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Food Bank of the Albemarle asks for monetary donations after facin ...

March 25, 2025 | Local News | By: Sam Walker | 2

 From SamWalkerOBXNews.com. Video by Food Bank of the Albemarle The Food Bank of the Albemarle, which provides directly and through partner agencies to the food insecure in northeastern North Carolina, (including the Cape Hatteras Food Pantry), is facing a loss of around $1 million in funding after cuts by the U.S. Department of Agriculture were [...] Local News |  Full Article

Dare Community Housing Task Force to host two Hatteras Island Open ...

March 24, 2025 | Local News

The Dare Community Housing Task Force, in collaboration with East Carolina University (ECU), invites members of the Dare County community to attend one of two community open house sessions that will be held on Hatteras Island on Thursday, March 27, 2025 to provide an opportunity for residents and property owners to share their perspectives on workforce housing challenges [...] Local News |  Full Article

Meet the Outer Banks SPCA Pet of the Week, Pinto

March 24, 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/      

Medford Lynden Austin

March 24, 2025 | Obituaries

November 28, 1939 – March 22, 2025 FRISCO — Medford Lynden Austin, born on November 28, 1939, in Hatteras, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on March 22, 2025, in Frisco, North Carolina, at the age of 85. Medford led a life dedicated to service and hard work. He served his country honorably for two years [...] Obituaries |  Full Article

Dare County releases 2025 State of the County video

March 24, 2025 | Local News

Dare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Robert L. “Bob” Woodard Sr. delivered the annual State of the County presentation at Captain George’s Seafood Restaurant on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, providing an overview of Dare County projects and initiatives that have been completed over the past year and also outlining several projects that are currently underway or slated to [...] Local News |  Full Article

Despite being postponed, 5th annual Hatteras Village Waterfowl Fes ...

March 24, 2025 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist

The Hatteras Village Waterfowl Festival returned to Hatteras Island on March 22, and despite being postponed from its original February timeframe due to a winter storm, the fifth annual event was more popular than ever before. “Even though it was postponed, we only had one vendor who canceled,” said event manager Karla Jarvis. “We had [...] Island Features |  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

Food Bank of the Albemarle asks for monetary donations after facin ...

March 25, 2025 | Local News | By: Sam Walker | 2

 From SamWalkerOBXNews.com. Video by Food Bank of the Albemarle The Food Bank of the Albemarle, which provides directly and through partner agencies to the food insecure in northeastern North Carolina, (including the Cape Hatteras Food Pantry), is facing a loss of around $1 million in funding after cuts by the U.S. Department of Agriculture were [...] Local News |  Full Article

Dare Community Housing Task Force to host two Hatteras Island Open ...

March 24, 2025 | Local News

The Dare Community Housing Task Force, in collaboration with East Carolina University (ECU), invites members of the Dare County community to attend one of two community open house sessions that will be held on Hatteras Island on Thursday, March 27, 2025 to provide an opportunity for residents and property owners to share their perspectives on workforce housing challenges [...] Local News |  Full Article

Dare County releases 2025 State of the County video

March 24, 2025 | Local News

Dare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Robert L. “Bob” Woodard Sr. delivered the annual State of the County presentation at Captain George’s Seafood Restaurant on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, providing an overview of Dare County projects and initiatives that have been completed over the past year and also outlining several projects that are currently underway or slated to [...] Local News |  Full Article

NCBBA will host Adopt-a-Beach and Adopt-a-Highway clean-ups on March 22

March 18, 2025 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist

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 a recent announcement. “You will have fun, meet new and old friends, and get some exercise.” Information on both events is below. The Adopt-A-Beach clean-up The Adopt-A-Beach will be launched from the ORV Ramp 23 parking lot, just south of Salvo, at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 22. Volunteers will be asked to drive and walk the beach to the north and south directions looking for trash, litter, boards, burned firewood, etc. The NCBBA will provide trash bags, grabbers, and vests. It is recommended to bring a five-gallon bucket as well, which is much easier [...] 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

Visitor facilities at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleig ...

January 22, 2025 | Seashore News

National Park Service visitor facilities at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore), Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (Fort Raleigh) and Wright Brothers National Memorial will remain closed Thursday, Jan. 23. Fort Raleigh’s shoreline erosion public meeting, originally scheduled for Jan. 23, is postponed—a new date will be announced in the coming days. All off-road vehicle (ORV) [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

All ORV routes temporarily closed on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands ...

January 22, 2025 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist

As a safety precaution, Cape Hatteras National Seashore has temporarily closed all ORV ramps due to difficult beach driving conditions. The combination of snow and sand has resulted in numerous vehicles getting stuck on Hatteras and Ocracoke Island beaches. At least 5-6 inches of snow fell overnight on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, and another half [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Outer Banks youth sailors make waves with regional regatta victory in South Carolina

March 26, 2025 | Island Features

This past weekend, a team of young sailors from Hatteras Island and First Flight High School JV teams sailed their way to a first-place win at the Northpoints #7 Regatta in Columbia, South Carolina. Facing off against 10 established teams from renowned sailing regions like Charleston and Savannah, the Outer Banks team had a lot to prove—and they did just that. The A-team, led by Phillips and eighth-grade crew member Seaton Hawpe, put in a jaw-dropping performance with four outright wins, two second-place finishes, and one third-place finish over seven races. Their stellar results anchored the team to victory. “When we crossed the finish line in first place, I couldn’t believe it—we were flying!” shared ninth-grader Noah Phillips, skipper of the victorious A-team. “It’s like all our hard work finally paid off. It was such an awesome feeling!” Meanwhile, the B-team, featu [...] Island Features |  Full Article

CHEC lends a hand to replace missing Chicamacomico Life-Saving Sta ...

March 22, 2025 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist | 1

The Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) came to the rescue of the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station (LSS) by donating and installing a new wreck pole so that the historic site’s weekly life-saving drill reenactments could return for the 2025 summer season. Every year, a team of local volunteers routinely performs the authentic drill reenactment, which replicates [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Cigarette Surfboard Documentary Film Screening will be held at Pio ...

March 21, 2025 | Island Features

The Coastal Studies Institute (CSI), in partnership with the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, is hosting a film screening of the award-winning The Cigarette Surfboard at the historic Pioneer Theater in Manteo on April 17, 2025. The film screening is part of CSI’s ongoing Science on the Sound, a monthly series that brings together perspectives from across the state [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Killer whale spotted in the ocean off the Outer Banks

March 21, 2025 | Island Features | By: Sam Walker | 1

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com An aerial survey team from the Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute made an extremely rare find off the Outer Banks last Thursday, as a killer whale was spotted off Kitty Hawk. The Florida-based institute’s team focuses their work off our coast on surveying activity of endangered North Atlantic right whales, as part of their [...] Island Features |  Full Article

North Carolina Shell Club is heading to Ocracoke Island on March 2 ...

March 20, 2025 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist

The North Carolina Shell Club is heading to Ocracoke Island on March 21-22 for their annual Spring Meeting, and the public is welcome to come by the Ocracoke Community Center during the two-day event to check out the club’s activities and auctions. “Guests are welcome to North Carolina Shell Club meetings,” said John Timmerman of the [...] Island Features |  Full Article

80th birthday in the ‘Tank’ just another day for longtime referee

March 19, 2025 | Island Features | By: Peter Vankevich

From OcracokeObserver.com When was the last time you saw a sports referee get a standing ovation? This is exactly what happened before the Ocracoke Dolphins’ home game Feb. 4 against the Bear Grass Charter Bears. Before the tip-off, one of the referees, Gene Stoel, approached Ocracoke School Athletic Director Mary McKnight to say he would [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Community encouraged to participate in Housing Survey, Deadline is April 1

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 & Leisure Studies, the survey aims to gather insights from Dare County residents, workers and property owners to help local leaders develop data-driven housing solutions. Members of the Dare County community ages 18 and older are strongly encouraged to participate in this short survey, which seeks the public’s input on various housing perceptions as well as several potential housing development scenarios. Responses to the survey will remain confidential and will be used solely by the ECU research team. To acces [...] Real Estate |  Full Article

ECU is teaming up with Dare Housing Task Force to collect public i ...

February 12, 2025 | Real Estate | By: Joy Crist

East Carolina University (ECU) is partnering with the Dare Community Housing Task Force to better understand community attitudes toward workforce housing, and they are looking for insight and feedback from the Outer Banks community. In this vein, they are hosting of open house sessions, including two on Hatteras Island, and residents can drop by anytime [...] Real Estate |  Full Article

COMMENTARY: It’s time for collaborative management of North Carolina fisheries

March 26, 2025 | Fishing

By Glenn Skinner and Thomas Newman, N.C. Fisheries Association After two weeks of fisheries meetings and numerous comments from stakeholders, it’s clear that our current system of fisheries management leaves much to be desired. Since the General Assembly passed legislation in 2010 requiring overfishing to be ended in two years, or less, and sustainable harvest to be achieved within 10 years (with management that has at least a 50% probability of success), we have seen nothing but declining harvest limits across every fishery. This law – pushed by the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) and then DMF Director Louis Daniel – has made North Carolina the most restrictive state in the Nation when it comes to fisheries management. Even California has less restrictive mandates! The Division of Marine Fisheries routinely cites this law as the reason for severe regulatory decisions, point [...] Fishing |  Full Article

Registration for summer programs at the Fessenden Center opens on ...

March 25, 2025 | Community News Brief | By: Joy Crist

Registration for summer programs at the Fessenden Center opens on Wednesday, March 26, at 8:30 a.m. and will remain open until a program is full. Folks can register in person at the Fessenden Center in Buxton or online by using the registration platform at DareNC.gov/Register. Available programs include Fundamentals of Swimming Safety, Mural Maker Art [...] Community News Brief |  Full Article

Meet the Outer Banks SPCA Pet of the Week, Pinto

March 24, 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/      

Ashton Cole Reber

March 26, 2025 | Obituaries

  November 15, 2004 – March 21, 2025 MANTEO — Ashton Cole Reber, 20, of Manteo, North Carolina, passed away unexpectedly on March 21, 2025. Born on November 15, 2004, in Nags Head, North Carolina, Ashton grew up on the Outer Banks where he developed a love for sports, Xbox, fishing, and spending quality time [...] Obituaries |  Full Article

Nelson Franklin Tinnell

March 24, 2025 | Obituaries

May 12, 1932 – March 22, 2025 MANTEO — Nelson Franklin Tinnell, 92, of Manteo, NC, passed away peacefully on March 22, 2025, at Sentara Albemarle Medical Center. He was born on May 12, 1932, in Schuyler, VA, to the late Gracie Dewey Barber and Howard Frank Tinnell. Nelson served in the United States Navy, [...] Obituaries |  Full Article

Medford Lynden Austin

March 24, 2025 | Obituaries

November 28, 1939 – March 22, 2025 FRISCO — Medford Lynden Austin, born on November 28, 1939, in Hatteras, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on March 22, 2025, in Frisco, North Carolina, at the age of 85. Medford led a life dedicated to service and hard work. He served his country honorably for two years [...] Obituaries |  Full Article

Gloria Wojick White

March 24, 2025 | Obituaries

April 26, 1934 – March 21, 2025 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Gloria Wojick White, of Kill Devil Hills, NC, a dedicated educator and beloved family matriarch, passed away peacefully on March 21, 2025. Born on April 26, 1934, in Bronx, NY, Gloria graced the world with her presence for 90 years. Gloria’s life was marked [...] Obituaries |  Full Article

Betty Lou Tillett Henley

March 24, 2025 | Obituaries

March 6, 1941 – March 21, 2025 KITTY HAWK — Betty Lou Tillett Henley, 84 years of age, of Kitty Hawk, NC, beloved wife, cherished mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, and friend passed from her earthly home to her eternal home with the Lord, surrounded by family, on Friday, March 21, 2025. Betty was born on [...] Obituaries |  Full Article