The Hatteras Island Rescue Squad announced that seasonal beach patrols in Avon, Buxton, Frisco and Hatteras villages would begin on Monday, May 27. In addition, the organization will also host their first Rip Currents and Beach Hazards education event of the 2019 season on Memorial Day Monday at 9:30 a.m. The Rip Currents and Beach [...] Local News | Full Article
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Cape Hatteras Secondary School Principal, Beth Rooks has been named the 2019-20 Principal of the Year for Dare County Schools. Rooks is entering her eleventh year in Dare County Schools. She earned her Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education from Meredith College. After teaching fourth and fifth grade in Suffolk County Public Schools, she earned a [...] Community News | Full Article
A Coast Guard aircrew rescued three people from a sinking vessel off the North Carolina coast early Friday morning. Watchstanders with Coast Guard Sector North Carolina in Wilmington received a distress call around 12 a.m. via VHF-FM channel 16 from someone aboard a 41-foot sailboat that was taking on water 19 miles southeast of Hatteras [...] Local News | Full Article
Starting Monday, people traveling between Hatteras and Ocracoke Village will have a new travel option. In addition to the car ferries that already serve the popular route, visitors will have the Ocracoke Express passenger-only ferry as an option. “We are thrilled to be able to provide this service between Hatteras and Ocracoke villages,” said the [...] Local News | Full Article
Worrell 1000 Launches from Frisco, Successfully Navigates Cape Point
May 17, 2019 | Local News | By: Joy Crist | 1
At 9:55 a.m. on Friday morning, a crowd of onlookers watched as the three teams competing in the Worrell 1000 Reunion Race successfully navigated the small waves that bordered ORV Ramp 49 in Frisco, and started the day’s trek towards Kill Devil Hills. Competitors and race organizers both said that Cape Point was the primary [...] Local News | Full Article
EDITOR’S BLOG: The 8th Annual Shore Break 5k is Coming; Here ...
May 16, 2019 | Editor's Blog | By: Joy Crist
Memorial Day Weekend is just around the corner, and while the unofficial start of the summer season tends to feature stop-and-go traffic on N.C. Highway 12, dizzyingly crowded stores, and back-ups at the island’s ORV ramps, there’s also another annual Memorial Day tradition that’s far more appealing. 2019 marks the eighth year for the annual [...] Editor's Blog | Full Article
Dare County Public Works is hosting a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day for Dare County residents. A collection will be held in Buxton on Friday, May 24 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Buxton Transfer Station located at 47015 Buxton Back Road and on Saturday, May 25 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. [...] Community News | Full Article
July 1, 1961 – May 11, 2019 FRISCO — Ann Marie Todd, 57, of Frisco, North Carolina passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2019. She spent most of her adult life in Georgia where she was a respiratory therapist who worked primarily in Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care. In her youth, she was a professional [...] Obituaries | Full Article
Hands Across the Sand Demonstration this Saturday on Ocracoke
May 15, 2019 | Local News | By: Peter.Vankevich
Ocracoke will once again head to the beach and join more than 80 other locations from 12 states, as well as Canada, Australia, Belize and New Zealand, for the Hands Across America show of solidarity to protect the coasts and ocean. Florida has the most locations with 23 as of Sunday and more locations nationally [...] Local News | Full Article
Public is Invited to Take CHEC’s New Electric Ride out for a Spin
May 15, 2019 | Hatteras Features | By: Joy Crist
Have you ever wondered what it was like to cruise around Hatteras Island in a brand new electric car? Well, wonder no more. Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) is inviting the public to take their new and 100% electric 2019 Nissan Leaf out for a test drive. Recently leased by CHEC, all Cooperative members in [...] Hatteras Features | Full Article
Shoaling at Rodanthe Harbor Emergency Channel Generates Concern at ...
May 15, 2019 | Local News | By: Catherine Kozak | 1
With the Rodanthe Harbor emergency ferry channel dangerously shoaled two weeks from the start of hurricane season, members of the Dare County Waterways Commission on Monday expressed alarm that there are no funds or immediate plans to clear the sand from the water route that would be needed if access to N.C. Highway 12 was [...] Local News | Full Article
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced on Wednesday morning that a new beach access and parking area in Buxton will open to the public on Friday, May 24. The Buxton Beach Access, located at the end of Old Lighthouse Road, provides improved public access to oceanside recreational activities. When the Buxton Beach Access opens, [...] Seashore News | Full Article
Can Dare County Finally Conquer Shoaling?
May 22, 2019 | Local News | By: Neel Keller | From The: Outer Banks Sentinel
Board approves groundbreaking dredge contract After a long history of false starts and dashed hopes in the quest to ensure the navigability of Dare County’s Oregon and Hatteras Inlets, real progress seems at hand. On May 20, the Dare Commissioners unanimously approved a contract for the design, construction and operation of a dredge tasked with [...] Local News | Full Article
Dare Board: No New Taxes; Controversy on Hatteras Island
May 22, 2019 | Local News | By: Russ.Lay | From The: Outer Banks Voice
Dare County residents should not see any tax increases in 2020 if the Board of Commissioners adopts the $168.8 million budget proposed by County Manager Bobby Outten at Monday night’s meeting. Outten’s proposed budget includes $108 million for the 2019-2020 fiscal year’s General Fund and just under $68 million for other expenses, including $21 million [...] Local News | Full Article
Can Dare County Finally Conquer Shoaling?
May 22, 2019 | Local News | By: Neel Keller | From The: Outer Banks Sentinel
Board approves groundbreaking dredge contract After a long history of false starts and dashed hopes in the quest to ensure the navigability of Dare County’s Oregon and Hatteras Inlets, real progress seems at hand. On May 20, the Dare Commissioners unanimously approved a contract for the design, construction and operation of a dredge tasked with [...] Local News | Full Article
Dare Board: No New Taxes; Controversy on Hatteras Island
May 22, 2019 | Local News | By: Russ.Lay | From The: Outer Banks Voice
Dare County residents should not see any tax increases in 2020 if the Board of Commissioners adopts the $168.8 million budget proposed by County Manager Bobby Outten at Monday night’s meeting. Outten’s proposed budget includes $108 million for the 2019-2020 fiscal year’s General Fund and just under $68 million for other expenses, including $21 million [...] Local News | Full Article
With traffic now open and crews conducting finishing touches on the new Marc Basnight Bridge across Oregon Inlet, demolition on the old Bonner Bridge is well underway, per a recent video update from the NCDOT. Shortly after beginning demolition and removing three spans from the Bonner Bridge, crews with PCL quickly opened a new and [...] Local News | Full Article
More Than 280 People Use Ocracoke Express on its Opening Day
May 20, 2019 | Local News | By: Joy Crist | 1
North Carolina’s newest transportation option, a passenger ferry called the Ocracoke Express, made its maiden voyage on the Outer Banks Monday morning, with six total crossings on the Hatteras to Ocracoke village route. At 9 a.m., 57 women, men and children, and a dog named “Cotton” boarded the Ocracoke Express in Hatteras Village and arrived [...] Local News | Full Article
The Hatteras Island Rescue Squad announced that seasonal beach patrols in Avon, Buxton, Frisco and Hatteras villages would begin on Monday, May 27. In addition, the organization will also host their first Rip Currents and Beach Hazards education event of the 2019 season on Memorial Day Monday at 9:30 a.m. The Rip Currents and Beach [...] Local News | Full Article
A Coast Guard aircrew rescued three people from a sinking vessel off the North Carolina coast early Friday morning. Watchstanders with Coast Guard Sector North Carolina in Wilmington received a distress call around 12 a.m. via VHF-FM channel 16 from someone aboard a 41-foot sailboat that was taking on water 19 miles southeast of Hatteras [...] Local News | Full Article
Starting Monday, people traveling between Hatteras and Ocracoke Village will have a new travel option. In addition to the car ferries that already serve the popular route, visitors will have the Ocracoke Express passenger-only ferry as an option. “We are thrilled to be able to provide this service between Hatteras and Ocracoke villages,” said the [...] Local News | Full Article
Worrell 1000 Launches from Frisco, Successfully Navigates Cape Point
May 17, 2019 | Local News | By: Joy Crist | 1
At 9:55 a.m. on Friday morning, a crowd of onlookers watched as the three teams competing in the Worrell 1000 Reunion Race successfully navigated the small waves that bordered ORV Ramp 49 in Frisco, and started the day’s trek towards Kill Devil Hills. Competitors and race organizers both said that Cape Point was the primary [...] Local News | Full Article
After Successful Thursday Arrival, Worrell Race Prepares for Frida ...
May 16, 2019 | Local News | By: Joy Crist | 2
The three teams competing in the famed Worrell 1000 catamaran sailboat race successfully landed in Frisco on Thursday afternoon, arriving at ORV Ramp 49 after a roughly 75-mile trek that began Thursday morning in Atlantic Beach, N.C. The race will heat up again on Friday morning, and the public is welcome to head to the [...] Local News | Full Article
Hands Across the Sand Demonstration this Saturday on Ocracoke
May 15, 2019 | Local News | By: Peter.Vankevich
Ocracoke will once again head to the beach and join more than 80 other locations from 12 states, as well as Canada, Australia, Belize and New Zealand, for the Hands Across America show of solidarity to protect the coasts and ocean. Florida has the most locations with 23 as of Sunday and more locations nationally [...] Local News | Full Article
Shoaling at Rodanthe Harbor Emergency Channel Generates Concern at ...
May 15, 2019 | Local News | By: Catherine Kozak | 1
With the Rodanthe Harbor emergency ferry channel dangerously shoaled two weeks from the start of hurricane season, members of the Dare County Waterways Commission on Monday expressed alarm that there are no funds or immediate plans to clear the sand from the water route that would be needed if access to N.C. Highway 12 was [...] Local News | Full Article
A brief but strong thunderstorm on Monday afternoon resulted in a lightning strike at a home in Salvo, although there was no fire reported, and everyone within the home was unharmed, per the Chicamacomico Banks Water Rescue. The Chicamacomico Banks Volunteer Fire Department responded to a report of the lightning strike at Tarheel Court at [...] Local News | Full Article
With the peak of the summer travel season on the horizon, N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) crews are planning to change the seasonal speed limits and corresponding signs along N.C. Highway 12 on Wednesday, May 15. The speed limits on Hatteras Island in the villages of Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon and Frisco drop from 45 [...] Local News | Full Article
Rental Passenger Ferry on its Way to Ocracoke
May 13, 2019 | Local News | By: Connie Leinbach | From The: Ocracoke Observer
UPDATE: The “Martha’s Vineyard Express” was spotted at the Hatteras village ferry docks on Monday afternoon before it departed at around 3 p.m. for one of the first of many test runs to Ocracoke Island. Per Tim Hass, NCDOT Public Relations Officer, the passenger ferry will make a number of test trips along the Hatteras-Ocracoke route over [...] Local News | Full Article
National Seashore Updates: Memorial Day Weekend Tips and Events from CHNS
May 22, 2019 | Seashore News
National Park Service staff at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) are looking forward to welcoming visitors from all around the world this Memorial Day weekend. To ensure the most enjoyable and safe trip possible, the CHNS shared the following events and tips with the public in a special edition of their weekly National Seashore Updates Programs with a Park Ranger Over Memorial Day weekend, there are many opportunities to participate in ranger-led programs. The following is a listing of programming being offered this weekend: Hatteras Island Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Climbing, daily from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm 20th Anniversary: the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Move!, daily from 10:30 am to 11:00 am Learn about the monumental move event that happened right here in 1999 when the entire light station was moved 2,900 feet away from the threat of a changing shoreline. Meet at Hatteras Island Vis [...] Seashore News | Full Article
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities and seashore conditions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News items and events related to the National Seashore for the week of May 14 include the following: Seashore Updates A new beach access and parking area in Buxton will [...] Seashore News | Full Article
UPDATE: The lighthouse rotation has been fixed as of early Wednesday afternoon, per Michael Barber, Public Affairs Specialist for the National Parks of Eastern N.C. The U.S. Coast Guard representative who was called to check on the lighthouse on Wednesday morning identified a mechanical issue with the rotation motor and was able to quickly repair the [...] Seashore News | Full Article
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced on Wednesday morning that a new beach access and parking area in Buxton will open to the public on Friday, May 24. The Buxton Beach Access, located at the end of Old Lighthouse Road, provides improved public access to oceanside recreational activities. When the Buxton Beach Access opens, [...] Seashore News | Full Article
Providing ocean safety and rip current awareness information to visitors is a top priority at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore). The following trip planning tips will help Seashore visitors stay safe in the ocean. The Atlantic Ocean, located off the eastern side of the Seashore, produces a number of safety challenges for under prepared visitors [...] Seashore News | Full Article
FHWA Repaving Project Making Progress on Roads, Parking Areas in B ...
May 10, 2019 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
The island-wide repaving project for roads and parking areas within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) has made big strides since starting in early April, with much of the recent work concentrated at popular CHNS sites in Buxton. Though taking place within the National Seashore, the project is orchestrated by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) [...] Seashore News | Full Article
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities and seashore conditions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News items and events related to the National Seashore for the week of May 8 include the following: Seashore Updates Lifeguard services will be added at the Frisco Beach Access [...] Seashore News | Full Article
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) will add lifeguard services at the Frisco Day Use Area this Memorial Day weekend. The popular beach, located south of the village of Frisco, North Carolina, will be staffed with lifeguards seven days a week, between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day. “We are [...] Seashore News | Full Article
The tip of Cape Point closed on Monday morning, May 6, due to a large colony of least terns that are beginning to nest in the area. ORV ramp 44, which leads to the Point, is open for .64 miles, with the last quarter mile of the shoreline bordering Cape Point currently closed. “The primary [...] Seashore News | Full Article
Ribbon Cutting Marks Official Opening of Kite Point Parking Area
May 2, 2019 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist | 3
A small ribbon cutting ceremony that was held on Wednesday, May 1, marked the official opening of the new soundside parking area at Kite Point, a popular watersports destination just north of Buxton. National Parks of Eastern N.C. Superintendent David Hallac, County Commissioner Danny Couch, REAL Watersports Co-Founder Trip Forman, and Earl Fountain from the [...] Seashore News | Full Article
Team Seeks Skittish Seabird Off NC Coast
May 22, 2019 | Hatteras Features | By: Kipp Tabb | From The: Coastal Review Online
The black-capped petrel is somewhat of a mystery. A pelagic bird, it spends most of its time at sea, searching for food in warm waters. At one time it was one of the most common petrels in the Caribbean and along the Atlantic seaboard. But that was more than 100 years ago and the loss of nesting habitat and predators have pushed the bird to the brink of extinction. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates the population is between 2,000 and 4,000. Other groups cite lower numbers. Now, off Cape Hatteras, an effort is underway to get a better handle on just how many black-capped petrels there are, and where they go to breed. The Fish and Wildlife Service is concerned enough about the species that is has proposed listing the bird as threatened. “…the petrel is a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), meaning it is likely to become endangered within the foreseeab [...] Hatteras Features | Full Article
Wounded Warrior BBQ Cancelled, But Donations Still Needed
May 14, 2019 | Hatteras Features | By: Joy Crist
While the annual Memorial Day Benefit BBQ for the Cape Hatteras Wounded Warrior Vacation Program will not occur this year due to scheduling and food contribution hindrances, donations are still welcome and needed for this homegrown project that does a world of good on a personal scale. The organization’s founders Kevin McCabe and John McGee, [...] Hatteras Features | Full Article
New Tsunami Research Rides on Small Waves
May 9, 2019 | Hatteras Features | By: Lori Wynn | From The: Coastal Review Online
When most people hear the word “tsunami,” they likely think of a seismic tsunami – one caused by an earthquake or underwater volcano, and an image of a giant wall of water rushing toward the shore may come to mind. But not all tsunamis are quite so dramatic. Some tsunamis can be triggered by atmospheric [...] Hatteras Features | Full Article
After 17 Years, Worrell Race Will Once Again Land on Hatteras Isla ...
May 7, 2019 | Hatteras Features | By: Joy Crist | 1
After a 17-year hiatus, one of the most iconic and dangerous sailboat races in the world is back in the spotlight, and is headed towards Hatteras Island. The Worrell 1000 Reunion Race launched from Hollywood Beach, Florida, on Sunday morning, marking the start of an approximately 1,000 mile catamaran sailboat race up the coastline to [...] Hatteras Features | Full Article
Night Sky: The Globular Clusters are Coming and Other Highlights ...
May 1, 2019 | Hatteras Features | By: Gerry Lebing
Wikipedia defines a globular cluster as “a spherical collection of stars that orbit a galactic core, as a satellite.” Globular clusters are fairly common, and there about 150 globular clusters in the Milky Way. This is Messier 3, a +6.19 magnitude globular cluster that is 33 thousand light years away. M3 was discovered by Charles [...] Hatteras Features | Full Article
Celebrate the artistic community on Hatteras Island May 27-June 14 at Dare County Arts Council’s 7th Annual Rock The Cape Festival. This year’s Rock The Cape will begin with the Island Art Show on Monday, May 27 and conclude with a soundfront concert at REAL Watersports on Friday, June 14. Surf rock musicians The Chong [...] Hatteras Features | Full Article
Protecting the coast of the United States during World War II came at the ultimate cost for 63 foreign sailors. Two upcoming ceremonies will honor that sacrifice. This year will mark the 77th that representatives of the U.S. Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary, U.S. Navy, British Royal Navy and National Park Service will come [...] Hatteras Features | Full Article
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Photos by Don Bowers The Worrell 1000 Reunion Race enjoyed a brief but exciting stop on Hatteras Island on May 16-17 as part of the second-to-last leg of their journey up the Eastern Seaboard. The event is a legendary and challenging 1,000-mile trek that extends from Florida to Virginia Beach, and which includes 11 [...] Watersports | Full Article
Looking to dive the infamous Graveyard of the Atlantic? Wanting to understand the “Why,” “How,” and “Who” behind this legendary moniker and destination? Hoping to explore the underwater history and garner some amazing knowledge of just why we have so many wrecks right off of our Hatteras Island coast? Well, you’ve come to the right [...] Watersports | Full Article
Photos by Don Bowers The Worrell 1000 Reunion Race enjoyed a brief but exciting stop on Hatteras Island on May 16-17 as part of the second-to-last leg of their journey up the Eastern Seaboard. The event is a legendary and challenging 1,000-mile trek that extends from Florida to Virginia Beach, and which includes 11 [...] Watersports | Full Article
Looking to dive the infamous Graveyard of the Atlantic? Wanting to understand the “Why,” “How,” and “Who” behind this legendary moniker and destination? Hoping to explore the underwater history and garner some amazing knowledge of just why we have so many wrecks right off of our Hatteras Island coast? Well, you’ve come to the right [...] Watersports | Full Article
The first-ever Ray Gray Classic Surf Competition is hitting the beach on Sunday, April 28, and the community-oriented event has the potential to do a world of good for the local Cape Hatteras High School (CHSS) Surf Club, while being a fun opportunity for spectators to check out the local surfing talent. The surfing competition [...] Watersports | Full Article
Post-Storm Conditions Bring Big Waves for Local and Visiting Surfers
February 5, 2019 | Watersports | By: Jay Phillips | 2
Tuesday morning dawn patrol at Cape Hatteras Lighthouse featured some scrumptious waves. Perfect conditions prevailed 24 hours after the passing of the intense low from Sunday night. Winds were light WNW and the swell was nicely organized and clean. I met a few surfers who drove up for the day from Carolina Beach. Asking them [...] Watersports | Full Article
Hatteras Island to Star in Upcoming Movie Featuring Big Names, and ...
November 5, 2018 | Watersports | By: Joy Crist
Over the summer, onlookers may have noticed the towering cameras and packed parking lots outside of the REAL Watersports complex in Waves. The action was due to the filming of a new movie, which is featuring a host of film and television stars, and which is set to be released to the masses sometime in [...] Watersports | Full Article
Surfers Take Advantage of Surf before Florence Approaches …. ...
September 11, 2018 | Watersports | By: Jay Phillips
There were good waves on Monday on Hatteras Island, especially on the northern side of Buxton. With Florence 900 miles away from the coast earlier in the week, there was an amazingly powerful ground swell building since Saturday. Weather on Hatteras Island was close to 90 degrees for the last several days with little wind [...] Watersports | Full Article
Surfing Scientists Develop Wave Forecast Tool
July 12, 2017 | Watersports | By: Catherine Kozak | From The: Coastal Review Online
Surfing and science has always been a relationship of convenience, if not necessity. But when surfers are scientists who are wizards at interpreting ocean data, the art of finding good waves can be transformed into scientific certainty – or close to it. A new surf-prediction model developed by a partnership of two coastal scientists and [...] Watersports | Full Article
Our Coast: Kayaking Ocracoke in Winter
March 4, 2014 | Watersports | By: Coastal.Review | From The: Coastal Review Online
Summer at Ocracoke finds lots of kayakers plying their paddles along the shores of Pamlico Sound. Residents and tourists alike take to the water. As the temperature falls, the experience of kayaking changes, but there is still plenty to see and enjoy while paddling around the island in the winter. Warmer, waterproof clothes are a [...] Hatteras Features | Full Article
Homeowners with Damage from Hurricane Matthew Have Until May 31 to Apply for Recovery Programs
May 13, 2019 | Real Estate
Eligible North Carolinians whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Matthew have until May 31 to apply with ReBuild NC for help with repairs or rebuilding. The help comes from single-family housing recovery programs available through the state’s Hurricane Matthew Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding. To date, North Carolina has awarded more than $11.4 million in CDBG-DR funds to 327 households to repair or reconstruct homes damaged by the storm, with hundreds more applications for assistance currently being processed. Overall, North Carolina has put more than $904 million in Hurricane Matthew recovery funds on the ground. Help through the ReBuild NC program is currently available for people whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Matthew or Hurricanes Matthew and Florence. Homeowners who suffered damaged solely during Hurricane Florence will be abl [...] Real Estate | Full Article
The Outer Banks Association of REALTORS® (OBAR) and the Outer Banks Home Builders Association (OBHBA), after conducting extensive interviews, are excited to announce that a new shared Government Affairs Director (GAD) has been hired. Porter Graham joins both Associations from Washington, DC where he was the Veteran’s Policy Advisor to U.S. Representative Robert Latta (OH-05). [...] Real Estate | Full Article
How to Select the Best Grill for the Outer Banks
May 3, 2019 | Sponsored | Ace Hardware
Summer is just around the corner, and for Outer Banks locals and visitors with taste, this means it’s the official start of grilling season. The Outer Banks is the perfect spot for grilling aficionados. The abundance of fresh local seafood tastes better over the coals, (or wood, or gas burner, or smoker), and a portable [...] Real Estate | Full Article
Hatteras Island Real Estate: 2019 Real Estate Market Trends & ...
April 15, 2019 | Real Estate | By: Tom Hranicka
As we enter the start of the 2019 vacation season, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the trends that we are seeing in the Hatteras Island real estate market. Last year was a flat year for the residential real estate market on Hatteras Island. Sales were down slightly, and there [...] Real Estate | Full Article
Building a Beach House that Can Withstand the Outer Banks Elements
April 12, 2019 | Sponsored | Hatteras Home Builders
When it comes to construction, Outer Banks builders and homes have more than their fair share of challenges. Exposure to salt, water, wind and heat are all commonplace on the Outer Banks, and this is in addition to the seasonal nor’easter or hurricane that can amplify the risks to a home’s structural and aesthetic integrity. [...] Real Estate | Full Article
Dare Board Approves Rodanthe Cluster Home Proposal
April 4, 2019 | Real Estate | By: Neel Keller | From The: Outer Banks Sentinel
Project seen as part of effort to create more long-term housing Following up on their February approval of a planned cluster home development in Avon, the Dare County Commissioners continued their efforts to use recent zoning changes to encourage new year-round housing with an April 1 approval of a site plan and conditional use permit [...] Real Estate | Full Article
2019 marked the 25th Anniversary for the Hatteras Village Offshore Open (HVOO) with Top Dog, captained by Ryan Knapp and a new boat to the tournament, taking 1st place. They released a Blue Marlin on Day 1 and cemented their win with two more Blue Marlin releases on Day 4 and weighed a 455.5-pounder. They walked away with $30,047.50. Marlin Gull placed 2nd and Sea Toy, last year’s winner, finished up in 3rd. 29 boats fished this year and everyone had a great time as they competed for a $160,395 purse. This year’s tournament proved quite exciting with some quality Blue Marlins being brought to the dock: Day 1: Wall Hanger ‐ 563.9 lbs. (Captain Gray Blount/Angler Chris West) Day 2: Marlin Gull – 507.7 lbs. (Captain Kenny Midgett/Angler Josh Brown) Day 3: Piracy – 655.9 lbs. (Captain Chris Russell/Angler Curtis Struyk) Day 4: Top Dog – 455.5 lbs. (Captain Ryan Knapp/Angler Kyle [...] Fishing | Full Article
Tournament Anglers Score Most Fish Ever
May 7, 2019 | Fishing | By: Connie Leinbach | From The: Ocracoke Observer
Senate Mulls Fisheries, Shellfish Overhauls
May 2, 2019 | Fishing | By: Kirk.Ross | From The: Coastal Review Online
Cape Hatteras Secondary School Principal, Beth Rooks has been named the 2019-20 Principal of the Year for Dare County Schools. Rooks is entering her eleventh year in Dare County Schools. She earned her Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education from Meredith College. After teaching fourth and fifth grade in Suffolk County Public Schools, she earned a [...] Community News | Full Article
Dare County Public Works is hosting a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day for Dare County residents. A collection will be held in Buxton on Friday, May 24 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Buxton Transfer Station located at 47015 Buxton Back Road and on Saturday, May 25 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. [...] Community News | Full Article
The Dare County Schools Career and Technical Education (CTE) Department will be receiving a grant from the Golden Leaf Foundation in the amount of $249,727. CTE Director, Josh Davenport says, “The grant will help facilitate the expansion of CTE Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs at all middle schools for students in grades 6-8, [...] Community News | Full Article
The Island Free Press is excited to introduce our new Sales Manager, Jim Mueller. Jim joins the Island Free Press with nearly 30 years of marketing, sales, and information technology experience, and has signed onto our team after a lengthy career, and a move to Hatteras Island roughly six years ago. Currently, Jim lives in [...] Community News | Full Article
Dare County Board of Commissioners have proclaimed May 19 through May 25 as EMS Week. This week is to recognize all members of the Dare County’s EMS teams who stand ready to provide lifesaving care to those in need 24-hours a day, seven days a week. This year’s national theme is “Beyond the Call.” To [...] Community News | Full Article
Hatteras Resident Receives Governor’s Medallion Award at Raleigh ...
May 7, 2019 | News and Business Briefs
Hatteras Island resident Wendy Sisler received the Governor’s Medallion Award for Volunteer Service from First Lady Kristin Cooper on Monday afternoon at a special ceremony that was held at the Old Capitol House Chamber in Raleigh, N.C. The Governor’s Medallion Award in Raleigh is only given to approximately 20 recipients in the entire state, and [...] Community News | Full Article
OBITUARIES
July 1, 1961 – May 11, 2019 FRISCO — Ann Marie Todd, 57, of Frisco, North Carolina passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2019. She spent most of her adult life in Georgia where she was a respiratory therapist who worked primarily in Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care. In her youth, she was a professional [...] Obituaries | Full Article
KILL DEVIL HILLS — Cecil Guy Link, 75, passed away peacefully in Nags Head May 7, 2019. Cecil was born in Hickory, NC and was a professional engineer in water services for many years. Cecil’s survivors include his wife, Christine Link of the Kill Devil Hills residence; his two daughters and their families; and many [...] Obituaries | Full Article
COLINGTON — Alfred Charles Feickert, Jr. passed away in Nags Head of natural causes May 12, 2019 after a long chronic illness. Alfred was born in the Hudson County, New Jersey area. He was predeceased by his first wife and mother of his two children who survive him. Also surviving is his cherished wife, Maggie [...] Obituaries | Full Article
Joseph Carl Hayes July 4, 1938 – May 9, 2019 SKYCO — Joseph Carl Hayes, 80, of Skyco, NC died Thursday, May 9, 2019, at The Outer Banks Hospital. A native of Dare County and lover of Skyco, he was born July 4, 1938, to the late Marie Daniels Hayes and Joseph Guy Hayes. Often [...] Obituaries | Full Article
Nags Head/Ruther Glen- Gregory W. Saine, 55, died unexpectedly at his Nags Head rental home May 6, 2019. He was preparing for the upcoming season. Greg was born in Norfolk, VA. He resided in Ruther Glen, VA where we owned and ran a home furnishings rental business. He loved the Outer Banks and Greg frequented [...] Obituaries | Full Article
William “Tim” Timothy Gaylord passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at his home in Aydlett, NC surrounded by his wife of 48 years and his four children. A native of Washington County, NC, Tim was born in Roper on July 9, 1946 to the late William Vail and Beulah Bertha White Gaylord. He lost his [...] Obituaries | Full Article
Mrs. Virginia Slomka Nadybal passed away peacefully at home in Southern Shores Saturday, May 4, 2019. She was 92. Virginia was the born in Leechburg, PA, the daughter of the late Kazmer and Mary Slomka. Besides her parents, Virginia was preceded in death by her husband Anthony Nadybal, and one sister, Irene Slomka Szlachetka. Virginia [...] Obituaries | Full Article
JUNE 27, 1930 ~ APRIL 26, 2019 JACKSONVILLE – Betty L. Brown, 88, of Jacksonville, passed away Friday, April 26, 2019 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Wilmington. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday at Jones Funeral Home, Jacksonville Chapel. Burial will follow at Onslow Memorial Park. She was the daughter [...] Obituaries | Full Article
September 24, 1936 – April 27, 2019 FRISCO — Anne Bruce Tolson, 82, of Frisco, North Carolina passed in the early morning of Saturday, April 27, 2019. She is met in death by her first husband Leonard Howell, and her late husband Solon “Buddy” Tolson. Her memory lives on in her two sons, Douglas Howell, [...] Obituaries | Full Article
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