The non-profit organization Friends of Felines Hatteras Island will be hosting its annual yard sale on Saturday, May 25, and Sunday, May 26, from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on both days. The yard sale will be held along NC. Highway 12 in Avon, across from Oceanas Bistro. The annual yard sale, which has become an early […]
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NOAA predicts above-normal 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, with 17-25 named storms and 4-7 major hurricanes
NOAA National Weather Service forecasters at the Climate Prediction Center predict above-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic basin this year. NOAA’s outlook for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which spans from June 1 to November 30, predicts an 85% chance of an above-normal season, a 10% chance of a near-normal season and a 5% chance of a […]
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Rodanthe’s own Outdoor Drama Returns for the 2024 Summer Season
The Lost Colony in Manteo may be the best-known live entertainment option on the Outer Banks, but Hatteras Island has its own historic outdoor drama that has been a weekly event for decades, and which has returned again for the 2024 summer season. During the heyday of the life-saving stations, the crews at all island […]
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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 […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA Pet of the Week, Charlie
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/
Cape Hatteras Elementary School’s May Storm Report
The Cape Hatteras Elementary School (CHEM) publishes a monthly newsletter called The Storm Report for students, parents, supporters, and friends. The newsletter is a nod to the school’s mascot, the Cape Hatteras Tropical Storms. The newsletter covers everything from upcoming special events to recent initiatives in art, technology, music, media, and more. It is a […]
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Weekly Old Trent Market returns to Frisco on Thursdays for the 2024 season
The weekly Old Trent Market has returned to the Frisco Woods Campground for the 2024 season, and the market will be held every Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. through October… and possibly even longer. Now celebrating its third year, 2024’s Old Trent Market is bigger and better than ever, with more than 28 local […]
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Pea Island Preservation Society will host fourth annual Juneteenth concert with professional opera singer Tshombe Selby
The Pea Island Preservation Society, Inc. (PIPSI) is pleased to announce the fourth annual Juneteenth free concert to be held on Wednesday, June 19 at 5:30 pm, at the Pea Island Cookhouse Museum in the Town of Manteo. The museum, simply referred to as the “Cookhouse” is located at 622 Sir Walter Raleigh Street in […]
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Fort Raleigh National Historic Site opens new Freedom Trail exhibit on National Trails Day, June 1
The permanent trail exhibits bring the people of the Roanoke Island Freedman’s Colony to life. Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (Fort Raleigh) and the Dare County Trails Commission will celebrate National Trails Day, June 1, 2024, by unveiling newly installed educational exhibits along Fort Raleigh’s Freedom Trail. Roanoke Island was a place of community for […]
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State coastal agency announces funding to keep local waterways clean; highlights boater safety programs for National Safe Boating Week
The N.C. Department of Environment Quality’s Division of Coastal Management (DCM) is accepting applications for approximately $170,000 in funding under the North Carolina Marine Sewage Pumpout Station Grant Program. This grant program provides financial assistance through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Clean Vessel Act (CVA) to marinas (private and commercial), gas/service docks, fish houses, seafood dealers […]
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