The North Carolina Ferry System reported on Wednesday morning that the Hatteras 6:00 a.m. departure to Ocracoke-Silver Lake had to return to Hatteras village due to adverse weather conditions, and additional trips on this route were being canceled throughout the day. The following Hatteras to Ocracoke Silver Lake trips are canceled for Wednesday, October 9: […]
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The threat for beach erosion, ocean overwash, and minor coastal flooding will increase on Wednesday night and continue through the rest of the week as a coastal low pressure system stalls offshore, per a recent update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. An area of low pressure off the Southeast coast […]
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Per an October 8 letter to Gov. Cooper, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has denied a request from the state of North Carolina for individual assistance for the victims of Hurricane Dorian in Dare, Hyde, Carteret and New Hanover counties. “Based on our review of all the information available, including the results of joint […]
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Op-ed by North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper North Carolinians are determined, tough people. For generations, our families have weathered brutal hurricanes. But recent history tells us there’s a new normal when it comes to these storms, and if we don’t rise to the challenge, then rising water will get the best of us. Matthew, […]
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At the October 7 Dare County Board of Commissioners meeting in Manteo, NOAA’s Monitor National Marine Sanctuary presented Cape Hatteras Secondary Principal, Beth Rooks, and teacher, Clayton Tiderman, with a check for $3,000 to continue their work to promote recycling. Cape Hatteras Secondary was recognized as an Ocean Guardian School-Year 1, for successfully fulfilling all […]
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Jury selection began on Monday for the trial of one of four Pasquotank Correctional Institute inmates who are charged in the death of four prison employees during a failed escape attempt in October, 2017. Mikel Brady, the first of the four to go on trial, faces four counts of first degree murder in connection with […]
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So this is how we roll on the Outer Banks of NC. To set the stage: Every island out here has an indie bookstore. Running North to South down the Outer Banks: Downtown Books in Manteo on Roanoke Island helmed by Jamie Anderson, my store: Buxton Village Books in Buxton on Hatteras Island , and […]
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FRISCO — William Alonzo “Lonnie” McKinney, 65, of Frisco, NC passed away unexpectedly Sunday, September 22, 2019. A native of Hatteras Island, he was born on October 22, 1953. Lonnie lived on the island throughout his teen years, moving to the mainland in his adulthood where he married and had children. Lonnie returned to the […]
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October 4, 1933 – September 27, 2019 Norfolk — Sybil Leola Gray McDaniel of Norfolk, Virginia died peacefully at Sentara Hospice House on Friday, September 27, 2019, surrounded by loved ones. Born October 4, 1933, she grew up in Buxton, NC, the daughter of the late John Raymond Gray and Edna Casey Gray. Sybil was […]
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April 21, 1929 – October 4, 2019 RODANTHE — Eunice Mae Knight Midgett, 90, of Rodanthe, NC died Friday, October 4, 2019. Born in Norfolk, VA on April 21, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Eunice Burgess Knight and Irvin Knight. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her […]
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