The first-ever Shuck Hatteras Music Festival is just hours away, and the inaugural event has already garnered tons of interest and support from the island community. Held at the Cape Hatteras/Outer Banks KOA Resort in Rodanthe, the sprawling site will feature free parking at an adjacent soundside lot, a ticket booth, a Merry Muse Market, […]
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Hatteras-Ocracoke ferries will run a reduced schedule on Christmas Day
The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry will be operating on an alternate and reduced schedule on Christmas Day, per a recent update from the North Carolina Ferry System. The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry schedule for December 25 will be as follows: From Hatteras: 5 a.m., 6 a.m., 8 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m., noon, 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 6 p.m., […]
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Maybelle Hummer Moore
August 21, 1925 – December 13, 2022 COLLINGTON — Maybelle Hummer Moore, 97, of Colington, NC died Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at her home surrounded by family. Born in Trappe, MD on August 21, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Dora Blades Hummer and William Frank Hummer. At the time of his death […]
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Dare County provides update on Hatteras Inlet dredging operations
Throughout December 2022, the Merritt—a sidecaster dredge operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers—will dredge the Rollinson Channel and Connector Channel to reduce the shoaling that has occurred within Hatteras Inlet, per an update from Dare County. The realignment of the Rollinson Channel within Hatteras Inlet was approved in late November, allowing for federally […]
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NCBBA shares 2022 contributions, including a recent $5,000 donation to Cape Hatteras United Methodist Men
The North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) outlined their 2022 contributions in an update sent to members, which included a recent donation of $5,000 to the Cape Hatteras United Methodist Men. “CHUMM does such great work for needy folks in the community [and] we are proud to support them,” stated Al Adam, NCBBA President, in […]
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Dare Arts seeking entries for 2023 Frank Stick Memorial Art Show
Dare Arts is now seeking entries for the 45th Annual Frank Stick Memorial Art Show, which will open at their Gallery in downtown Manteo at 6 p.m. on Friday, February 3, 2023. Artists wishing to participate in the show can find the prospectus and sign up for a specific time to drop off their work […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA Pet of the Week Snuggles
Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Snuggles, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Snuggles, 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/
Brenda D. Killgore
April 9, 1950 – December 8, 2022 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Brenda D. Killgore, 72, of Kill Devil Hills, NC died Thursday, December 8, 2022, at her home. Born in Pasquotank County on April 9, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Bessie Perry and Lawrence Sawyer. Brenda attended Elizabeth City Public Schools continuing […]
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Have the lights dimmed for the last time at The Pioneer Theatre in Manteo?
After more than a century, the lights may have dimmed for the final time at The Pioneer Theatre in downtown Manteo. The movie house has stood on Budleigh Street since 1934, after first being located on what is now Sir Walter Raleigh Street when it first opened in 1918, and has weathered everything from storms […]
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Does Hatteras Island now have its own iconic OBX Christmas house?
Joseph and Amanda Jones moved full-time to Buxton in March 2020, hours after the Outer Banks was closed to non-residents due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. The former Virginia Beach couple already had jobs lined up with HI-Caliber Kitchen & Bath in Frisco, and they also had a Buxton residence to call home that Joseph’s […]
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