Reminder: Meeting to discuss Cape Hatteras Lighthouse renovation and pathway projects will be held June 2

From May 24-June 22, 2022, Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) invites public input on two separate projects at and near the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. A public meeting to discuss both projects is scheduled for 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 2 at the Fessenden Center Annex, 47013 Buxton Back Rd, Buxton, N.C. 27920. The public meeting […]

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Hatteras Island’s First Annual Regatta a big success with 48 registered competitors

Thanks to volunteers, sponsors, and enthusiastic visiting sailors, it looks like Hatteras Island will continue to be a sought-after venue for festival-style sailing events, as evident by the success of the first-ever Annual Wind and Waves Regatta which was held on the weekend of May 14. Notwithstanding some real logistic challenges, with communications cut off […]

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Expanded educational programs begin this weekend, and more National Seashore updates for the week of May 27

The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities and seashore conditions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News items and events related to the National Seashore for the week of May 27 include the following: Robin Snyder was recently selected as the new deputy superintendent for Cape […]

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Cecil Stanley Williams, Jr.

July 29, 1935 – May 19, 2022 AVON — Cecil Stanley Williams, Jr., 86, of 40169 Scarborough Road, Avon, North Carolina died May 19, 2022, at Spring Arbor of The Outer Banks, Kill Devil Hills, NC, with his brother Dennis and his many nursing home friends from the staff and Dare County Hospice at his […]

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Richard Alan Galganski

The family of Richard Alan Galganski is deeply saddened by his unexpected passing on May 19, 2022. Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Rick retired from UPS in 2003.  Rick’s deep and unwavering passion was being a firefighter.  Through his dedication, he joined the Hillsborough Volunteer Fire Department in 1975 and eventually served as Fire […]

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