From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The long-predicted “reset” of Outer Banks tourism after the Coronavirus pandemic continued to show signs in new data on the number of visitors to the area’s most popular sites in mid-spring. According to the latest report from the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, the majority of the key sites that track the number of […]
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Cape Hatteras Anglers Club presents 2024 Scholarships
The Cape Hatteras Anglers Club was pleased to award scholarships to two local graduates this year at our Member Dinner meeting on Saturday, June 15th, 2024. CHSS Graduate Grace Vernesoni graduated at the top of her class. Grace is an outstanding student and an amazing individual. She plans to attend the University of North Carolina […]
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Paddle Palooza will be held on June 23, with new, lower price to register
The Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation (HICF) is sponsoring the 2024 Paddle Palooza in honor of Andy McKinney on Sunday, June 23, and everyone is welcome to join in the fun of a lightly competitive 5K race on the open waters of the Pamlico Sound. The cost to enter the 5K race is $25, and participants […]
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Island History: A spotlight on stories from the Outer Banks’ Life-Saving Service
The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station (CLSS) is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, as one of the seven original Life-Saving Stations to be built in North Carolina in 1874. As such, the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station and Historic Site in Rodanthe will be sharing stories about the seven 1874 Outer Banks stations in the months ahead, leading up to the official October […]
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Spotted on Ocracoke: Purple Martins find affordable housing
From OcracokeObserver.com From early spring into late summer, a small, dark, pointed winged bird can be seen darting to and fro in search of its sustenance — flying insects. They are Purple Martins (Progne subis), and they have an amazing history of co-existence with people dating back centuries. They are present because of several condo-like […]
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Keeper James Presentations return to Cape Hatteras Lighthouse on Thursday
For the second season in a row, Keeper James will be presenting at the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. The brief June programs will be at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 20, followed by a second program at 4:00 p.m. The July programs will be at the same times on July 18, and the August presentations will […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA Pet of the Week, Allie
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/
Thomas Ruford “Tom Boy” Baum
January 29, 1942 – June 17, 2024 WANCHESE — Thomas Ruford “Tom Boy” Baum was born January 29, 1942, to the late Somers C. Baum and Thelma V. Daniels Baum in Wanchese, NC. He died June 17, 2024, at his home after an extended battle with cancer. In addition to his parents, Tom Boy was […]
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Young anglers enjoy perfect conditions at the 52nd Annual Fritz Boyden Memorial Youth Fishing Tournament
Last October, I participated in the 71st Annual Nags Head Surf Fishing Club’s (NHSFC) Invitational Tournament, alongside club president Dave Masters. During those wild two days of competitive fishing, I learned about another long-standing Outer Banks fishing tradition, the Fritz Boyden Memorial Youth Fishing Tournament, a catch-and-release event for kids ages 4 to 16. Fast […]
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UPDATE: Man charged with felonies, misdemeanor after discharging firearm in Rodanthe
38-year-old Kyle Andrew Lowery of Greenwood, IN, was charged with two Felony counts of discharge firearm within enclosure to incite fear, and a Misdemeanor resist, delay, or obstruct a public officer after a Monday afternoon incident at the Cape Hatteras KOA Campground in Rodanthe. At 12:30 pm. on Monday, June 17, the Dare County Sheriff’s […]
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