The volunteers who perform the weekly Beach Apparatus Drill reenactment at the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site in Rodanthe are taking their impressive outdoor show on the road. This week, 13 modern-day surfmen will be traveling more than 700 miles to Kittery, Maine for a command performance that coincides with the annual U.S. Life-Saving Service […]
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Sharon Griffith Dunstan
March 2, 1967 – September 16, 2023 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Sharon Griffith Dunstan of Kill Devil Hills, NC, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away on September 16, 2023, at age 56. Born March 2, 1967 in Franklin, VA. Sharon loved every minute she shared with her family. She was at […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA Pet of the Week Sugar
Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on this pet 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/
Island Real Estate: Takeaways from the August 2023 OBAR Statistical Report
I want to start things by talking about land. There’s a quote often attributed to Mark Twain that says: “Buy land, they’re not making it anymore.” And Hatteras Island specifically is a unique place when it comes to Outer Banks real estate. Most of the island is owned or operated by government agencies. Of the […]
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Melodie Lotz Hardham
POMPANO BEACH, FL— Melodie Lotz Hardham, age 79, of Pompano Beach, Florida, passed away on August, 28, 2023, after a long struggle with COPD. She was born in Neenah, Wisconsin, on March 6, 1944, to the late Frances Leah Gifford and Rudolph Fredrick Lotz. She was preceded in death by her parents, as well as […]
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Talmage Manning Willis, Sr.
July 8, 1940 – September 15, 2023 HATTERAS — Talmage Manning Willis, Sr. passed away peacefully on September 15, 2023, in his hometown of Hatteras, NC. He was born on July 8, 1940, to Catherine O’Neal Willis and Harmon Jones Willis, Sr. Talmage was called to rest at the age of 83. Throughout his life, […]
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Island Living: Remembering Hurricane Isabel, 20 years later
When Isabel came roaring in, I was in China. I heard there was a hurricane coming at home but CNN said that the Outer Banks had “dodged a bullet.” I called [my husband Ernie Foster] and soon realized that this was not true. He was speaking so fast that I knew he wasn’t in good […]
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September 18 marks 20 years since Hurricane Isabel made landfall
One of the most destructive Outer Banks storms in living memory made landfall 20 years ago on September 18, 2003, destroying homes and businesses in Hatteras village and creating a temporary inlet that separated Hatteras from the rest of the world for more than two months. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), Hurricane Isabel […]
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Three popular Day at the Docks events rescheduled for September 29-30
Though the Annual Day at the Docks celebration was canceled in 2023 due to Hurricane Lee, three cornerstone events from the festival have been rescheduled for Friday and Saturday, September 29-30. The Seafood Under the Stars event will take place on Friday evening at 6:30 p.m., featuring a chef-prepared six-course dinner with an optional wine […]
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Waves of whelks make an appearance after Hurricane Lee
Hatteras Island beachcombers were treated to a treasure trove of finds over the weekend, as Hurricane Lee left behind waves of whelks that were spotted near Cape Point in Buxton. Although Cape Point is usually considered a Mecca for fishermen, on Saturday and Sunday, it was one of the most popular shelling spots on the […]
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