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70th Anniversary of NC Ferry System Celebrated This Summer

Island Features Staff Reporter -
It all started with a single route linking Manns Harbor and Roanoke Island in 1947. Now, the North Carolina Ferry System will be filling...

Researchers Reveal OBX Shipwreck Stories

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Lights out, darkness settling in, Robert Carmichael’s eyes adjusted to the site before him at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. The German submarine U-576...

Why Hatteras and Ocracoke Island is the Perfect Destination for Memorial Day – Especially in 2017

Editor's Blog Joy Crist -
By JOY CRISTChock it up to spending too much time at the office and not enough time on the beach, but it slipped...

Shrimp catches and sales soared, but overall commercial landings lower in 2016

Fishing Staff Reporter -
A warm autumn kept commercial fishermen catching and selling shrimp up to New Year’s Eve last year, boosting 2016 shrimp landings to...

Coastal recreational fishermen hooked fewer fish in 2016

Fishing Staff Reporter -
Coastal recreational fishermen hooked fewer fish in 2016 than they did in 2015.Anglers brought an estimated 8.5 million fish to the...
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New ABC Store in Buxton will open on May 1

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After a flurry of last-minute preparations, the new ABC...

Theodore Roosevelt Meekins, Jr.

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Theodore Roosevelt Meekins, Jr., fondly named “Sport” and “Teddy”,...

Linda Rae Scarborough

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Linda Rae Scarborough, 71 of Nags Head, North Carolina...

Avon Fishing Pier reopens for the 2025 season on May 1

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The Avon Fishing Pier will open for the 2025...

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Traffic lights in Hatteras Village will be replaced with stop signs

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Due to deterioration and a high replacement cost, the...

Cora Lee O’Neal

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Cora L. O’Neal was called home to be with...

Blackfin tuna catches close to shore are creating a buzz

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Hatteras Island is currently experiencing an unusual event in...

Rudy Leroy Austin

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OCRACOKE -- Rudy Leroy Austin, a cherished native son...

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