nest program for the sea turtle nesting season at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, which occurs from May to October each year. The Adopt A Sea Turtle Nest program launched in 2020 to support projects and programs that protect […]
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The N.C. Department of Transportation has launched a new text and email notification system to alert ferry passengers when weather or mechanical issues cause schedule interruptions on state ferry routes. Under the new Ferry Information Notification System, or FINS, people will be able to select the routes they want to receive alerts from, and choose […]
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is looking for commercial and recreational fishermen, scientists, and other interested parties to sit on the Striped Mullet Fishery Management Plan Advisory Committee. The committee will assist the division in developing Amendment 2 to the N.C. Striped Mullet Fishery Management Plan. The division will hold an in-person workshop-style meeting that […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the Town of Nags Head have observed plastic, metal, paper, and textile fabric debris washing up in low densities along approximately 25 miles of beaches, from Nags Head to the villages of Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo. Observations of debris began on April 27 and were reported to the U.S. […]
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A Coastal Flood Advisory and High Surf Advisory are in effect for the Outer Banks from 11:00 a.m. Sunday through early Monday morning, per an update from the National Weather Service. Large breaking waves of 6-9 feet, dangerous rip currents, and strong longshore currents are expected in the surf zone through Sunday. For the Coastal […]
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A strong area of low pressure is expected to cross eastern North Carolina on Sunday bringing a range of hazards to the Outer Banks, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. Severe thunderstorms are possible across all of eastern North Carolina, with the highest threat of storms occurring early Sunday morning […]
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