Artists, community members, and the Fearing family gathered at Dare County Arts Council on Sunday, May 1 for the opening reception of the 25th Annual Mollie Fearing Memorial Art Show, which features the work of 85 local and regional artists. Studio jeweler, metalsmith, and enamelist Kathryn Osgood carefully selected the following award recipients: Best In […]
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The Dare County Library has announced that its popular Library Enrichment Series for Adults will continue throughout the month of May with the following two free writing workshops, which will be held virtually via Zoom. “Writing Your Heart Out” Friday, May 6 from 12-1 p.m. Are you a writer but not sure how to get your words published? Or […]
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Reservations are now available for the fourth season of passenger ferry service between Hatteras and Ocracoke Village, as a brand-new Ocracoke Express makes its debut May 17. The new ferry will carry up to 129 passengers on three round trips daily, departing Hatteras at 9:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., with return trips from Ocracoke Village […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Frost, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Frost, 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/
Hatters Island has multi-use pathways running parallel to N.C. Highway 12 in five of its seven villages. Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, and Avon had a pedestrian-and-bike friendly pathway installed roughly a decade ago, while Hatteras village wrapped up its pathway project in late 2021. But what about Buxton and Frisco? A multi-use pathway for these busy […]
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October 12, 1965 – April 20, 2022 MANTEO — Shelia Claywell Howsare, 56, of Manteo, NC passed away Wednesday, April 2022 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC. Born in Heidelberg, Germany on October 12, 1965, she was the beloved Daughter of Emma Jane Claywell and Rollin Junior Claywell. Shelia was the loving mother of […]
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After weathering two summer seasons with few international exchange students able to come to the Outer Banks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, local business owners should expect more of those students to arrive this spring and summer, representing levels closer to pre-pandemic years. “The indications are that there is going to be a sizable number […]
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By Kassidy Watson-Perry As more and more loons are being spotted on the shores along our local beaches recently, Nags Head Police Department advises beachgoers that if you see these birds resting on the sand, to please leave them alone. Common loons beach themselves to rest and can do so for up to 24 hours. […]
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At 11:37 a.m. on Friday, April 29, the U.S. Station Oregon Inlet watchstander received a report of a 40 ft. vessel with three persons on board that had lost steering outside of the Oregon Inlet Bar. Shortly thereafter, the M/V Bobalou discovered that they were flooding, which was likely due to a grounding that occurred […]
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