On December 16, 2019, at approximately 7:05 p.m., Dare County Sheriff’s Office and Manteo Police Department responded to a person who had been shot in the 600 block of Vista Lake Drive, Manteo, NC. When Deputies arrived they located Chuck Ellis Williams (45) of Manteo, who had sustained a bullet wound to the stomach area. The Williams was […]
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“Hurricane Dorian may have damaged our Holiday Lights signs, but not our Christmas cheer.” This was the sentiment of Executive Director of the Ocracoke Civic & Business Association (OCBA) Helena Stevens, as well as all of Ocracoke Island, with the recent announcement of the winners of the 2019 Ocracoke Village Holiday Lights Contest. Per a […]
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Dare Education Foundation is thrilled to partner with NEST (Network of Endangered Sea Turtles) and Cape Hatteras Elementary to implement a year-long Sea Turtle Project with 3rd graders. This $1000 grant will provide books, materials and a field trip for this enriching learning opportunity.
The deadline for submitting applications to the Small Business Administration for a disaster relief loan and for state Individual Assistance is Monday, Dec. 16. To qualify for State Individual Assistance you must first fill out an SBA loan application. With the deadline quickly approaching, it is recommended that you fill out both at the same […]
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Members of the Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS) Hurricane Baseball team concluded their annual community service project on Saturday, December 14, raising more than $1,000 for the local island community in the process. During the months of November and December, Hurricane baseball players sold $1 raffle tickets for a $100 WalMart gift card. The players […]
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There are a few things all Hatteras Islanders know about traveling off the island. First, never leave on a Saturday in the summer; second, check the Pea Island camera before you go, and third, you probably don’t need to leave for very much at all. Trips to Norfolk, V.A., are even less necessary. The exceptions […]
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Sixty-six children from Ocracoke and Hatteras islands have written to the jolly old elf through the U.S. Postal Service’s Operation Santa program, now in its 107th season of helping bring Christmas to cheer to those in need. The program, available only in select areas, added the two Outer Banks communities following Hurricane Dorian. The postal […]
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The Dare County C&D Landfill, Buxton Transfer Station, Rodanthe Recycle center and Manteo Recycle Yard will be closed for Christmas on Tuesday, December 24, Wednesday, December 25, and Thursday, December 26, 2019. They will be closed again on New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1, 2020. CHRISTMAS WEEK: There will be one pick up per area […]
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Despite concerns about rainy weather that lingered all morning long, the 2019 Hatteras Village Christmas Parade attracted a large crowd and roughly 25 participants on Saturday afternoon in a festive procession that began and ended with the Holiday Open House at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum. Locals and visitors lined the sides of N.C. […]
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Hatteras Christmas Parade The 2019 Hatteras Christmas Parade LIVE from Hatteras Village. Posted by The Island Free Press on Saturday, December 14, 2019 The 28th Annual Hatteras Village Christmas Parade will begin at 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 14. The parade launches from the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum and follows N.C. Highway 12 to Eagle […]
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