James “Jimmy” Aaron Holzbauer, 59, passed away on September 15, 2024. Born in Riverside, CA, on April 15, 1965, he moved with his family as a child to Buxton, Hatteras Island, where he grew up and spent most of his adult years enjoying life. Jimmy was a graduate of Cape Hatteras High School. He was […]
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The first-ever Shuck Hatteras Festival, held in mid-December 2022, attracted around 500 oyster fans. The second 2023 edition, also held in the sleepy month of December, had more than 1,000 attendees and ended up being one of the biggest Rodanthe events of the year. Riding a wave of success and growing popularity, the festival is […]
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The North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) will host its final Adopt-a-Beach cleanup event of 2024 on Saturday, December 7. The event will be launched from the ORV Ramp 23 parking lot, just south of Salvo, at 9:00 a.m. “With another Rodanthe house falling into the surf, our beach is covered again with all kinds […]
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All Dare County offices and facilities will be closed on Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. These closures include the Dare County C&D Landfill in Manns Harbor, the Buxton Transfer Station and the Manteo Recycle Yard, which will reopen and operate with regularly scheduled hours on Saturday, November 30. All […]
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The Dare County Water Department has announced the launch of DropCountr, a free digital platform and innovative mobile app designed to help Dare County water customers monitor and manage their water usage more easily and effectively. To introduce this exciting new tool, Dare County, in collaboration with Current TV, has released a video featuring Professor Faucet, a popular fictional character who […]
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The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission this week chose preferred management measures for the N.C. Spotted Seatrout Fishery Management Plan Amendment 1 that merged recommendations from its advisory committees, as well as public comment, with proposals from the Division of Marine Fisheries. Most notably, the Commission’s preferred management options do not include a proposed seasonal closure. […]
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The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality is accepting project applications for matching grant funding to help coastal cities and towns recover from hurricane damage. The deadline to submit an application is 5 p.m. on Jan. 24. The funding comes from Session Law 2023-134, which allocated $10 million to the DEQ Division of Water Resources’ Coastal Storm […]
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The public is invited to attend the first-ever Hatteras Island Museums Open House Fall Extravaganza, which will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 27. Explore your favorite Hatteras Island museums during this full-day event, including the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station, Frisco Native American Museum, Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, and The Lost Colony Museum, as all four […]
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Do you have a loved one who wants a pony this holiday season? On Ocracoke Island, this Christmas wish is easy to fulfill. Outer Banks Forever, the local nonprofit partner of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, is offering an opportunity to Adopt a Pony, giving horse lovers a chance to connect with the wild ponies that […]
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The Hatteras Village Christmas Parade is celebrating its 33rd year in 2024, and the annual event will be held on Saturday, December 14, at 2:00 p.m. This year, the parade will have a revised route in order to work around the closure of Slash Creek Bridge on N.C. Highway 12, which is undergoing a months-long […]
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