KILL DEVIL HILLS — Nancy Williamson Sartin, 65, passed away peacefully at home October 10, 2024, after her battle with cancer, surrounded by her loving family. Nancy was born August 16, 1959 in Gahanna, Ohio to the late Wilton and Melba Williamson. She was also preceded in death by her loving husband William “Bill” Bergner. […]
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Dare County Parks & Recreation- Hatteras Island Division has published their Winter 2024 Youth Program Newsletter on the Dare County website. Click the link above to view the newsletter and use the button below to register online. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. DareNC.gov/Register
Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pets of the week, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on these pets, 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/
The 1874 establishment of seven U.S. Life-Saving Service Stations in North Carolina had reverberations that are still very much noticeable today. The seven stations – all located within the Outer Banks – created new communities and generations of locals that still call the Outer Banks home. In 1915, the Life-Saving Service became the newly-created United […]
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On October 19, the Outer Banks Seafood Festival continues its tradition of celebrating and supporting the local fishing industry. Proceeds from the festival benefit the Outer Banks Seafood Festival Fund, managed by the Outer Banks Community Foundation. This fund supports vital initiatives, including a recent grant to North Carolina Watermen United (NCWU), which advocates for […]
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The Outer Banks History Center (OBHC) in Manteo, the eastern branch of the State Archives of North Carolina, will temporarily close to the public due to renovations beginning Nov. 1, 2024, and will reopen Feb. 3, 2025. On-site research services will not be available for the duration of the project, but remote reference services will […]
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Vegetation along N.C. Highway 12 is being cleared to make way for new transmission poles in Avon as part of an island-wide project by Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) to switch out existing wooden poles with sturdier, concrete replacements. “CHEC contractor River City Construction, Inc. will work to replace 34 wood transmission poles on the […]
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Photos by Don Bowers Donna Peele’s memory was everywhere at the 21st Annual Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation (HICF) 5K race on Saturday morning, October 12, as many of the 157 entries had a connection to the beloved local resident. Peele was a founding member of the HICF, and was active in the organization for nearly […]
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From OcracokeObersver.com The Ocracoke Working Waterman’s Festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, on the Ocracoke Preservation Society Museum grounds, 49 Water Plant Rd. Since they became the first inhabitants of the island, Ocracokers have made their living on the water, from piloting ships through the treacherous Ocracoke Inlet, […]
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Outer Banks visitors were treated to a rare show on Thursday night, October 10, as a geomagnetic storm triggered northern lights all across the United States, including the shorelines of Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. The phenomenon started around 7:25 p.m., and resulted in unmistakably pink and purple-hued skies that were captured by sky watchers all […]
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