February 25, 2020, Nags Head – One month into 2020, and real estate in the OBX is thriving! OBAR has been hearing about how members in sales have been really busy, and now we know why. MLS Director Dan Sutherland has released the January 2020 statistics and the OBX continues to break records. Says Sutherland, […]
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Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS) is having another banner year for basketball, as the JV, Lady Canes, and Varsity Canes have all claimed the Conference Championship title, per a recent announcement from CHSS. CHSS will be hosting the first round of the basketball state playoffs for both the Lady Canes and the Varsity Canes on […]
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The Outer Banks Community Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications on its website: www.obcf.org. The application deadline is 11:59 pm, Sunday, March 22. The Community Foundation manages 55 different scholarship programs and expects to award about $173,000 to local students this year. Graduating high school seniors from Dare County, Currituck County, and Ocracoke are eligible […]
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In 2018, U.S. fishermen landed 9.4 billion pounds of fish valued at $5.6 billion at ports around the nation—consistently high figures on par with recent years, which bring economic benefits up and down the seafood supply chain, according to an annual report released today by NOAA Fisheries. According to the Fisheries of the United States […]
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Stevie Wilson wants islanders to carefully consider amending the Ocracoke Development Ordinance to temporarily allow multiple travel trailers on properties. Ocracoke County Commissioner Tom Pahl has proposed amending the development ordinance, known as the ODO, in response to the need for temporary housing while the island rebuilds from flooding devastation by Hurricane Dorian. He distributed […]
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The Outer Banks Community Foundation’s membership honored two Champions, elected five board members, and celebrated $1.4 million in grants and scholarships in 2019 at the organization’s Annual Meeting on February 20. The Community Foundation also announced a major new grants initiative at its meeting, the 2020 Vision Grants, which will be launched later in the […]
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The island-wide effort to rebuild Ocracoke received some extra assistance from the Cape Hatteras United Methodist Men (CHUMM) for three weeks in February, thanks to the help of dozens of volunteers. CHUMM worked for the North Carolina Conference United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) from their Ocracoke Island Work Center. During the three weeks, more […]
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A number of ferry routes through Eastern N.C. have been suspended as of Friday morning due to a coastal storm that is bringing high winds and rough seas to the Outer Banks. The Ocracoke-Cedar Island, Ocracoke-Swan Quarter, and Hatteras-Ocracoke routes are all temporarily offline, per a Friday morning update from the North Carolina Ferry System. […]
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The Lifeline Outreach OBX Center in Salvo has grown by leaps and bounds since it first began in a storage closet at the Lifeboat Community Church in 2006. Now housed within its own building, complete with a thrift store, separate food pantry, and even a personal greeter in the form of Charlie the cat, organizer […]
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N.C. Highway 12 is open and passable as of Friday morning, but there are a few areas of windblown sand on the roadway south of Oregon Inlet. Travelers are advised to drive carefully and slow down for crews that may be working to clear sand from the pavement throughout the day. Snow flurries were reported […]
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