From SamalkerOBXNews.com Northeastern North Carolina and the Outer Banks will have near-perfect conditions to see the entirety of the partial eclipse on Monday, with mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s. And three sounding rockets will be launched from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on the Virginia Eastern Shore that may […]
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Dare County has released a new video highlighting the Outer Banks Senior Games, an annual event designed to promote healthy lifestyles and active aging among individuals ages 50 and older in Dare County and Currituck County. Sanctioned by the North Carolina Senior Games, the Outer Banks Senior Games—whose 36th annual event will begin on […]
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February 15, 1949 – April 3, 2024 MANTEO — Sharon Seger Fiegel, age 75, of Manteo, NC (formerly of Lockport, NY and born and raised free-range in Grampian, PA) passed away in her sleep on April 3, 2024. Sharon was the youngest of 6 siblings, born to Louella Mahlon and Burton Seger of Grampian, PA. […]
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Dare County is pleased to announce that the Dare County Board of Commissioners meeting room located at the Dare County Administration Building in Manteo has been formally named in honor of Robert V. “Bobby” Owens Jr., a longtime local public servant who passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at the age of 91. Dare […]
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November 16, 1935 – April 1, 2024 Mary Kathleen Feeney of Kill Devil Hills passed away peacefully on April 1, 2024, at the age of 88. A devoted wife and mother, Mary is survived by James, her loving husband of 68 years; daughters Jane, Karen (Ed), Nancy (Tim), Mary (John), Maggie (Lauron), and Kellie (Travis); […]
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The Ocracoke-Swan Quarter and Ocracoke-Cedar Island ferry operations have resumed normal operations for Thursday, April 4. The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry has also returned to its regular spring schedule as of Thursday morning, which can be found here. The Ocracoke-mainland ferries were suspended on Wednesday afternoon due to high winds from a passing cold front. To get notified […]
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The Dare County Board of Commissioners will hold a special public meeting at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, April 9, to share the latest updates and discuss the ongoing challenges regarding the housing issues that continue to impact Dare County’s residents, business owners, and members of the local workforce. “We will make a decision that day […]
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March 31, 1942 – March 31, 2024 OCRACOKE — Agnes Marie Garrish peacefully passed away on her 82nd birthday on March 31, 2024 with her family by her side. She was born on March 31, 1942 to Irvin Scott and Elsie Ballance Garrish. Her best friend and sister Martha was born four years later. Agnes […]
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Dare County Schools is proud to announce that four exceptional students have been accepted into the prestigious North Carolina Governor’s School program. Four Dare County students successfully passed the rigorous local and state nomination process to secure their positions in the highly competitive, four-week residential program for gifted and talented high school students. The following […]
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August 23, 1929 – April 1, 2024 FRISCO — Walton Julius Fulcher, a devoted husband, father, and military veteran, peacefully passed away on April 1, 2024, at the age of 94. A native of Buxton, NC, he was born on August 23, 1929. Walton proudly served his country in the United States Army for 22 […]
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