Cornelius Francis “Neal” Griffin died peacefully at home in the Outer Banks of NC, surrounded by his loving family while they were live streaming Mass, on Thursday, January 18th, 2024. Neal was born in Tenafly, NJ in March of 1939. He was the oldest of three children born to Cornelius and Annie “Nancy” Griffin. Neal […]
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Eloise Stowe Glonek, 82, passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 20, 2024, at 4 PM in the Wilkerson Funeral Chapel. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Glonek was born on November 4, 1941, in Wilmington, Delaware to the […]
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The first phase of the $19.2 million project to restore and rehabilitate the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse will begin later this month. Once the project begins, varying closures of the grounds surrounding the lighthouse are anticipated. The park store and restrooms are expected to remain open during the project. The project, a collaboration between the National […]
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Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative’s (CHEC’s) contractor, New River Electrical, will conduct a routine inspection of the conduit and electric cables attached to the Basnight Bridge over Oregon Inlet, as well as the Rodanthe Bridge, from January 22 to January 25, 2024. The bridges will remain open to traffic during the inspections, however, motorists should expect […]
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Temperatures will struggle to get above freezing this weekend across eastern North Carolina, with strong gusty winds resulting in wind chills in the 10s and 20s along the Outer Banks, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. Wind chills are forecasted to be in the 20s during the day on Saturday, […]
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The North Carolina Rate Bureau has filed a request with the North Carolina Department of Insurance that proposes to increase homeowners insurance rates statewide by an average of 42.2 percent effective August 1, 2024. If approved by the North Carolina Department of Insurance, homeowners insurance rates in Dare County would increase by 45.1 percent for properties […]
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Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced that the North Carolina Rate Bureau (NCRB) filed a rate filing with the North Carolina Department of Insurance on Wednesday asking for an average statewide increase in homeowners’ insurance rates of 42.2%, with Dare and Hyde Counties facing as high as 45.1% for beach areas and 33.9% for other inland […]
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On Friday, Jan. 19, North Carolina’s 100 county boards of elections will begin sending absentee-by-mail ballots to registered voters who requested a ballot for the 2024 primary election. This marks the start of voting for North Carolina’s March 5 primary election. Voters who have already requested absentee-by-mail ballots should receive them in the coming days. […]
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The public comment period on several proposed N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) temporary rules ends on Feb. 1. The CRC held public hearings Jan. 9 and Jan. 10 to receive comment on the temporary rules: 07H .0507, .0508, .0509, 07I .0702, 07J .0203, .0204, .0206, .0207, .0208, 07M .0401, .0402, .0403, .0701, .0703, .0704 and .1101. […]
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October 16, 1932 – January 15, 2024 Fulton Whidbee, 91, of Virginia Beach, VA, passed away on Monday, January 15, 2024, in Raleigh, NC. He left this world peacefully, with family by his side. Fulton was born to the late Charles H. Whidbee and Ruth Barnes Whidbee on October 16, 1932. He was predeceased by […]
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