September 9, 1930 – June 11, 2024 BUXTON — Dixie Stevens Burrus Browning of Buxton, North Carolina, rejoined her husband of 61 years on June 11, 2024. Leonard (Lee) L. Browning, Jr., who departed in 2011, was the hero of many of her over 100 published novels and the love of her life. Dixie was [...]
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Mark Your Calendars, 2024 Outer Banks Seafood Festival to be held ...
June 12, 2024 | Community News Brief
Mark your calendars for a day filled with delicious seafood and local culture at the 2024 Outer Banks Seafood Festival! Join us on Saturday, October 19th at the Soundside Event Site in Nags Head from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thank you to our Captain Sponsors, TowneBank and the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau for their [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleMeet 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/Dolores Scott, affectionately known as “Mamama,†passed away on Sunday, May 19th. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 17, 1944, she was the daughter of Luis and Elena Ronderos. Dolores led a remarkable life, touching the hearts of many along the way. After attending a British school and earning her master’s degree in education, [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleHatteras Island Cancer Foundation Pop Up BBQ Benefit Set for June 11
June 11, 2024 | Community News Brief
Please join the HICF for their Annual Pop Up BBQ Benefit on June 11 from 5:30 p.m. until they run out of BBQ. The event will be held between the Hatteras Post Office and the Hatteras Library. The BBQ will be provided by Crazy Johnny’s BBQ. BBQ pork sandwiches, baked beans, coleslaw, macaroni salad, drinks, [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleA Beachcomber’s View: Olives and Augers, Wentletraps and Worm Shells
June 10, 2024 | Island Features | By: Kristin Hissong
As the seasons change, so do the beachcombing conditions and finds. During the winter months, it seems like bigger shells and chunkier items like driftwood tend to wash up, compared to the summer months, when smaller shells and smaller piles of debris are the norm. As a beachcomber, one of my signs of summer is [...] Island Features | Full ArticleFrom SamWalkerOBXNews.com Congressman Greg Murphy, R-N.C., was joined this week by another East Coast congressional leader in introducing legislation that would authorize federal flood insurance payouts for structures on the brink of collapse from chronic erosion. Murphy, who represents North Carolina’s Third District that currently includes Dare, Currituck and Hyde counties, and Rep. Shellie Pingree, [...] Local News | Full ArticleCape Hatteras Graduation Ceremony celebrates the 56 members of the ...
June 10, 2024 | Island Features
Photos by Don Bowers The 56 members of the Cape Hatteras Secondary School’s (CHSS) Class of 2024 received their diplomas at a commencement ceremony held on Saturday evening, June 8. The event began with a prelude by the Cape Hatteras Secondary Graduation Band, conducted by Sean McCroskey, before the class processional to the traditional “Pomp [...] Island Features | Full ArticleOcracoke Island is hosting a wave of Independence Day events from ...
June 8, 2024 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
Independence Day is on the horizon, and the festivities on Ocracoke Island begin on July 2 and last through July 4. A detailed look at all Independence Day celebrations on Ocracoke Island, including the annual fireworks show on Tuesday, July 2, is listed below. Tuesday, July 2 7 pm: Pre-fireworks gathering. Ocracoke Island deejay Tommy [...] Island Features | Full ArticleMFC approves mandatory harvest reporting for commercial and recrea ...
June 7, 2024 | Fishing | By: Jack Danz
During a special meeting held online on Thursday, June 6, the North Carolina Department of Marine Fisheries passed a temporary motion, created by the North Carolina General Assembly, which requires commercial and recreational fishermen to report their harvests to the Department of Marine Fisheries beginning on December 1. Commercial fishermen will be required to report [...] Fishing | Full ArticleSeries of Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge beach cleanups sched ...
June 7, 2024 | Community News Brief
The Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge will host a series of beach cleanups along the beaches of the refuge throughout the summer, and volunteers from the community are invited to attend. Those who would like to participate are asked to meet at the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center—which is located at 14500 N.C. [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleKeeper James to be featured at Wind & Waves Maritime Festival ...
June 7, 2024 | Community News Brief
“Keeper James†Charlet will be a featured speaker at the Wind & Waves Maritime Festival this Saturday, June 8 at 4:00 PM. It is a very large festival being held at the KOA Campground at 25099 North Carolina Hwy 12, Rodanthe, NC 27968. Keeper James will not be selling his book, but they are available [...] Community News Brief | Full Article-
Occupancy and meals up in March; Tourism Board updating strategic ...
June 12, 2024 | Local News | By: Sam Walker | 1
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com While occupancy and meals income in Dare County was up in March, the total numbers for the year so far continue to reflect a long-predicted reset of visitation to the Outer Banks. In a report issued to the Dare County Tourism Board ahead of their May 16 meeting at the reopened Graveyard of [...] Local News | Full ArticleFrom SamWalkerOBXNews.com Congressman Greg Murphy, R-N.C., was joined this week by another East Coast congressional leader in introducing legislation that would authorize federal flood insurance payouts for structures on the brink of collapse from chronic erosion. Murphy, who represents North Carolina’s Third District that currently includes Dare, Currituck and Hyde counties, and Rep. Shellie Pingree, [...] Local News | Full Article
Occupancy and meals up in March; Tourism Board updating strategic ...
June 12, 2024 | Local News | By: Sam Walker | 1
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com While occupancy and meals income in Dare County was up in March, the total numbers for the year so far continue to reflect a long-predicted reset of visitation to the Outer Banks. In a report issued to the Dare County Tourism Board ahead of their May 16 meeting at the reopened Graveyard of [...] Local News | Full ArticleFrom SamWalkerOBXNews.com Congressman Greg Murphy, R-N.C., was joined this week by another East Coast congressional leader in introducing legislation that would authorize federal flood insurance payouts for structures on the brink of collapse from chronic erosion. Murphy, who represents North Carolina’s Third District that currently includes Dare, Currituck and Hyde counties, and Rep. Shellie Pingree, [...] Local News | Full Article
Buxton Civic Association will hold public meeting on June 6 to dis ...
June 6, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
The Buxton Civic Association (BCA) will hold its monthly public meeting on Thursday, June 6, at 6:30 p.m. at the old Buxton Volunteer Fire Department Building next to Burrus Field. The public meeting is an opportunity for the community to learn about recent updates and developments for the ongoing environmental and public safety issues at [...] Local News | Full ArticleOld Lighthouse Road in Buxton, Frisco VFD among grant recipients f ...
June 5, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
The North Carolina Emergency Management recently (NCEM) announced the first round of grant recipients for the 2023 Disaster Relief and Mitigation Fund (DRMF), which included awards for upcoming projects in Buxton and Frisco Villages. The DRMF was authorized by the 2023 Appropriations Act (S.L. 2023-134, § 5.6(f)), providing $30 million in funding availability to support the [...] Local News | Full ArticleThe North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) will host its second Adopt-a-Beach cleanup event for 2024 on Saturday, June 8. The event will be launched from the ORV Ramp 38 parking lot, just south of Avon, at 9:00 a.m. “The plan is to clean up all litter and trash on the beach, the access ramp, [...] Local News | Full ArticleNew Dare County MedFlight Hangar/EMS Station facility opens on Roa ...
June 4, 2024 | Local News | By: Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com A dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Monday at the new Dare MedFlight Hangar/EMS Station at the Dare County Regional Airport on Roanoke Island. Located at 1078 Driftwood Drive in Manteo, the 14,320-square-foot facility includes a hangar for the medical helicopter, an area to work on repairs including a paint booth, onsite [...] Local News | Full Article The William B. Umstead (locally known as the Old Manns Harbor) Bridge on U.S. 64 over Croatan Sound will be closing June 3 for an estimated six months as a $33 million bridge preservation project enters a critical phase. During the closure, all 313 concrete spans on the bridge will be repaired and each of [...] Local News | Full ArticleBalloon release ban on agenda for Dare County Board of Commissioners
June 2, 2024 | Local News | By: Mark Jurkowitz
From OuterBanksVoice.com The move to ban balloon releases in Dare County, which has been spreading throughout its municipalities, is now moving to the Dare County Board of Commissioners. The first Dare County municipality to enact a balloon ban was the Town of Duck, which did so on April 3. At its June 3 meeting, the [...] Local News | Full ArticleThe Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) has presented the Dare County Association of Fire Officers (DCAFO) with a $10,000 grant made possible through the CoBank Sharing Success Grant Program. CoBank is a national cooperative bank that serves rural areas. The cooperative gave $5,000 to DCAFO, which was met with an additional $5,000 from CoBank, to [...] Local News | Full ArticleSpeed limit reduced to 45 mph near Pea Island Visitor Center
May 29, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist | 1
The speed limit near the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center was changed this week from 55 mph to 45 mph due to a seasonal increase in pedestrian and visitor traffic in the immediate area. “Concerns were raised due to several close calls in the crosswalk,†said Tim Hass, Communications Officer for the North Carolina [...] Local News | Full ArticleUPDATE: Cleanup underway for oceanfront home collapse in Rodanthe; ...
May 28, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist | 2
 Video by Brad Hanson Clean-up efforts are in progress for a home at the end of Ocean Drive in Rodanthe that fell into the ocean at approximately 2:35 a.m. on Tuesday, May 28. A one-mile section of beach is closed from Sea Haven Drive to South Shore Drive in the immediate area, according to [...] Local News | Full ArticleThis is a developing story. Click here for the latest update. An unoccupied home at the end of Ocean Drive in Rodanthe collapsed into the ocean at approximately 2:35 a.m. on Tuesday, May 28. The home was built in 1970, and was a 1,728-square-foot residence with five bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. The home was uninhabitable and [...] Local News | Full ArticleThe Island Free Press (IFP) is excited to announce the launch of the 2025 calendar, and pre-ordering is now available for folks who want to celebrate the beauty of Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands all year long. Our IFP readers submitted all the photos in the 12-month 2025 calendar and include landmarks, beach scenes, and other [...] Local News | Full ArticleThere will be a slight risk of isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms developing across portions of eastern North Carolina on Monday, May 27, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. The primary severe risk is damaging wind gusts of 40-70 mph, but hail up to golf-ball size is also possible. There [...] Local News | Full Article
Cape Hatteras National Seashore launches the first-ever Adopt-a-Beach program
June 5, 2024 | Seashore News
The new program supplements the National Park Service’s continual efforts to ensure 75 miles of beaches are clean, safe, and enjoyable for the public. Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) welcomes organized groups of individuals to adopt sections of Seashore beaches to remove trash and help keep the beaches clean, safe, and pristine. For this first year of the program, the Seashore is adopting out 18 sections of beach, focusing on the year-round off-road vehicle routes north of Oregon Inlet and on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. Each section is roughly two miles long. Opportunities may expand to other sections of the beach in the coming years. To adopt a section of Seashore beach, a group must commit to completing four cleanups each year and meet all reporting requirements. Upon completion of their first cleanup, each group will be acknowledged via signage at the entry point to [...] Seashore News | Full Article
New Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Pathway expected to open in late summ ...
June 4, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
The first 1.25-mile-long phase of the new Cape Hatteras Lighthouse pathway is expected to be open to the public by late summer or early fall, 2024. “The Buxton multi-use pathway project is approximately 40% complete,†said Mike Barber, Public Affairs Specialist for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS). “There is approximately 3,500 linear feet of [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleCape Hatteras National Seashore fully reopens Rodanthe beach after ...
June 3, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) has reopened the beach from S. Holiday Boulevard to the north end of Ocean Drive in Rodanthe, which means that all temporary closures associated with last week’s home collapse have been lifted. The unoccupied home at the end of Ocean Drive in Rodanthe collapsed into the ocean at approximately 2:35 [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleTip of Cape Point temporarily closed to ORVs and pedestrians
May 31, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
The tip of Cape Point and the adjacent south-facing shoreline was temporarily closed to ORVs and pedestrians on Friday morning, May 31, due to multiple American oystercatcher chicks in the area, per an update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. From the north of the tip of Cape Point, the east-facing shoreline is open all [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleCape Hatteras National Seashore reopens portion of beach in front ...
May 30, 2024 | Seashore News | 1
Following two days of debris cleanup associated with a March 28 house collapse, Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) has reopened approximately seven-tenths-of-a-mile of beach in front of Rodanthe Village. The current beach closure—measuring approximately a quarter mile—extends from S. Holiday Boulevard to the north end of Ocean Drive in Rodanthe. On the morning of May [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleMore than 50 truckloads of debris collected and removed after Roda ...
May 29, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
Noticeable progress has been made in cleaning the shoreline since a home collapsed at the end of Ocean Drive in Rodanthe at approximately 2:35 a.m. on Tuesday, May 28. The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) reported that as of Wednesday afternoon, (and roughly 36 hours after the collapse), a total of 53 truckloads of debris [...] Seashore News | Full ArticlePublic invited to help Rodanthe with beach cleanup event on Wednes ...
May 28, 2024 | Seashore News | 1
On Wednesday, May 29, the public is invited to help Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) employees clean up some of the debris associated with today’s unoccupied house collapse at 24131 Ocean Drive in Rodanthe. A contractor hired by the property owner is also contributing to the cleanup efforts. Volunteer Beach Cleanup Details Date: Wednesday, May [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleExpanded ranger-led educational programs begin Memorial Day Weeken ...
May 25, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
An expanded schedule of ranger-led educational programs begins Memorial Day Weekend at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site. The additional programs run from Memorial Day through much of the summer, and there is no cost to attend any of the ranger-led programs. The schedule of weekly programs is listed below [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleLifeguards are returning for the summer season to Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s five lifeguarded beaches starting on Saturday, May 25. From Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day, lifeguards are on duty daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the following locations: Coquina Beach Day Use Area (Bodie Island) Located across from the Bodie Island [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleThe permanent trail exhibits bring the people of the Roanoke Island Freedman’s Colony to life. Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (Fort Raleigh) and the Dare County Trails Commission will celebrate National Trails Day, June 1, 2024, by unveiling newly installed educational exhibits along Fort Raleigh’s Freedom Trail. Roanoke Island was a place of community for [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleTopA wave of upcoming events will help support the 4th of July Fireworks in Avon
June 12, 2024 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist | 1
The Independence Day Fireworks show in Avon is once again returning for 2024 on Thursday, July 4, but in the meantime, the Avon Property Owners Association (APOA) will be hosting a wave of upcoming fundraising events to ensure the show goes on this year, and many years to come. On Saturday, June 15, the Koru Beach Klub in Avon will be hosting a Saturday Night Fever party from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. with lots of disco music and dancing. Tickets are just $10 at the door, and all ticket sales will go towards the annual Avon fireworks. On Saturday, June 29, the APOA will host a community Fish Fry at the Avon Volunteer Fire Department station on 40159 Harbor Rd, starting at 5:30 p.m. Again, all proceeds from the Fish Fry will go towards the annual fireworks show. On Thursday, July 4, the APOA will also have a special “swag table†set up near the Avon Pier throughout the day and evening, with [...] Island Features | Full Article
A Beachcomber’s View: Olives and Augers, Wentletraps and Worm Shells
June 10, 2024 | Island Features | By: Kristin Hissong
As the seasons change, so do the beachcombing conditions and finds. During the winter months, it seems like bigger shells and chunkier items like driftwood tend to wash up, compared to the summer months, when smaller shells and smaller piles of debris are the norm. As a beachcomber, one of my signs of summer is [...] Island Features | Full ArticleCape Hatteras Graduation Ceremony celebrates the 56 members of the ...
June 10, 2024 | Island Features
Photos by Don Bowers The 56 members of the Cape Hatteras Secondary School’s (CHSS) Class of 2024 received their diplomas at a commencement ceremony held on Saturday evening, June 8. The event began with a prelude by the Cape Hatteras Secondary Graduation Band, conducted by Sean McCroskey, before the class processional to the traditional “Pomp [...] Island Features | Full ArticleOcracoke Island is hosting a wave of Independence Day events from ...
June 8, 2024 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
Independence Day is on the horizon, and the festivities on Ocracoke Island begin on July 2 and last through July 4. A detailed look at all Independence Day celebrations on Ocracoke Island, including the annual fireworks show on Tuesday, July 2, is listed below. Tuesday, July 2 7 pm: Pre-fireworks gathering. Ocracoke Island deejay Tommy [...] Island Features | Full ArticleNight Sky: Globular Clusters and more highlights for June
June 3, 2024 | Island Features | By: Gerry Lebing
A Good Month for Globular Clusters! NASA defines globular clusters as “stable, tightly gravitationally bound clusters of tens of thousands to millions of stars found in a wide variety of galaxies.†That literally means a sphere of stars! June will offer a chance to see two very beautiful examples of globular clusters with your naked [...] Island Features | Full ArticleThe 2024 Ocrafolk Music and Storytelling Festival will be held on the grounds of the Berkley Manor June 7 to 9. The 24th annual celebration features musicians, storytellers, artisans, characters of Ocracoke Island and more. Produced by the nonprofit Ocracoke Alive, musical performers include a mix of old and new with blues, country, soul, funk, [...] Island Features | Full ArticleIsland History: A spotlight on stories from the Outer Banks’ Lif ...
May 30, 2024 | Island Features | By: Jen Carlson | 1
The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station (CLSS) is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, as one of the seven original Life-Saving Stations to be built in North Carolina in 1874. As such, the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station and Historic Site in Rodanthe will be sharing stories about the seven 1874 Outer Banks stations in the months ahead, leading [...] Island Features | Full Article
Causey settles again with insurance companies, another rental home rate hike on the way
May 31, 2024 | Real Estate | By: Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has reached a settlement with companies that insure rental homes, which means rates for some coverage will be jumping again for a second straight year. The Republican who is running for a third term this fall announced late Thursday he had reached an agreement with the North Carolina Rate Bureau that will lead to an average increase statewide of 8% for dwelling policies starting November 1. The rate bureau submitted a filing in July 2023 that asked for a 50.6 percent statewide average rate increase for fire and extended coverage of dwelling policies, which are offered to non-owner-occupied residences of no more than four units, including rental properties, investment properties, and other properties that are not occupied full time by the property owner. "I am happy that we were able to save North Carolina consum [...] Real Estate | Full Article
Bill repealing Dare housing money overrides now state law
May 21, 2024 | Real Estate | By: Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Governor Roy Cooper has signed a bill that includes rolling back a stipulation put on $35 million allocated to address housing needs in Dare County that would supersede town zoning regulations from blocking developments that used the funds. But the money will not be used for those purposes anyway, after a pair of [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleThe Dare County Housing Task Force held three meetings in April 2024. At its meeting held on April 16, 2024, Dare County Manager/Attorney Bobby Outten briefed the group on actions that have been taken by the Dare County Board of Commissioners to address the ongoing housing issues in the county, including the board’s recent decision [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleFrom OuterBanksVoice.com The Dare County Housing Task Force, which has significantly picked up the pace of its work, will meet for the third time in two weeks when it convenes at the Dare County Administration Building on April 30. Among the items on the agenda is an effort to set up a future meeting schedule, [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleDare Housing Task Force to convene special April 22 meeting with s ...
April 22, 2024 | Real Estate | By: Mark Jurkowitz
From OuterBanksVoice.com Following up on a decision taken at the April 16 Dare County Housing Task Force meeting, that group will hold a special meeting on Monday, April 22 at 3:30 p.m. with State Senators Norman Sanderson and Bobby Hanig. The agenda for the meeting states it is being called to “discuss the housing challenges [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleDare Housing Task Force wants to incorporate more community voices ...
April 18, 2024 | Real Estate | By: Mark Jurkowitz
From OuterBanksVoice.com Meeting one week after the county commissioners voted to cut ties with its remaining affordable housing partner and return $35 million in housing funds to the state, the Dare County Housing Task Force made several decisions on how to move forward—including one that involves broadening and restructuring the group. Following the suggestion of [...] Real Estate | Full Article
Hatteras boat wins more than $1.7 million on day one of 66th Annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament
June 10, 2024 | Fishing | By: Joy Crist | 1
Captain Rom Whitaker and the crew of the Hatteras Village-based Release made a big splash on the first day of the 66th Annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament by winning the Fabulous Fisherman's category and landing a cash prize of $1,729,750 in the process. The Level V Fabulous Fisherman's category awards a winner-take-all prize to the first boat to land a blue marlin weighing at least 500 pounds. To qualify, boats must also be entered in Levels I, II, III, and IV in the tournament, and pay a $5,000 entry fee. The Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament is one of the largest sport fishing tournaments in the United States, and this year’s tournament has a record-breaking 302 boat entries, and a total purse of $7,560,575. The Release reeled in a 504. lb. blue marlin on Monday at 2:47 p.m. with angler Kirk Pugh, and the catch resulted in a large celebration along the docks of the tournamentâ [...] Fishing | Full Article
Mark Your Calendars, 2024 Outer Banks Seafood Festival to be held ...
June 12, 2024 | Community News Brief
Mark your calendars for a day filled with delicious seafood and local culture at the 2024 Outer Banks Seafood Festival! Join us on Saturday, October 19th at the Soundside Event Site in Nags Head from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thank you to our Captain Sponsors, TowneBank and the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau for their [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleMeet 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/JOIN US FOR SUMMER FUN AT THE FRISCO NATIVE AMERICAN MUSEUM. ALL CLASSES COST $10/PERSON WITH MUSEUM ADMISSION. We recommend making reservations ahead of time. SNAKES, SPIDERS, AND BUGS ……OH MY! When we talk about how Natives respected animals in nature, the discussion is typically centered around well-loved animals like bear, eagle, buffalo, and wolf. [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleHatteras Island Cancer Foundation Pop Up BBQ Benefit Set for June 11
June 11, 2024 | Community News Brief
Please join the HICF for their Annual Pop Up BBQ Benefit on June 11 from 5:30 p.m. until they run out of BBQ. The event will be held between the Hatteras Post Office and the Hatteras Library. The BBQ will be provided by Crazy Johnny’s BBQ. BBQ pork sandwiches, baked beans, coleslaw, macaroni salad, drinks, [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleSeries of Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge beach cleanups sched ...
June 7, 2024 | Community News Brief
The Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge will host a series of beach cleanups along the beaches of the refuge throughout the summer, and volunteers from the community are invited to attend. Those who would like to participate are asked to meet at the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center—which is located at 14500 N.C. [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleKeeper James to be featured at Wind & Waves Maritime Festival ...
June 7, 2024 | Community News Brief
“Keeper James†Charlet will be a featured speaker at the Wind & Waves Maritime Festival this Saturday, June 8 at 4:00 PM. It is a very large festival being held at the KOA Campground at 25099 North Carolina Hwy 12, Rodanthe, NC 27968. Keeper James will not be selling his book, but they are available [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleSeptember 9, 1930 – June 11, 2024 BUXTON — Dixie Stevens Burrus Browning of Buxton, North Carolina, rejoined her husband of 61 years on June 11, 2024. Leonard (Lee) L. Browning, Jr., who departed in 2011, was the hero of many of her over 100 published novels and the love of her life. Dixie was [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleDecember 19, 1947 – June 6, 2024 SOUTHERN SHORES — Grace Suzann Forzese Ghirardi, 76, of Southern Shores, NC, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 6, 2024, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Grace was born on December 19, 1947, in New York, New York, to the late Alice Jean Puccini Forzese and John Joseph Forzese. [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleMarch 12, 1947 – June 5, 2024 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Craig Thomas Clark, 77, of Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, passed away on June 5, 2024, at home after a long battle from the effects of Agent Orange. Born in Somerville, New Jersey the son of Thomas F. Clark Jr. and Marilyn Staats Clark, [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleJune 15, 1957 – June 6, 2024 KILL DEVILL HILLS — Susan Blanch Fewox, 66, of Kill Devil Hills, NC, peacefully passed away on June 6, 2024, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Born June 15, 1957, in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Jack and Margaret Dandy. Susan dedicated her professional life [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleDolores Scott, affectionately known as “Mamama,†passed away on Sunday, May 19th. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 17, 1944, she was the daughter of Luis and Elena Ronderos. Dolores led a remarkable life, touching the hearts of many along the way. After attending a British school and earning her master’s degree in education, [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleApril 2, 1943 – June 9, 2024 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Susan Becker Alejos, 81, of Kill Devil Hills, NC died Sunday, June 9, 2024, at Peak Resources – Outer Banks. Born in New Jersey on April 2, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Edna Rodman Williams and Alexander Becker. In addition to [...] Obituaries | Full Article
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