Ocracoke Island ferry operations suspended on Monday morning

12:30 P.M. UPDATE: The Ocracoke-Swan Quarter and Ocracoke-Cedar Island ferries have resumed normal operations.  The Hatteras-Ocracoke, Ocracoke-Swan Quarter, and Ocracoke-Cedar Island ferry operations have been suspended for Monday morning, March 11, due to inclement weather, per an update from the North Carolina Ferry System. Ocean overwash was reported on N.C. 12 on northern Ocracoke Island on Sunday, […]

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Coastal Human Society announces 27th Annual Walkathon in Kelly’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 17

The Coastal Humane Society’s Annual Walkathon in Kelly’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been a crowd-pleaser and major fundraiser for 27 years. This year will be no exception. Proceeds from the Walkathon underwrite the Society’s programs all year – helping OBX people help their pets. Here’s how the Walkathon works: OBX dog families gather donations […]

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Charles Marshall Griffin

April 4, 1961 – March 4, 2024 NAGS HEAD — Charles Marshall Griffin (Charlie, also known as ‘Grif’), 62, of Nags Head, North Carolina, passed away suddenly on March 4, 2024, due to a tragic boating accident in the Outer Banks’ Oregon Inlet. Charlie was born on April 4, 1961, in Nürnberg, Germany to his […]

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Severe weather and heavy rain possible on Saturday; Coastal Flood Advisory issued for the Outer Banks

A frontal system impacting the Outer Banks this weekend is capable of bringing strong to severe thunderstorms, heavy rains, strong wind gusts, and sound-side coastal flooding, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. Strong westerly winds with gusts of 30-40 mph will result in elevated water levels for sound-side Outer Banks […]

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Arnold L. Head

KITTY HAWK — Arnold Livingston Head of Kitty Hawk, NC passed away on March 5, 2024, at the age of 81. A longtime resident of Kitty Hawk and Nags Head, he was born on May 19, 1942, in Asheville NC. He was the son of the late Arnold Clifton and Annie Laurie Leeson Head of […]

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Dennis A. Doyle

Dennis A. Doyle, 78, passed in his sleep on March 6, 2024 at his home in Kill Devil Hills after a long fight with cancer. He is survived by his wife of nearly 54 years, Margaret; his daughters, Courtney and Shannon (Alan); his grandchildren, Sean and Cailyn, and many nieces and nephews. Denny was born […]

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Gwendalyn Elise Botson

November 16, 2004 – March 2, 2024 SOUTHERN SHORES — Gwendalyn Elise Botson, 19, of Southern Shores, North Carolina, passed away at Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters in Virginia on Saturday, March 2, 2024, after demonstrating tremendous courage, tenacity, and grace throughout the past two years. Gwendalyn, or Gwen as she was known to […]

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