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3 days ago · October 30, 2024 | Obituaries. AVON — Claudia Denelsbeck-Laskow, 70, of Avon, North Carolina, passed away Sunday, October 13, 2024, at her home. Born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Claudia was the daughter of the late Robert Cassidy Denelsbeck and Marjorie Ballard; she was preceded in death by her sister, Wendy.
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October 15, 2024 | Community News Brief. Dare County Parks & Recreation- Hatteras Island Division has published their Winter 2024 Youth Program Newsletter on the Dare County website. Click the link above to view the newsletter and use the button below to register online. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 16, 2024.
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October 19, 2024 | Local News. A Coastal Flood Advisory and High Surf Advisory are in effect for the Outer Banks through Sunday at noon, according to an update from the National Weather Service. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, up to two feet of inundation above ground level is expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways.
Damaged fiber at S.C. data hub the cause of Spectrum internet …
Sep 28, 2024 · Fiber optic cables damaged by flooding in Upstate South Carolina from Hurricane Helene was to blame for the lengthy outage for Spectrum internet service customers on the Outer Banks and across North Carolina. The outage started around 7 a.m. on Friday, as heavy rain from the hurricane fell on interior sections of the southeastern United States ...
Coastal Flood Advisory continues on Tuesday; Overwash reported …
Sep 24, 2024 · NOON UPDATE: Ocean overwash was reported ahead of Tuesday’s approximate 2:00 p.m. high tide on northern Ocracoke Island, northern Buxton, and side roads in Rodanthe.N.C. Highway 12 is open and passable, however, travelers are advised to use caution as oceanside flooding may increase before and after high tide.
Drowning listed as cause of death for Justin O’Neal, manner of …
Sep 24, 2024 · From OuterBanksVoice.com The autopsy report on the death of Justin O’Neal, the Rodanthe man found in a marsh there on Feb. 14, concluded that the cause of death was “asphyxia due to drowning.” The manner of death, listed on the death certificate, is “not determined.” The various options for categorizing the manner of death are [...] Local News | …
Dare officials to meet with USACE on Sept. 25 after suspension of …
Sep 24, 2024 · The Miss Katie in Hatteras on March 14. Photo by Joy Crist. From OuterBanksVoice.com. In the wake of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announcement that it has suspended dredging by the Miss Katie in the Oregon and Hatteras inlets, county officials will meet with the USACE on Sept. 25 to try to resolve the issue, according to Dare County Manager Bobby Outten.
Severe weather threat increases from Helene for the Outer Banks, …
Sep 26, 2024 · From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The severe weather threat for eastern North Carolina from Hurricane Helene has increased, as well as the potential for minor coastal flooding on the beaches of Hatteras and Ocracoke, as well as along the sounds, rivers, and creeks in the border counties. Helene is expected to make landfall this evening along the Florida [...] Local News | Full Article
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6 days ago · October 28, 2024 | Obituaries. March 19, 1963 – October 25, 2024 Heidi von Schmertzing Blackwood, 61, passed on Friday, October 25, 2024 while surrounded by her husband, her son and some of her closest family and friends. Heidi was born in Bethesda, Maryland on March 19, 1963. Heidi graduated from Leon High School in Tallahassee, FL in 1981.
CHEC linemen head west to help with recovery efforts after Helene
Sep 28, 2024 · A five-member crew from the Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) has headed west to assist the Union Power Cooperative of Monroe, N.C. with recovery efforts after Hurricane Helene caused massive damage to the western part of the state. The crew includes linemen Tyler Scarborough, Robbie Easley, Jonathan Vernesoni, Justin Waterfield, and ...