The Avon Property Owners Association (APOA) has launched a massive project to replace all 22 beach boardwalks in Avon, with three new boardwalks already completed as of April 2025. The boardwalks are all found at the end of Avon’s oceanside roads, and collectively, they provide easy, public access to the adjacent shoreline. “The boardwalks were […]
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Dare Arts and the Don and Catharine Bryan Cultural Series have been working together to bring the Saakumu Dance Troupe from Ghana to the Outer Banks, and in May the community residency that has been almost a year in the making will come to fruition. “We are thrilled to invite the Outer Banks community to […]
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The Buxton Civic Association (BCA), in conjunction with the Outer Banks National Scenic Byway Committee, is looking for volunteers for a new subcommittee that will join in the efforts to construct a 7.6-mile pathway in Buxton and Frisco. Hatteras Island got its first look at the proposed Frisco-Buxton pathway at a 2019 open house, which provided […]
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April 2, 1937 – April 15, 2025 AVON — Earl Wesley O’Neal (USCG PO1 retired) of Avon, NC, peacefully crossed the bar to be with his Lord, surrounded by his wife and family on April 15, 2025, at the age of 88. Earl was born on April 2, 1937, to his parents, Talmage Ray O’Neal […]
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Regena Rae Kavanagh of Henrico, VA, formerly of Buxton, NC, and Hardyville, VA passed away peacefully on March 9, 2025. She was born February 19, 1949, in Buchanan, WV, and was the daughter of the late Dr. Donzel Pugh and Emogene Bickel Pugh. Regena grew up in Webster Springs, WV, and graduated from Webster Springs High School […]
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The Hatteras Island Community Emergency Response Team (HI CERT) announced on Thursday that the nonprofit organization’s Starlink system has been set up behind the Avon medical center, and will remain on in case of future communications outages and other emergencies. “You can park in the lot behind the medical center for use,” stated HI CERT […]
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The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) will meet April 30 and May 1 at the Dare County Government Center, 954 Marshall C. Collins Drive, Manteo. The regular business meeting of the CRC will be called to order at 1 p.m. on April 30 and will resume at 9 a.m. on May 1. A public input […]
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By Joan L. Collins – Director, Outreach and Education Pea Island Preservation Society, Inc. On April 26-27, from 11:00 a.m. until 4 p.m. each day, the 14th Roanoke Island American Indian Festival will be held at the Manteo High School Practice Field. The school is located at 829 Wingina Ave, just a few minutes’ drive from […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Another automatic extension has been granted by the Internal Revenue Service for everyone in North Carolina to file their 2024 federal individual tax returns. However, state returns for last year are still going to be due at the start of next month as of now. It had been previously announced that as a […]
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WANCHESE — Peggy Everton O’Neal MacQuin of Wanchese, NC passed away at her residence with her husband, Allen MacQuin by her side Monday April 14, 2025 at 11:58 pm. Living most of her life in Wanchese, Peggy was born in Belhaven, NC. She was the daughter of Hudean R. O’Neal and Jennie Lee O’Neal, and […]
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