At least one student from each high school in the district is invited to attend the 4-week residential program for gifted and talented high school students this summer. Ava Nultemeier from First Flight High School, Sebastian Rojas-Abregu and Catherine Tyre from Manteo High School, and Grace Vernesoni from Cape Hatteras Secondary School passed the local […]
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Frisco Woods Campground to host Easter Egg Hunt on April 8
The Frisco Woods Campground will be hosting its 2nd Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 8, as well as a Pig Pickin’ event with donations to benefit the Frisco-Buxton Pathway. The kids’ Easter Egg Hunt will be held at 4:00 p.m., while a second adult Easter Egg hunt will take place at 7:00 p.m. […]
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Outer Banks Seafood Festival announces endowment in support of fishing industry
The Outer Banks Seafood Festival Board of Directors is pleased to announce that a portion of the proceeds from the 2022 festival in the amount of $10,000 have been set aside and added to the Outer Banks Seafood Festival Endowment Fund. The purpose of these funds is to allow the festival to provide support for […]
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Norma Eliana Barreto
June 19, 1941 – March 21, 2023 MANTEO — It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved mother Norma Eliana Barreto at the age of 81 from complications of Parkinson’s disease. Norma was born in 1941 to Julio Zafra, Sr. and Juana Barreto in Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru. She worked […]
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Division of Marine Fisheries holding meetings for charter/for-hire operators
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold three outreach meetings in the coming weeks to talk with charter/for-hire fishing owners and operators. Division Director Kathy Rawls will host the meetings to discuss the needs of the for-hire industry. The meetings will be similar to the ones held this past fall in Manteo and Hatteras […]
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Comments sought by NOAA Fisheries on catch specifications for spiny dogfish
NOAA Fisheries is proposing the Mid-Atlantic and New England Fishery Management Councils’ recommended catch specifications for the 2023 spiny dogfish fishery. These proposed specifications would decrease all catch limits by at least 55 percent in fishing year 2023, based on recent declining trends in stock biomass and productivity. A comparison of the current and proposed […]
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Ila Jean Wall
The family of Ila Jean Wall has announced her death today March 23, 2023 in Colington, NC. She was born May 13, 1929 in Leeds, Alabama. In her long life, she weathered the passing of her parents, Shelly Bragg and Naomi Mitchell Bragg; her husband, William E. Wall; her sons, Nicky Wall, Charlie Wall, and […]
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A Beachcomber’s View: It’s a Seaglass Coke Thing
One of the most exciting aspects of beachcombing is never knowing what you can find on the sandy shores of the beach. So many people ask me where to go in hopes that I know a secret location where they can easily find treasures, but the fact is that I have no way of ever […]
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Cape Point and Frisco campgrounds open April 7, and more National Seashore updates for the week of March 24
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands. News and events for the National Seashore for the week of March 24 include the following: Cape Hatteras National Seashore plans to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Ocracoke Light Station at a […]
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Dare County Schools announces annual Art Show at Roanoke Island Festival Park
Talented students throughout Dare County will display their artwork April 4 – 27 at the annual Dare County Schools Art Show. The show will run Tuesday – Friday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. in the Meeting Room in the Administrative building at Roanoke Island Festival Park. The public is invited to tour the free […]
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