July 4, 1942 – June 28, 2024 MANTEO — Frances Carolyn Jump Brinn, age 81, of Manteo, NC, passed away suddenly on June 28, 2024, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Born on July 4, 1942, in Charlotte, NC, she was the daughter of the late Esther Blake O’Neal Jump and Floyd Robert Jump. Frances had […]
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Sheriff’s Blotter June 2024
June 2, 2024 Larceny. 300 block of Sandpiper Drive, Colington. Money reported stolen from victim’s wallet. Under investigation. June 4, 2024 Breaking and Entering. 100 block of Langley Lane, Roanoke Island. Bicycle reported stolen from a garage. The bike was later recovered in the possession of a subject who was arrested after breaking into vehicles. […]
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$500K available for eastern NC nonprofits through the North Carolina Community Foundation
Eastern North Carolina nonprofits supporting education, health and human services can apply for grants from the Louise Oriole Burevitch Endowment beginning June 28. This opportunity will provide a total of $500,000 in funds from the endowment established at the North Carolina Community Foundation in 2015. Grants awarded to nonprofits will range from $25,000 to $50,000. […]
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Two Leatherback sea turtle nests discovered on Cape Hatteras National Seashore
For the first time since record-keeping began, (a roughly 20-year time period), two Leatherback sea turtles have decided to nest on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) during the 2024 summer season, per a Monday update from CHNS. “The two nests were found exactly one week apart,” stated the CHNS update. “The first Leatherback nest […]
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First-ever 4 for the 4th Race will take place on Wednesday
Barrier Island Group (B.I.G.) is pleased to announce its first Hatteras Island event – “4 for the 4th” – a four-mile run/walk to kick off the Fourth of July festivities. Originally scheduled for the morning of July 4, the race will be held on Wednesday, July 3, in order to lessen the Independence Day burden on Dare County […]
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Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum announces Independence Day schedule, July programs
From OBXToday.com The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras will be closed on the Fourth of July. Otherwise, the museum will operate on its regular schedule that week: open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The museum is closed on Saturdays and Sundays. The Museum has also provided the […]
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Coast Guard assists vessel taking on water in the Pamlico Sound
On Tuesday, June 20, the U.S. Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet responded to a small craft taking on water in the Pamlico Sound. Once notified, Station Hatteras Inlet crewmembers got underway to the vessel’s last known position. When the crew arrived on scene, the CG27143 utilized the dewatering pump for a majority of the vessel and […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore reminds visitors of local fireworks regulations; Two permitted fireworks shows will take place on the southern Outer Banks
Cape Hatteras National Seashore visitors should leave fireworks at home and attend permitted fireworks shows on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) reminds visitors and adjacent homeowners that it is illegal to detonate fireworks, or have fireworks in your possession, on all land managed by the National Park Service, including all beaches […]
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More than 3 million Striped Bass to be released into Albemarle Sound in 2024
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries and N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission are working cooperatively on an aggressive stocking plan to supplement recruitment of the Albemarle Sound/Roanoke River Striped Bass population that began in 2023. With financial support provided by the Marine Fisheries Commission Conservation Fund and the N.C. Marine & […]
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Bruce David Umstead
July 2, 1958 – June 19, 2024 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Our beloved family member and rock-solid friend Bruce David Umstead very tragically and unexpectedly passed on to the ethereal other side of his fishing hole on June 19, 2024. Bruce was born into a military family in Bangor, Maine, in 1958, and was the […]
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