February 5, 1961 – April 9, 2025 WAVES — Roger Lloyd Johnson, 64, of Waves, NC, passed away on April 9, 2025, at the Outer Banks Health Hospital. He was born on February 5, 1961, in Norfolk, VA, Roger was a retired carpenter who found joy in the simple pleasures of life. He spent his [...]
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Meet 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/
RODANTHE — William “Bill” Merritt Sallinger, age 64, of Rodanthe, NC, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Nags Head, NC. Born March 11, 1961, Bill spent his early years growing up in Chesapeake, Virginia, and Salvo, North Carolina. Bill dedicated many years to his work as a skilled plumber and pipefitter. However, [...]
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Mary Massie has been named as the new Site Manager for the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum (GOAM), per a recent announcement from North Carolina’s Regional History Museums. Massie begins her role on April 15 and will be working with GOAM staff and the Director of Regional History Museums to strengthen the museum’s role in [...]
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Book launch for Keeper James Charlet’s “Shipwreck Rescues of t ...
April 12, 2025 | Community News Brief
Announcing the Launch of Shipwreck Rescues of the Outer Banks: Sensational Wrecks and Heroic Rescues by the United States Life-Saving Service ISBN 978-1-4930-8770-9, Globe Pequot Publishing Group, 2025 by James D. Charlet. It is the sequel to my first volume Shipwrecks of the Outer Banks: Dramatic Rescues and Fantastic Wrecks in the Graveyard of the Atlantic, Globe Pequot [...]
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Recent outages on Hatteras and Ocracoke renew questions about emer ...
April 11, 2025 | Editor's Blog
Following a communications outage on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands on Wednesday – the third outage of 2025 – community-wide questions are resurfacing on where to access 911 and emergency internet service, and what is being done to fix the underlying outage issues. While Wednesday’s outage was attributed to a cut cable in Nags Head per [...]
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The newly formed Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) for the Buxton Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) held its first meeting on Thursday, April 10, and the 11-member group laid a foundation for the board’s next steps. The RAB consists of representatives from Dare County, the National Park Service, the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality, the N.C. [...]
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The Hatteras-Ocracoke vehicular ferry will transition to its summer schedule on Tuesday, April 15, increasing the number of crossings per day from 36 to 52. Starting on April 15, the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry schedule will be as follows: From Hatteras: 5:00 a.m., 6:00 a.m., 7:00 a.m., 8:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:00 [...]
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The Cape Hatteras Elementary School’s (CHES) Chess Club was recently highlighted in a video produced by Dare County Schools (DCS) and the county’s CurrentTV. The Chess Club is one of many morning clubs offered at CHES, and additional extracurricular groups include the Running Club, the Fiber Arts Club, the Reading Club, and the American Sign Language [...]
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Hatteras Island Community Strings students will host a Spring Concert on Tuesday, April 15, at 6:00 p.m. at the Avon Volunteer Fire Department Station. The concert will showcase the nearly two dozen students who are receiving lessons with musicians Jessie Taylor and Lou Castro, and will feature a range of instruments including violin, ukulele, and guitar. [...]
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Seasonal off-road vehicle (ORV) routes in front of Hatteras Island’s villages and the Ocracoke Campground become pedestrian-only starting on Tuesday, April 15. These routes, which run parallel to the towns of Hatteras, Frisco, Avon, and the Tri-villages, open to ORVs annually in the winter months when the visitor population is low, and close from April [...]
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The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries will begin renewing commercial fishing, seafood dealer and for-hire licenses and permits on April 15, and the Division is asking fishermen go ahead and get this business done in April or May. Those who renew in these months may find reduced wait times, as [...]
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The National Weather Service offices that serve the coastal Carolinas (NWS Charleston SC, NWS Wilmington NC, NWS Newport/Morehead City, and NWS Wakefield) are joining to host the first ever Carolinas Rip Current Awareness Week from April 27 through May 3. Rip currents are the deadliest and most common hazard people face at the beaches of [...]
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The newly formed Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) for the Buxton Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) held its first meeting on Thursday, April 10, and the 11-member group laid a foundation for the board’s next steps. The RAB consists of representatives from Dare County, the National Park Service, the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality, the N.C. [...]
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The Hatteras-Ocracoke vehicular ferry will transition to its summer schedule on Tuesday, April 15, increasing the number of crossings per day from 36 to 52. Starting on April 15, the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry schedule will be as follows: From Hatteras: 5:00 a.m., 6:00 a.m., 7:00 a.m., 8:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:00 [...]
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The Buxton Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) will have its first meeting on Thursday, April 10, at 6:30 p.m. at the Cape Hatteras Anglers Club at 47231 Light Plant Road in Buxton. The meeting is formal, but open to the public, and the RAB was recently formed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to [...]
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On Tuesday, April 8, Governor Josh Stein announced that more than $31 million will be distributed to Completing Access to Broadband (CAB) program projects, connecting 10,810 households and businesses to high-speed internet, which includes projects in Dare County and Ocracoke. These projects will be funded by roughly $22.1 million from the federal American Rescue Plan [...]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Tess Judge of Kitty Hawk has been appointed by Governor Josh Stein as the new N.C. Department of Transportation Division 1 representative on the state Board of Transportation. The board is composed of 20 people from across the state, and meets monthly. Each member represents a specific transportation division or is an at-large, [...]
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The following is a summary of the April 7 Dare County Board of Commissioners meeting and does not include all items that were discussed. To view the full video of the meeting on Dare County’s YouTube channel, click here. Official minutes for the meeting are posted once approved by the board, typically at the board’s next meeting which [...]
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Buxton Civic Association (BCA) Co-Vice President Brian Harris and North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) President Bill King recently joined forces to bring Buxton Beach remediation issues to a national audience. The pair represented their respective organizations at the annual American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) Summit in Washington D.C. on March 25-27, and [...]
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A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for all of eastern North Carolina, including Dare and Hyde Counties, until 10 p.m. on Monday, April 7, according to an update from the National Weather Service. The primary threats are damaging wind gusts of 50 mph or more, and the possibility of an isolated tornado or two. Heavy [...]
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Hatteras Island resident Dee Callahan was recently selected as the new Administrative Director of Friends of the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum by a unanimous vote on March 19. “She hit the ground running, developing a draft budget with the finance committee, helping coordinate the British War Graves ceremony and reception [in May], developing social [...]
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The Dare County Public Works Department has announced that large item pickup for the unincorporated areas of Dare County only will begin on Monday, April 7, 2025 and run continuously for approximately 12-15 days. The large item pickup will be performed by a private contractor, Southern Disaster Recovery, and there will be a strict one pass only for each unincorporated [...]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Three more names have been retired from the list used to identify tropical cyclones in the Atlantic basin, including the historic Helene, due to the death and destruction the storms caused in 2024. The World Meteorological Organization Hurricane Committee maintains and updates through a strict procedure the list of names that are used [...]
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The Bodie Island Lighthouse will be open for daily climbing from Friday, April 18 through Oct. 13, 2025. Climbing tickets go on sale at 7 a.m. and may only be purchased on the same day of your intended climb. Tickets are only available for purchase at www.recreation.gov/ticket/252034/ticket/10087143. Pro tip: Create your www.recreation.gov account prior to the date you [...]
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After an extensive executive search, Outer Banks Forever, the official nonprofit partner of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Wright Brothers National Memorial, has selected Bryan Burhans as its next Director. “I’m grateful for the opportunity to lead an organization that has been doing such great work in our community for the past six years,” said Burhans. [...]
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Newly uncovered issues may delay completion of Cape Hatteras Light ...
March 29, 2025 | Seashore News
As intensive work continues to restore the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, new issues have been uncovered near the top of the tower that may delay the completion of the years-long project. “There is always the potential for unknown conditions to surface during repair projects for historic structures, and the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse project is no exception,” [...]
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NCBBA will host Adopt-a-Beach and Adopt-a-Highway clean-ups on Mar ...
March 18, 2025 | Seashore News
The North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) will hold its first Adopt-a-Beach clean-up of 2025 on March 22, and its first Adopt-A-Highway (AAH) clean-up of 2025 on April 12, and everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate in either event, or both. “Join the team – Be an active volunteer member,” stated the NCBBA in [...]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore ranks 35th most visited national p ...
March 13, 2025 | Seashore News
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com A new report from the National Park Service ranks Cape Hatteras National Seashore as the 35th busiest national park in the country in 2024. And all three units of the Outer Banks Group of National Parks ranked in the top 15 for the number of visitors to their category of park. Cape Hatteras [...]
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The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks and the Association of Park Rangers sent a letter on March 3 to Acting National Park Service (NPS) Director Jessica Bowron to initiate action in order to reinstate probationary employees who were recently fired. Bill Wade, Executive Director of the Association of National Park Rangers, confirmed that six [...]
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Six employees let go from NPS Outer Banks Group; Possible changes ...
February 28, 2025 | Seashore News
Following the February dismissal of approximately 1,000 National Park Service (NPS) employees nationwide, coupled with a February 26 memo from the Office of Personnel Management on the National Workplace Optimization Initiative, questions remain as to how the NPS Outer Banks Group could be impacted in the future. Bill Wade, Executive Director of the Association of [...]
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Fort Raleigh National Historic Site reschedules shoreline stabiliz ...
February 5, 2025 | Seashore News
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (Fort Raleigh) has rescheduled its shoreline stabilization public meeting for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. Public comment on three preliminary alternatives for stabilizing approximately one mile of Fort Raleigh’s shoreline is open until Feb. 21, 2025, an extension of two weeks due to a weather-related public meeting postponement. Three preliminary alternatives are available for public comment in the Shoreline Stabilization [...]
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Outer Banks Forever provides update on Bodie Island Light Station fire
January 30, 2025 | Seashore News
Outer Banks Forever, the official nonprofit partner of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, provided an update in their January newsletter on the Jan. 7 fire at the Bodie Island Lighthouse’s Double Keepers’ Quarters. The organization noted that while remediation efforts were ongoing, the annual lighthouse climbing season, (which is scheduled to start in April), would [...]
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The Cape Hatteras Elementary School’s (CHES) Chess Club was recently highlighted in a video produced by Dare County Schools (DCS) and the county’s CurrentTV. The Chess Club is one of many morning clubs offered at CHES, and additional extracurricular groups include the Running Club, the Fiber Arts Club, the Reading Club, and the American Sign Language [...]
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Hatteras Island Community Strings students will host a Spring Concert on Tuesday, April 15, at 6:00 p.m. at the Avon Volunteer Fire Department Station. The concert will showcase the nearly two dozen students who are receiving lessons with musicians Jessie Taylor and Lou Castro, and will feature a range of instruments including violin, ukulele, and guitar. [...]
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Ocracoke Alive will host second annual Ocracoke Earth Day Weekend ...
April 10, 2025 | Island Features
Nonprofit organization Ocracoke Alive will be hosting the second annual Ocracoke Earth Day Weekend Celebration will be on April 11-13. Throughout the weekend, attendees can choose from a variety of indoor and outdoor activities designed for all ages, including nature walks, history talks, nature crafts, live music, stargazing, a beach litter pick-up, and informative discussions on sustainability and [...]
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Hatteras Island Futbol Club will host a beach clean-up and Sand So ...
April 9, 2025 | Island Features
The Hatteras Island Futbol Club has partnered with a number of Outer Banks organizations to host a weekend of community service, sand soccer, music, food, and more. The two-day event launches on Saturday, April 12, with a beach clean-up from 9:00 a.m. until noon. Everyone is welcome to join in the fun, and can stop [...]
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Annual Buxton and Ocracoke Ceremonies to honor WWII sailors will b ...
April 8, 2025 | Island Features
Two annual ceremonies are returning in 2025 to honor the World War II British and Canadian sailors who lost their lives off the Outer Banks 83 years ago. In early May, representatives of the U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, U.S. Navy, British Royal Navy, and National Park Service will come together at the British [...]
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A vibrant mix of visual and literary arts comprised the first quarter of Dare Arts’ 50th anniversary, and according to the nonprofit’s Executive Director Jessica Sands there is a busy and exciting spring in store. “This year’s momentous celebration has been three years in the making,” said Dare Arts Executive Director Jessica Sands. “Dare Arts [...]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com A settlement has been reached between insurance companies and state regulators that will lead to a rate hike for insurance policies that cover mobile homes in North Carolina starting later this summer. Rates in Currituck, Dare and Hyde for new and renewing Mobile Home-Fire policies will be increasing by 15% starting on September [...]
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From OuterBanksVoice.com The Dare County Tax Appraisal Department has announced that the 2025 revaluation notices containing the updated appraised value for property—as determined by the 2025 countywide revaluation—have been mailed to all Dare County property owners. The total value of those properties, according to the county, is $27,453,300,000 or about $27.5 billion, which represents a 67% gain over [...]
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The Dare Community Housing Task Force is pleased to announce that a team of researchers from East Carolina University (ECU) has launched a new survey to assess workforce housing challenges in the Dare County community. Led by Dr. Misun Hur, Associate Professor in Community and Regional Planning, and Dr. Emily P. Yeager, Assistant Professor in the Department of Recreation [...]
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Thinking about a new roof? The Outer Banks Chamber will be hosting a March 18th Lunchtime Live Virtual program on the NC Fortified Roof Program at 12 p.m. This program will feature Mark Goins, Managing Director of NC Fortified. Mark leads a team of certified Fortified Evaluators dedicated to enhancing storm resilience for NC Coastal communities. The [...]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Dare County property owners will see a significant increase in their real estate values when the 2025 revaluation notices are mailed out at the end of this month. According to Dare County Tax Assessor Hosea Wilson, the overall countywide change in the tax base is estimated to be 67%, increasing from $16.4 billion [...]
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Meet 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/
Cape Hatteras Hurricanes baseball team will celebrate Senior Night ...
April 13, 2025 | Community News Brief
Cape Hatteras Hurricanes’ baseball and softball teams will host Senior Night and Family Picture Night on Monday, April 14, in a special celebration that corresponds with a home game against the Columbia Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. in Buxton. “This will be your last chance to catch the 2025 Hurricanes baseball and softball teams at home [...]
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Book launch for Keeper James Charlet’s “Shipwreck Rescues of t ...
April 12, 2025 | Community News Brief
Announcing the Launch of Shipwreck Rescues of the Outer Banks: Sensational Wrecks and Heroic Rescues by the United States Life-Saving Service ISBN 978-1-4930-8770-9, Globe Pequot Publishing Group, 2025 by James D. Charlet. It is the sequel to my first volume Shipwrecks of the Outer Banks: Dramatic Rescues and Fantastic Wrecks in the Graveyard of the Atlantic, Globe Pequot [...]
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RWS Civic Association Speaker Series, Co-Existing with Coyotes, se ...
April 8, 2025 | Community News Brief
On Monday, April 14, 2025, at 6 pm, the Rodanthe Waves Salvo Civic Association will host Chase Luker of the North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission as part of its 2025 Speaker Series. Luker will discuss “Co-Existing with Coyotes.” As coyotes become more prevalent, learning to live with them safely in our environment is important to [...]
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On Saturday, April 26, from 10 am to 1 pm, the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Civic Association (RWSCA) will host its third annual Earth Day Celebration at the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Community Building, 23646 NC Hwy 12 in Rodanthe (across from the Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station). Festivities will be held rain or shine. Check out the “Plant Swap” (take some/leave some) [...]
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Meet 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/
February 5, 1961 – April 9, 2025 WAVES — Roger Lloyd Johnson, 64, of Waves, NC, passed away on April 9, 2025, at the Outer Banks Health Hospital. He was born on February 5, 1961, in Norfolk, VA, Roger was a retired carpenter who found joy in the simple pleasures of life. He spent his [...]
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RODANTHE — William “Bill” Merritt Sallinger, age 64, of Rodanthe, NC, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Nags Head, NC. Born March 11, 1961, Bill spent his early years growing up in Chesapeake, Virginia, and Salvo, North Carolina. Bill dedicated many years to his work as a skilled plumber and pipefitter. However, [...]
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George F. Coates, Sr. was born March 4, 1937 to Marie Coates and Alfred ” Purcey” Coates- both deceased. He passed away at his son’s residence in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina April 5, 2025. George is survived by his son, George Coates, Jr. (Ana) and his two granddaughters Isabella Coates and Georgana Coates all [...]
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CAPT – USNR (ret) January 12, 1939 – March 28, 2025 James Benson “Ben” Birindelli of Southern Shores passed away peacefully at the age of 86 on March 28, 2025. Ben was born in Richmond, VA. He graduated from Benedictine High School marking the beginning of his military life. After attending VMI for his “rat” [...]
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June 24, 1969 – April 2, 2025 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Allen Ryan Scarborough, 55, of Kill Devil Hills, NC, passed away on April 2, 2025, at VCU Medical Center in Richmond, VA. Born on June 24, 1969, in Frisco, NC, he was the son of the late Carolyn Farrow Parker and Ignatious Scarborough. Allen [...]
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Therese E. (Bernard) Smith, 97, passed away peacefully on Feb. 8, 2025, at St. Anne’s Retirement Community, Columbia, Pennsylvania, where she had resided for 6 years. She entered hospice there a few months before she passed. Therese was born on August 29, 1927, in Nashua, NH, the 4th of 6 (surviving) children of Regina (Desmarais) and Dosithé Wilfred Bernard. [...]
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