The Dare County Water Department has announced that construction to replace the water line that is located between the villages of Avon and Buxton on Hatteras Island is currently scheduled to begin on November 1, 2022. Approximately 1.5 miles of the existing water line will be replaced with brand-new, stronger C900 PVC piping. The expected […]
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Starting Monday, October 17, the Hatteras Library, Kill Devil Hills Library, and Manteo Library will launch a new addition to its offerings that benefit the Dare County community: a Seed Library. Created as a means to share seeds in communities with food security issues, the Seed Library will provide a variety of vegetable, herb, flower and […]
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Hundreds of small fish have been washing ashore with the waves on Ocracoke Island over the past several weeks, in a phenomenon that’s both unusual and a part of the greater migration process along the southern Outer Banks. Fall is primetime for fishing on Ocracoke and Hatteras Islands, and as several larger species make their […]
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Don’t miss out on the Spooktacular Wine Tasting!! It will be featuring spooktacular wines and recipes from the Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation’s Cookbook “Cooking for a Cause”. Cookbooks and Wines are available for purchase. Donations and cookbook sales will benefit the HICF. The wine tasting will be Saturday, October 29 from 4 pm to 6:30 pm. […]
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Qualified shellfish growers in all North Carolina coastal counties now can apply for loans of up to $50,000 for business-related expenses such as payroll or equipment. With more than 1.4 million acres of coastal waters biologically and physically suited for shellfish growing, the new Shellfish Growers Loan Program announced Wednesday was designed to foster the state’s shellfish […]
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Mr. Keith McDermott and his brother Arthur and his sister Karen have donated several lots to the Ocracoke Preservation Society. The McDermott family is interested in the properties being saved as open space in the village. After discussions with several other land preservation organizations, they decided to deed the properties to OPS with deed […]
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Per a recent announcement, Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS) will be bringing back the annual Veterans Celebration for 2022. The annual tradition for the school and community has been canceled for the past two years due to COVID-19 and related safety protocols. The program is designed to honor all area veterans as well as to […]
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Photos by Don Bowers The Miss Katie made her public debut at a full-day event on October 13 that included tours of the 156-foot-long vessel, capped off by a Christening Ceremony with Senator Richard Burr’s wife, Brooke Burr, breaking the traditional bottle of champagne. But it was the story behind the Miss Katie’s name that […]
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The Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation announces a Save the Date for their New Year’s Even dance. It will be held at the Hatteras Village Civic Center on December 31 from 8 pm – 12:30 am. DJ John Harper will be playing all of your favorites and heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served. More information to […]
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A lawsuit challenging how North Carolina manages coastal fisheries will go to trial. State attorneys have declined to appeal the suit brought by the Coastal Conservation Association North Carolina, or CCA NC, and 86 individuals to the N.C. Supreme Court. Instead, the state filed a motion on Tuesday for an extension to respond to the […]
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