Despite a few unexpected setbacks that coincided with a January winter storm, the new ABC store in Buxton is on track to open on May 1, 2025. “We’re still shooting for Thursday, May 1, [and it’s] looking very much like it will happen,” said Fields Scarborough, chairman of the Dare County ABC Board. “We’re hoping to […]
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The Outer Banks Community Foundation and The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau hosted the 3rd Annual Nonprofit Mission Mixer on Thursday, April 3 at the Outer Banks Brewing Station in Kill Devil Hills. The free event was an opportunity for more than 75 local nonprofit professionals and board members to network with others who are making a difference in the […]
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Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) is joining electric cooperatives across the state in honoring the dedicated lineworkers who help power the homes, schools and businesses across their communities. Governor Josh Stein has officially proclaimed the second Monday in April as Lineworker Appreciation Day in North Carolina, recognizing the critical role lineworkers play in delivering safe […]
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Cape Hatteras Hurricanes’ baseball and softball teams will host Senior Night and Family Picture Night on Monday, April 14, in a special celebration that corresponds with a home game against the Columbia Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. in Buxton. “This will be your last chance to catch the 2025 Hurricanes baseball and softball teams at home […]
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The National Weather Service offices that serve the coastal Carolinas (NWS Charleston SC, NWS Wilmington NC, NWS Newport/Morehead City, and NWS Wakefield) are joining to host the first ever Carolinas Rip Current Awareness Week from April 27 through May 3. Rip currents are the deadliest and most common hazard people face at the beaches of […]
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Mary Massie has been named as the new Site Manager for the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum (GOAM), per a recent announcement from North Carolina’s Regional History Museums. Massie begins her role on April 15 and will be working with GOAM staff and the Director of Regional History Museums to strengthen the museum’s role in […]
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Announcing the Launch of Shipwreck Rescues of the Outer Banks: Sensational Wrecks and Heroic Rescues by the United States Life-Saving Service ISBN 978-1-4930-8770-9, Globe Pequot Publishing Group, 2025 by James D. Charlet. It is the sequel to my first volume Shipwrecks of the Outer Banks: Dramatic Rescues and Fantastic Wrecks in the Graveyard of the Atlantic, Globe Pequot […]
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Following a communications outage on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands on Wednesday – the third outage of 2025 – community-wide questions are resurfacing on where to access 911 and emergency internet service, and what is being done to fix the underlying outage issues. While Wednesday’s outage was attributed to a cut cable in Nags Head per […]
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The newly formed Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) for the Buxton Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) held its first meeting on Thursday, April 10, and the 11-member group laid a foundation for the board’s next steps. The RAB consists of representatives from Dare County, the National Park Service, the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality, the N.C. […]
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The Cape Hatteras Elementary School’s (CHES) Chess Club was recently highlighted in a video produced by Dare County Schools (DCS) and the county’s CurrentTV. The Chess Club is one of many morning clubs offered at CHES, and additional extracurricular groups include the Running Club, the Fiber Arts Club, the Reading Club, and the American Sign Language […]
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