The Dare County Library has announced that, due to staffing issues, the Hatteras Library will be closed on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, and Wednesday, May 25, 2022. The Hatteras Library is scheduled to reopen at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 26, 2022. Library customers who are in need of assistance during the closure are […]
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The North Carolina Beach Buggy Association’s (NCBBA) Annual Meeting /Pig Pickin’ event will be held on Saturday, May 28, at 2:00 p.m. at the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Community Center in Rodanthe. Members will hear about the activities of the organization from the past year, and what’s in store for the new year. The guest speaker will be […]
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The Dare County Public Works Department has announced that there will be no changes to the Dare County trash collection schedule over Memorial Day weekend 2022. All areas will operate on their normal schedule on Monday, May 30, 2022. The Dare County C&D Landfill, Buxton Transfer Station, Rodanthe Recycle Center and Manteo Recycle Yard will […]
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The Ocracoke Affordable Housing Coalition is looking for a few good houses. Actually, they’re looking for many more than that because there is an acute need for affordable housing for essential workers on Ocracoke. The group formed after Hurricane Dorian in September 2019 and before the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020 to try to […]
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The Oregon Inlet Lifesaving Station may get an added boost in Governor Roy Cooper’s draft budget. The governor’s proposal for FY 2022-2023 includes $600,000 to finish the rehab on the building and move it to a more secure place. The lifesaving station has been tagged for removal to a new resting place for more than […]
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The non-profit organization Friends of Felines Hatteras Island will be hosting their annual yard sale this Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 28, and Sunday, May 29, in the parking lot adjacent to the Mad Crabber Restaurant in Avon, from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on both days. The annual yard sale, which has become […]
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On Thursday, May 20, the Food Lion grocery store officially opened its new Food Lion To Go services and storefront, which is located next to its main store in the center of Avon. The separate storefront is the first of its kind in Food Lion’s 65-year history, as while to-go services are available at most […]
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What/When: Each year, NOAA Fisheries announces the season opening dates for red snapper in federal waters of the South Atlantic, in addition to the recreational season length. For the 2022 season: The recreational sector will open for harvest on the following 2 days: July 8 and 9, 2022 (Friday and Saturday) – The recreational season […]
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On Thursday, May 20, the 13 competing teams of the Worrell 1000 Race made a Frisco landing as one of the final legs of their multiple-day journey from Hollywood, Florida to Virginia Beach. The 1,000-mile catamaran race plays out in multiple stages, (from checkpoint to checkpoint), and the team with the shortest overall combined time […]
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The 13 Worrell 1000 competitors made an impressive landing near ORV Ramp 49 in Frisco on Thursday afternoon, May 19, on one of the final legs of their race up the Eastern Seaboard to the Virginia Beach finish line. The teams departed Atlantic Beach, NC, on Thursday morning to start an approximately five-hour trek to […]
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