KITTY HAWK — David James Ruch, 77, passed away peacefully on March 28, 2023. He was a devoted husband to his wife of 51 years, Kathe Sue (Bachmann), and a loving father and grandfather to his two children and six grandchildren: Karl David, (wife) Julie, Pierce, Keaton, and Fiona Ruch of Asheville, NC and Beth […]
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The Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) recently unveiled the 12 winning photos of their ninth annual photo contest, which will be featured in the upcoming 2024 CHEC calendar. The contest, which runs from October through February every year, has become a popular competition among island residents, and features photos of Hatteras Island which are submitted […]
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Hatteras Island is hosting a number of Easter Sunrise Services and local events to coordinate with the upcoming Easter holiday on Sunday, April 9. Local church services and special weekend activities, including Easter Egg Hunts, are listed below. **Some services and events may be canceled due to weather** Note: If your organization or business is […]
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As part of its Earth Day Celebration on Saturday, April 22, the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo (RWS) Civic Association will also host a free “Plant Swap.” The event will be held rain or shine From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the RWS Community Building, (across from the Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station in Rodanthe), there be space for community […]
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The Dare County Public Works Department has announced that it will host a three-day household hazardous waste collection event from May 11-13, 2023, in three different locations throughout the county. During this event, Dare County residents and property owners can drop off hazardous waste for safe disposal at the following locations: Northern Beach Collection: Kitty Hawk […]
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Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island will experience a brief power outage beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 4, for up to one hour, per an update from the Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC). The outage is to allow CHEC to repair a broken ground on a transmission pole. For more information, visit CHEC on […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Happi, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Happi, 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/
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Hurricane Committee has retired Fiona and Ian from the rotating lists of Atlantic tropical cyclone names because of the destruction they caused in Central America, the Caribbean, the United States, and Canada. Farrah will be used to replace Fiona in the lists of names, while Idris will replace Ian. WMO […]
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Markarian’s Chain This is Markarian’s Chain. It’s a cluster of eight galaxies located in the constellation Virgo. (The other faint galaxies in this image are much further away and just happen to be in the line of sight of the telescope.) The two bright galaxies to the right are M86 and M84. They were both […]
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The 2023 Cape Hatteras Surf, Sand and Service Tournament held on Friday, March 31 was a huge success. The tournament welcomed 4A Wake County high schools Green Hope and Panther Creek to the island to compete against the Cape Hatteras Hurricanes, as well as each other. Fans and teams had a good time, despite the […]
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