45 seniors at Cape Hatteras Secondary School received their diplomas at a graduation ceremony held on Saturday, June 9. A collection of both friends and family joined the graduates in The William P. Dillon Memorial Gymnasium in Buxton on a warm summer evening to celebrate the happy occasion. Emma Leigh Elisabeth Alvarez, Secretary for the […]
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By JOY CRIST At the Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) meeting on June 4, Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce Board Chairman Bob Peele read a letter addressed to the BOC regarding the need for affordable housing. ?The housing crisis on the Outer Banks is real,? he said. ?Help wanted signs are seen everywhere, and […]
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Spending their time talking with locals from all corners of the seafood and fishing industry, the group was on a fact-finding mission of sorts, to discuss current problems that affect the fishing and farming industries on a local – and global – scale. The Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance (NAMA) is a fishermen-led organization whose goal […]
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August 16, 2018, will be an iconic day on Hatteras Island, as it marks the 100th anniversary of the rescue of the British tanker Mirlo, which is easily one of the most famous rescues in local history. As fitting for such a once-in-a-lifetime occasion, the Chicamacomico Historical Association is planning a week of events to […]
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One of the most anticipated weekends of the summer is just around the corner for music fans on Ocracoke Island, as the Ocrafolk Music and Storytelling Festival kicks off on Friday, June 3, with three days of music, storytelling, and arts to discover. The annual festival, which is celebrating its 19th year in 2018, is […]
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The skies on Hatteras Island became a little darker over Memorial Day weekend, as the light within the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse stopped working. Reports started to trickle in on Sunday that the familiar and rotating beacon was missing, and efforts are underway to assess the problem. Though the lighthouse itself is managed by the National […]
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By CATHERINE KOZAK It?s an annual ritual that most of us who live on the Outer Banks don?t pay much mind to: The start of hurricane season is June 1. Everyone is razor-focused on getting ready for the first big holiday weekend and the launch of the tourism season. We all know the gig, and […]
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Islanders who were up before the dawn caught an incredible show in the night sky, courtesy of a rocket launch that occurred on Monday morning off of Wallops Island, Virginia. Orbital ATK’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft lifted off aboard the company’s Antares rocket at 4:44:06 a.m. from Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight […]
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The Village Market Red & White of Hatteras officially opened to the public with new owners on Friday, May 18, after a long winter and spring of remodeling and preparations. Just hours after opening its doors, the market was already crowded with locals and visitors who were eager to see the “new” old market, which […]
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The Dare County Planning Department is in the early stages of a massive project that takes a couple of years to complete, and which requires the public?s input to proceed. The project in question is the Land Use Plan for Unincorporated Dare County, (which includes Hatteras Island), and it?s a project that has technically been […]
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