Cape Hatteras Secondary School recently held their 2020 Homecoming, and announced their Homecoming court representatives during the event. The court consists of ten couples chosen by CHSS peers to represent the student body, and the 2020 Homecoming Court included the following students Freshmen, class of 2023: Garland Midgett and Chloe Flythe Sophmores, Class of 2022: […]
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Aquarium’s STAR Center reopens to public after mass sea turtle stranding
The STAR Center sea turtle hospital at the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island reopened to visitors Monday, weeks after a mass stranding of cold-stunned sea turtles overflowed the facility. There are now 88 sea turtle patients in the center’s care. In mid-January, more than 100 sea turtles were found cold-stunned on the Outer Banks […]
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Browning cautions on lead poisoned eagles
A bald eagle remains in critical condition after being rescued in Camden County on Feb. 9 by Hatteras Island Wildlife Rehabilitation’s Lou Browning. Suffering from lead poisoning as well as dehydration and malnutrition, Browning said the raptor has little chance of survival, but is currently being treated in an ICU chamber at his Hatteras Island […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA Pet of the Week, Autumn
Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Autumn, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Autumn, 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/
Early Voting in Buxton for March Primary Begins February 13
One-stop absentee voting, more commonly known as early voting, begins on February 13 in Dare County, roughly three weeks away from the March 3 primary day. During the early voting period, any registered voter can cast an absentee ballot in person on select days prior to Election Day. Unlike on Election Day, when registered voters […]
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Arlene Donahue Williams
AVON — Arlene Janet Donahue Williams, 93, died Saturday, February 8, 2020, peacefully at home with family at her side. Arlene was the daughter of Errold and Hilda Donahue of Bethel, ME. She was born December 22, 1926 in Albany, ME. She graduated from Gould Academy and was the mother of eight children and homemaker. […]
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Terry Herzing
AVON — Terry Herzing, 57, died Sunday, January 26, 2020 at Norfolk Sentara Hospital with family and loved ones at his side. Terry was born September 9, 1962 in Norfolk, VA. He was the son of Arlene J. Donahue Williams of Avon and the late Robert Herzing. He was a 1980 graduate of Cape Hatteras […]
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New Book Published by IFP Contributor, James D. Charlet
By John Havel If you’re a frequent reader of the Island Free Press, or any of many other Outer Banks online or print magazines, then you have most likely read one or more interesting articles by local historian, speaker, and performer James D. Charlet or, as he prefers to be called, “Keeper James.” For over […]
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Ocracoke basketball teams victorious in tournament, season
By Richard Taylor Both Ocracoke boys’ and girls’ middle-school basketball teams captured Tideland Middle School Athletic Conference Tournament Championships at Mattamuskeet Feb. 3, the boys for the second-straight year. Despite getting off to a slow start, Ocracoke’s Lady Dolphins beat the Hatteras Hurricanes 37-30. After an equally slow start, the Dolphin boys easily ousted […]
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Superintendent David Hallac invites community to discuss an overview of the 2019 seasons at Cape Hatteras National Seashore
National Parks of Eastern North Carolina Superintendent David Hallac invites the public to visit with staff on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, where he will review visitation patterns and park activities during 2019 at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial. Meeting locations and dates are as follows: • […]
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