The Hatteras Village Christmas Parade is celebrating its 32nd year in 2023, and the annual event will be held on Saturday, December 9, at 2:00 p.m. The parade originated in 1991 with local fire trucks and emergency vehicles, a handful of impressive floats, a mini horse, and a grand finale of Santa Claus riding high […]
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A strong cold front will move through the Outer Banks region on Sunday or Sunday night, bringing high winds, heavy rains, possible thunderstorms, minor coastal impacts, and dangerous marine conditions, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. High winds with gusts up to 45-55 mph will occur Sunday through Sunday night, […]
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On Dec. 17 at 9 a.m., Wright Brothers National Memorial, the First Flight Society and Outer Banks Forever will celebrate the accomplishments of Wilbur and Orville Wright on the 120th anniversary of their first heavier-than-air, controlled, powered flight. Park entrance fees are waived on this special day. This year, the First Flight Society will induct Walter and Olive Ann Beech. Walter […]
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The doors will open at Captain George’s Seafood Restaurant for seating beginning at 8 a.m., with a full breakfast to be served starting at 8:15 a.m. The Dare County Commissioners’ presentation—whose 2024 theme is “Teamwork”—will begin at 9 a.m. During the presentation, each of the seven Dare County Commissioners will touch on an array of […]
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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/
After a year of hard work transforming the grounds surrounding Ocracoke’s historic Island Inn into a public park and common area, volunteers with the Island Inn Commons Landscaping Project have revitalized the site yet again for the holidays, with the addition of thousands of lights. The 1901 Island Inn, (also known as the Odd Fellows […]
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North Carolina ferries traveling between Hatteras and Ocracoke will begin using a different route on Dec. 7 that will add approximately 20 minutes to crossing times as shoaling no longer allows the Ferry Division’s vessels to safely navigate the current channel. The change comes as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is set to begin […]
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North Carolina’s popular ferry service could better maintain its fleet and improve service to customers, thanks to a federal grant the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division (NCDOT) received this past week. The North Carolina Ferry Division will receive a $400,000 Federal Transit Administration grant to study the possibility of designing and building a second maintenance facility […]
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The public is invited to attend a groundbreaking event for the $3.6 million project to raise and make repairs to the Double Keepers’ Quarters and other structures at Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Ocracoke Light Station. The 15-minute event, which caps off the year-long celebration of the Ocracoke Light Station’s 200th anniversary, will occur in front of the […]
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On the evening of December 1, 2023, the peace of eternal life was granted to Fred after enduring a long battle with the complications of lymphedema. He was 73 years old. Born July 8, 1950, in the small town of Duluth, Minnesota, Fred was the third child born to Rodney and Lois Westlund. A very […]
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