Sponsorship opportunities are now available for the 2023 Outer Banks Seafood Festival. The event will be held on Saturday, October 21, 2023, from 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM at the Soundside Event Site in Nags Head. “Every activity at the festival focuses on the history of this community and the commercial fishing heritage,” said 2023 […]
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Congratulations to our two senior essay contest winners for their impactful entries on “Why I Vote.” Both participants were recognized at the League of Women Voters annual meeting at Duck Woods Country Club on Thursday, June 1st. First place and the $300 prize went to Chloe Wienert of First Flight High School. Second place and […]
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Hundreds of families gathered at Dowdy Park in Nags Head on Sat., May 13, for a fun-filled day of visual and performing arts at the 34th Annual Artrageous Kids Art Festival presented by PNC Bank. In between the live music and dance performances, Dare Arts Executive Director Jessica Sands took the stage and announced the […]
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The U.S. Coast Guard held a ceremony in Nags Head on Monday, June 5, to establish the new Marine Safety Detachment (MSD) Nags Head, which replaces Sector Field Office Cape Hatteras. Per a press release issued by the Coast Guard, this change allows the unit to efficiently use resources to focus on its continuing marine […]
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The Outer Banks-made, inspirational family drama Call Sign Romeo has entered into a video-on-demand distribution agreement with Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Los Angeles-based Allen Media Group, owned and founded by Byron Allen. The feature film will be available to rent/own on all digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms starting […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Poster, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Poster, 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/
KILL DEVIL HILLS – Brian Owen Halloran, 77, passed away peacefully at his Kill Devil Hills home on May 25, 2023. Brian was born May 12, 1946, in Brooklyn, NY to the late George and Hazel Halloran. Brian was also preceded in death by his first wife, Roberta Halloran, and his second wife, Kathy Halloran. […]
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The book Kinnakeet Adventure is a bit of a local legend. There are a handful of Avon residents who own a copy, but for the most part, the first-person account of an Avon teacher in the 1930s has been lost after the book’s first printing more than 50 years ago. Only one edition was printed […]
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Beginning on Tuesday, June 13, there will be nine different guided interpretive programs throughout each summer week, at Alligator River and Pea Island National Wildlife Refuges. Except for the twice-a-week Pea Island Refuge turtle talk, the various programs are held once a week during June, July, and August. Some of the programs require reservations, and […]
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On June 5, 2023, at approximately 1:00 a.m, Dare County Sheriff’s Office Deputies working the C-District along with North Carolina State Highway Patrol conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in Avon, near the Food Lion on N.C. Highway 12. Probable cause was established to search the vehicle. During the search, the Deputies located and […]
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