On October 11, Outer Banks Forever and the National Park Service announced the official launch of their joint project, “Pathways to Your National Parks.” Over the next several years, “Pathways to Your National Parks” will create new paved multiuse paths in all three Outer Banks national parks – Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National […]
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While occupancy and meals tax collections in Dare County were both up more than 7 percent compared to the record totals received in 2021, those numbers may be more reflective of rising prices. And the totals collected in August were down from last year by 9.88 percent for the hotel/motel/vacation rental tax, and 15.03 percent […]
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By Mary Ellen Riddle After a two-year hiatus due to Covid-19 and Hurricane Dorian in 2019, the Holiday Art & Craft Show is scheduled to take place November 25-26 at the Cape Hatteras Secondary School. Coordinated by the Hatteras Island Arts + Crafts Guild, the show will have more than fifty venders. The three-year lag calls […]
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Another month, another rise in mortgage rates. Currently, on Mortgage News Daily, the surveyed mortgage rate is up to 7.29%. That number was 3.59% in January of this year – it has more than doubled and more Federal Reserve rate hikes are forecast for the rest of this year which will likely result in even higher […]
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The Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS) volleyball team won its first-round playoff contest with a straight sets home victory over Gates County on Saturday, Oct. 22. The Lady Canes were dominant in Saturday’s match, winning by scores of 25-8, 25-8, and 25-16. Cape Hatteras will now host a second-round match against North Moore on Oct. […]
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Historian and author Kevin Duffus is set to present a newly produced lecture, “The Battle at Ocracoke — What Really Happened,” at this year’s Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree Oct. 28-29 on Ocracoke Island. For more details visit the Facebook event. It began within minutes after the notorious pirate Blackbeard was killed in the Battle at Ocracoke on […]
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Dare County Department of Health & Human Services’ Adult Services unit is seeking sponsors and recipients for their annual Adult Services Christmas Program. If you are interested in being a recipient of this program, please contact the Department to have a wish list completed and signed by November 10, 2022. Individuals who sponsor will be […]
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Beachcombing is more than just finding treasures on the beach. The saying “The early bird gets the worm” is often true when beachcombing for seashells, and many people, especially new beachcombers, often race to be the first ones on the shore, as the first person on the beach will no doubt get the biggest and […]
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Saturday’s Fall Festival at the Frisco Woods Campground raised an estimated $15,800 for the Frisco-Buxton Pathway, which put a big dent in the Frisco-Buxton Pathway Committee’s goal to generate an estimated $95,000 in community funds for the project. “We got a grant for $13,212 from the Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative, and the Fall Fest raised $15,799.66,” said committee […]
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There was ample reason to celebrate on Saturday morning, October 22, as roughly 30 descendants gathered at the Salvo Community Cemetery to honor a revitalized site where local loved ones are now properly respected, honored, and remembered for many years to come. The Salvo Community Cemetery has had a long and tumultuous history. Once a […]
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