It has been two years since Ocracoke’s Island Inn & Commons project got a second wind thanks to a new wave of volunteers, and the results of these efforts are undeniably visible. Debbie Wells, who offered to spearhead the landscaping portion of the multi-faceted project in 2023, has transformed the patchy grounds into a work of [...] Island Features |  Full Article

March is the Time for Galaxy Quest Every year, March signals the time for astronomers and astro-photographers to bring out their big scopes and start viewing the seemingly endless array of galaxies that appear in the night sky. The constellation Virgo is best known for its abundance of galaxies, but the Big Dipper (Ursa Major) [...] Island Features |  Full Article

This free, family-friendly event takes place August 1-2 on Ocracoke Island The Ocracoke community will celebrate the summer’s fig bounty with special guest chef Dean Neff. Dean Neff is the owner and chef of Wilmington, NC’s Seabird – the sustainable seafood restaurant and oyster bar devoted to celebrating North Carolina’s coast, and the new owner [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Episodes 1-5 of The Outer Edge docuseries are now available on YouTube, featuring spotlights on commercial fishing, Outer Banks creators and musicians, photographers, and the region’s boat building tradition. The six-part series, produced locally by the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau (OBVB), is part of the organization’s “ongoing commitment to responsible travel and the vibrant local community [...] Island Features |  Full Article

The Network for Endangered Sea Turtles (N.E.S.T.), N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island recently teamed up with the crew of the Wanchese-based Phideaux to release a rehabilitated 175-pound loggerhead sea turtle named “Cheese Curd” into the warmer waters of the Gulf Stream, roughly 13 miles offshore. Cheese Curd was one of the many recent cold-stunned patients [...] Island Features |  Full Article

The new-in-2024 Buxton Civic Association (BCA) hosted its first-ever community fundraiser on Saturday at Café Pamlico, and the Mardi Gras-themed celebration raised just shy of $1,500 for the organization’s upcoming initiatives. The Saturday afternoon event featured Cajun-inspired hors d’oeuvres, live music from Micah Iverson, and raffles for items donated by local Buxton businesses, including Kim [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Continuing a wave of recent donations to local organizations, the North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) recently made $500 donations to the Buxton Volunteer Fire Department, the Frisco Volunteer Fire Department, Radio Hatteras, and Cape Hatteras United Methodist Men. About the organizations Hatteras Island’s seven villages are served by six all-volunteer fire departments that respond [...] Island Features |  Full Article

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The largest ever passenger ship built in the United States, which has multiple connections with our area, is on her final voyage and passed just offshore of the Outer Banks on Friday and Saturday. The SS United States had an illustrious career from 1952 until 1969 carrying royalty, celebrities and immigrants over the [...] Island Features |  Full Article

The Network for Endangered Sea Turtles (N.E.S.T.), N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island, and Coast Guardsmen from Station Hatteras Inlet recently teamed up to release more than 25 rehabilitated sea turtles into the warmer waters of the Gulf Stream, roughly 13 miles offshore. The sea turtles, (which included green sea turtles, a Kemps Ridley sea turtle, [...] Island Features |  Full Article