The Hatteras Village Christmas Parade is celebrating its 32nd year in 2023, and entries are currently being accepted for the annual event, which will be held on Saturday afternoon, December 9, at 2:00 p.m. The parade includes cash prizes for first, second, and third place winners, as well as an additional prize for the most […]
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Donations from local businesses and individuals are needed for an annual Hatteras Island event that gives local children the opportunity to go “shopping” for Christmas presents for their family members. Celebrating its fifth year in 2023, the Free Holiday Christmas Shop features a room full of goodies that kids can peruse and pick up in […]
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The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) will meet Nov. 9 at the Beaufort Hotel, 2440 Lennoxville Road, Beaufort. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m., and a public comment period is scheduled for 11:45 a.m. At the chair’s discretion, comments may be limited to 3 minutes per person. Prior to the commission meeting, the Coastal […]
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On Wednesday, November 22, from 10 a.m. til noon (or sold out), the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Civic Association will hold a Pie and Bake Sale at the RWS Community Building in Rodanthe, across from Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station. From savory to sweet, quiches and treats, a variety of baked goods and pies will be available to keep you […]
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A Roseate Spoonbill was recently spotted at the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, per early November visitors to the site. The Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) is not seen along the Outer Banks very often, but when they do pass through the region, they add a beautiful splash of color. They are mostly found in southern […]
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From CoastalReview.org Petroleum spilled and partially cleaned up at a long-abandoned U.S. Navy base at Cape Hatteras recently reemerged in clumps of peat soil after a storm. Last month, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers stepped up to take responsibility for the cleanup, even though its source is technically uncertain. But the diesel smell and […]
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The Dare County Transportation Department and the Fessenden Center have announced that free shuttle service will be provided from Hatteras Island to The Wall That Heals during the exhibit’s four-day stay at the Soundside Event Site in Nags Head this month. The Wall That Heals is a traveling, three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., that […]
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From Ocracoke Observer Roman Catholics on Ocracoke finally have their own place to worship. The dedication of a newly built chapel, Stella Maris, celebrated by Luis Rafael Zarama, bishop of the Diocese of Raleigh, along with several other priests, took place on the cool, windy, overcast morning of the last day of October. This secluded […]
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For decades, thousands of Hatteras Island visitors and residents have gathered on the beaches of Avon to catch the annual Independence Day fireworks show launched from the Avon Pier. Serving as the only 4th of July fireworks display on Hatteras Island, the event has attracted repeat visitors from Rodanthe to Hatteras Village, year after year. But […]
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NAGS HEAD — Susan Dail Machen-Gentry of Nags Head, NC passed away peacefully on October 30, 2023, from natural causes at ECU Medical Center in Greenville, NC. She was surrounded by her husband and girls. Susi leaves to cherish her memory; her loving husband, Robert “Bobby” Gentry; her two girls, Sarah Clark (Freddy) and Andrea […]
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