The Avon Fishing Pier will open for the 2024 season on Friday, May 3, from 6:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m., per an update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and pier operators. Starting on Memorial Day Weekend, the pier’s hours will be extended to 6:00 a.m. until 10 p.m. In previous years, the Avon Fishing […]
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The parking lot at ORV ramp 55 in Hatteras Village will close for approximately three weeks, beginning on Thursday, May 2, due to a project that will remove a portion of the boardwalk and improve travel conditions on the ramp. Permitted ORV drivers can use Pole Road as an alternate route to the beach during […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on this pet, 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/
Two annual ceremonies are returning in 2024 to honor the World War II British and Canadian sailors who lost their lives off the Outer Banks 82 years ago. In mid-May, representatives of the U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, U.S. Navy, British Royal Navy, and National Park Service will come together at the British cemeteries […]
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The following press release was issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Monday afternoon, April 29. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, will take further action on the former U.S. Navy facility at Buxton, North Carolina, under the Formerly Used Defense Sites Program, removing a pipe and sampling the surrounding soil to […]
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By Mary Ellen Riddle for OuterBanksVoice.com Three Cape Hatteras Secondary School students in the DECA club were state finalists at a March competition in Greensboro, vying against more than 5,000 students. As a result, they are headed to Anaheim, California this month to compete in the DECA International Career Development Conference Competitive Events program. Emma Riggs, Ann […]
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September 17, 1939 – April 18, 2024 BUXTON — Jeanette Gray Finnegan Torok, 84, known as Jaye, died on Thursday, April 18, 2024, in her home in Buxton, N.C. A native of Buxton, she was the daughter of Jeanette (Janet) Finnegan and William Finnegan. Jaye attended East Carolina University, and upon graduating, she received a […]
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The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is seeking public comments on its Sea Turtle Conservation Plan through May 24. The plan will guide the agency’s efforts to maintain and increase populations of five species of sea turtles that nest on North Carolina beaches, primarily from May to August, and are declining in the state. All five species are […]
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December 31, 1946 – April 21, 2024 KITTY HAWK — Marilyn Kay Pokorny went to meet her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on April 21, 2024. She was 77. Marilyn is survived by her husband, John; her son Jeffrey John, MD (Anne) and daughter, Jody Lynn (Ross); her grandchildren John Russell, Christopher Thomas, and Caden […]
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Long-time Wanchese citizen Michelle “Micky” Montague, 64, died unexpectedly in Manteo. NC April 23, 2024 of natural causes. Micky was honest, funny, down-to- earth, and kind. She adored her family and friends all over the Outer Banks. Survivors include her daughter, Gretchen Montague of Manteo; her son, James Montague of Michigan; five grandchildren (and one […]
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