Due to the relatively new and welcome addition of oyster farms in our estuarine system, this cherished bivalve is available year round, even when there is no “R” in a month. But “the season” continues to be heralded with excitement and celebration. It represents a time for communities to bundle up and gather in our […]
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The Island Free Press was live at the Hatteras Island Oyster Roast, which drew a large crowd of roughly 500 hungry visitors and locals. The event is being held along Oden’s Dock in Hatteras village, with live music, a bake sale, a silent auction, and plenty of community spirit to go around.
The constellation Orion is famous for for M42, the Orion Nebula, but there are a lot of lesser-known nebulae in this constellation. M42 is located at the second star of Orion’s sword, but if you look at the first star of the belt you will find the Horsehead Nebula (IC 434) and the Flame Nebula, […]
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KITTY HAWK — Clavis “Clay” Wyatt Baum, Jr., 79, of Kitty Hawk, NC died Thursday, January 30, 2020, at Spring Arbor of The Outer Banks. A native of Dare County, he was born December 19, 1940, to the late Buena Hines and Clavis Wyatt Baum, Sr. Having served his country honorably for twenty years, Clay […]
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Living on the thin, shifting ribbon of sand known as the Outer Banks, many residents encounter a variety of unusual items that wash up along the coastline. For example, back in 2006, a massive amount of bags of chips washed ashore, to the surprise and delight of beachcombers. There are many forces in nature like the […]
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Hurricane Irene made landfall near Cape Lookout Aug. 27, 2011. As the storm tracked across eastern North Carolina, the waters of Pamlico Sound first drained to the south and west, flooding the coastal mainland. When the winds shifted, a 6-foot-high wall of water crashed onto the dunes of Pea Island, flowing across the sand toward […]
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With cold-stunned sea turtles taking over even the outdoor bathrooms at the N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island, the state Museum of Natural Sciences has stepped in to help. The museum in Raleigh this week took in eight green sea turtles from the aquarium, where they will be monitored and cared for over the next few […]
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Tess Judge, a local businesswoman and community leader with a broad scope of public service, has officially launched her campaign for the NC Senate District 1 seat. She will challenge first-term Republican State Senator Bob Steinburg for the seat in November. Judge, a Democrat and widow of the longtime Dare County Commissioner Warren Judge, said […]
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For the past several months, a remarkable group of students from Cape Hatteras Secondary School Drama Club have been working every day after school to create this year’s production of Robin Hood and his Merry Men. For these dedicated high school and middle school students, this has meant sacrificing most other after-school activities, as well […]
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The new submarine cable, which will create a more reliable connection to power for Ocracoke Island, has arrived on Hatteras Island and work to install the cable has begun. The project, which is orchestrated by Tideland Electric Membership Corporation, will effectively remove the aerial power lines from Pole Road in the southern end of Hatteras […]
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