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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 [...] Community News Brief |  Full Article

Cape Hatteras Elementary School’s Chess Club is highlighted ...

April 11, 2025 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist

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 [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Ocracoke Alive will host second annual Ocracoke Earth Day Weekend ...

April 10, 2025 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist

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 [...] Island Features |  Full Article

State grant will provide high-speed internet to more homes and bus ...

April 9, 2025 | Local News | By: Joy Crist

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 [...] Local News |  Full Article

State grant will provide high-speed internet to more homes and bus ...

April 9, 2025 | Local News | By: Joy Crist

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 [...] Local News |  Full Article

Buxton Civic Association and NCBBA bring Buxton Beach concerns to D.C.

April 8, 2025 | Local News | By: Joy Crist

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 [...] Local News |  Full Article

Dee Callahan selected as new Administrative Director of the Friend ...

April 7, 2025 | Local News | By: Joy Crist

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 [...] Local News |  Full Article

Helene among names retired from hurricane list following 2024̵ ...

April 6, 2025 | Local News | By: Sam Walker

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 [...] Local News |  Full Article

Above-average activity expected during 2025 hurricane season

April 4, 2025 | Local News | By: Sam Walker

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Colorado State University hurricane researchers are predicting another above-average Atlantic hurricane season in their initial 2025 forecast. And they say current global weather conditions headed into this season are very similar to memorable years of tropical activity on the Outer Banks and in eastern North Carolina from over the last four decades. The team [...] Local News |  Full Article

Seasonal ORV routes in front of villages close on April 15

April 10, 2025 | Seashore News

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 until October. ORV access will reopen in front of the villages on October 15, 2025. Beachgoers can check on updates to current beach access via the Cape Hatteras National Seashore website at https://www.nps.gov/caha/planyourvisit/conditions.htm. [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Bodie Island Lighthouse opens for daily climbing on April 18

April 2, 2025 | Seashore News

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 [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Bryan Burhans named next Director of Outer Banks Forever

March 31, 2025 | Seashore News

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. [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Newly uncovered issues may delay completion of Cape Hatteras Light ...

March 29, 2025 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist

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,” [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Organizations send letter to NPS Deputy Director asking for reinst ...

March 3, 2025 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist | 3

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 [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Six employees let go from NPS Outer Banks Group; Possible changes ...

February 28, 2025 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist | 4

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 [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

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 [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Outer Banks Forever provides update on Bodie Island Light Station fire

January 30, 2025 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist

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 [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

New Site Manager announced for the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum

April 12, 2025 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist

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 the local community, and serve the visitors and residents of the Outer Banks. Massie served as Director of Programs & Education at Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest in Forest, Virginia, since 2019. Prior to this role, she served as Manager of Programs & Education and Programs and Events Coordinator at Poplar Forest, starting in 2013. “Mary has a Master of Arts in Museum Studies from Johns Hopkins University and spent the majority of her career overseeing the daily operations and interpretation of this important historic house She,” stated Maria E. V [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Ocracoke Alive will host second annual Ocracoke Earth Day Weekend ...

April 10, 2025 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist

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 [...] Island Features |  Full Article

“Big Fish” is CHSS Theater Program’s biggest production yet; ...

April 7, 2025 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist

Ever since the Cape Hatteras Secondary School’s (CHSS) theater program was revitalized in 2022, every production has grown in scope and ambition. Last year, the theater program and the CHSS Drama Club reached several new milestones. They were asked to perform an encore performance of “The Little Mermaid” at First Flight High School, due to [...] Island Features |  Full Article

As property values increase sharply, Dare officials say tax rate will drop significantly

April 8, 2025 | Real Estate | By: Mark Jurkowitz

From OuterBanksVoice.com During the April 7 Dare County Commissioners meeting, Commissioner Chair Bob Woodard and County Manager Bobby Outten said the tax rate for the next fiscal year will go down by a substantial amount so that the total tax money collected by the county will be “revenue neutral” compared with this year. That information emerged as Dare County residents recently received their 2025 property revaluation notices. The total value of those properties, according to the county, is about $27.5 billion, which represents a major 67% increase over the $16.4 billion in assessed value in 2024. When the county’s properties were last revalued five years ago in 2020, the tax base was $15.9 billion. During his opening remarks at the April 7 meeting, Woodard stated that after a budget workshop held on April 4, “I’m pleased to announce that the board [of commissioners] is com [...] Real Estate |  Full Article

Mobile home insurance rates in North Carolina to increase over nex ...

April 4, 2025 | Real Estate | By: Sam Walker

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 [...] Real Estate |  Full Article

Revaluation notices mailed to Dare County property owners; total a ...

April 2, 2025 | Real Estate

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 [...] Real Estate |  Full Article

Community encouraged to participate in Housing Survey, Deadline is ...

March 24, 2025 | Real Estate

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 [...] Real Estate |  Full Article

Division of Marine Fisheries urges fishermen to complete license/permit renewals early

April 10, 2025 | Fishing

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 opposed to those who wait until late June. Another way to avoid long lines is to renew by mail or drop-box or schedule an appointment for April or May. Those with appointments will be given priority over walk-ins. The Division is mailing renewal packets to license and permit holders who renewed their license by mail last year. The packets include an application and a self-addressed, postage paid envelope. License holders who did not receive a packet may request to receive one next year when they renew their license in person. Those who have questions [...] Fishing |  Full Article

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 [...] Community News Brief |  Full Article

Meet the Outer Banks SPCA Pet of the Week, Duke

April 8, 2025 | Community News Brief

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/  

Dare County Library announces “Parent University Night” ...

April 3, 2025 | Community News Brief

Parent University Night kickoff event to be held on Tuesday, April 8, at 5:30 p.m. at COA-Dare Campus in Manteo The Dare County Library, in collaboration with Manteo Elementary School and College of The Albemarle (COA)’s Dare County campus, is pleased to announce the launch of “Parent University Night,” a new community initiative designed to empower [...] Community News Brief |  Full Article

George F. Coates, Sr.

April 9, 2025 | Obituaries

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 [...] Obituaries |  Full Article

James Benson “Ben” Birindelli

April 8, 2025 | Obituaries

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” [...] Obituaries |  Full Article

Allen Ryan Scarborough

April 8, 2025 | Obituaries

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 [...] Obituaries |  Full Article

Therese E. Smith

April 2, 2025 | Obituaries

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. [...] Obituaries |  Full Article

Gracie Meekins Gray

April 1, 2025 | Obituaries

AVON — Gracie Meekins Gray was called home by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 28, 2025. She was the daughter of the late Alice and Damon Meekins. Gracie spent her early childhood in Norfolk Virginia and later moved to Avon where she graduated high school and met her husband John D Gray. [...] Obituaries |  Full Article

Wallace Raymond Miller

April 1, 2025 | Obituaries

March 13, 1952 – March 24, 2025 KITTY HAWK — Wallace Raymond “Ray” Miller, 73, of 109 Mill Point Road, Kitty Hawk, died Monday, March 24, 2025, at Currituck Health & Rehab Center in Barco, NC. Mr. Miller was born in Elizabeth City, NC, son of the late Mac Miller and Betsy S. Miller. He [...] Obituaries |  Full Article