The sea turtle nesting season is winding down, and with 303 nests recorded along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS), 2024 is another solid year for nesting activity, although not as active as recent record-breaking years, including 2023. 2023 had the third-highest number of turtle nests reported since data collection began, which was part of […]
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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 until the end of 2024, to celebrate and mark this […]
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The Cape Hatteras Anglers Club 66th Annual Invitational Surf Fishing Tournament was held on November 6-8, 2024. 120 teams participated in this year’s tournament and caught a total of 813 fish. This tournament is the largest of its kind in the world. Each year, 120 teams (720 fishermen and women) are invited to participate. Including […]
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The Deadline to Submit Award Nominations is 5 p.m. on Friday, January 31, 2025. Do you know an individual or group in our community whose outstanding volunteer efforts and unwavering commitment to making a positive impact on the lives of others? Dare County invites you to recognize the exceptional dedication of local volunteers who go […]
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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/
On Wednesday November 27, 10 am til noon (or sold out), the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Civic Association will hold its annual Pie and Bake Sale at the RWS Community Building in Rodanthe (across from Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station, 23646 NC Hwy 12). From savory to sweet, quiches and treats, a variety of baked goods, breads, and pies will […]
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From OcracokeObserver.com Fish-fry fundraisers help those in need Ocracoke Islanders love to do fish-fry fund raisers for those in need. The locals rally and use the cook shack behind the Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department to cook and prepare fresh fried fish, hush puppies, coleslaw and sometimes potato salad. Also for sale at these events could […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The parent company of the Outer Banks area’s largest grocery store chain acknowledged on Monday that some of their systems were hit by a cyberattack. However, exact details of the hack of Food Lion’s systems have not been disclosed, or the possible impacts to customers. Ahold Delhaize USA, which owns and operates Food […]
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The 32nd Annual Island-Wide Food Drive to benefit the pantry food pantry at the United Methodist Church in Buxton is underway and will run through Dec. 31. Here’s a list of nonperishable items currently in demand. Please be sure to check the expiration dates of food items before donating. If the item is out of date, […]
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Hunter Burton Hogan-Schaible of Indialantic, FL, passed away peacefully on October 31, 2024, following a lifelong battle with heart disease. He was born in Norfolk, VA, on April 5, 2000. Hunter is missed by his immediate surviving family, which includes his father, Robert A Schaible of Nags Head, NC; his mother, Mary Harmon Hogan-Schaible of […]
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