For the first time in recorded history, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) had more than 3 million visitors in a single year, with a total of 3,099,113 million visitors reported as of November 30, 2021. The visitation totals for December 2021 are expected within the next week or two, but even without December’s visitors […]
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Our Co-Founder and beloved Editor, Irene Nolan, would always do a wrap-up of the top stories of the year as her December “Editor’s Blog.” Since she passed away in March of 2017, it’s one of her many traditions that we have carried on, because we always want to remember her, but also because she […]
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Though the 30th Annual Hatteras Village Christmas Parade was delayed by a day due to soggy weather, the postponement and Sunday afternoon’s big temperature drop did not prevent crowds from lining the sides of N.C. Highway 12 to celebrate the unofficial start of the holiday season. And, like always, the parade did not disappoint the […]
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On December 1, Outer Beaches Realty was sold to international vacation rental management company, Vacasa, and plans are in the works to combine Outer Beaches Realty and Hatteras Realty in 2022, creating the largest vacation rental provider on Hatteras Island. Hatteras Realty was initially sold to Wyndham Vacation Rentals in 2014, before Vacasa purchased two […]
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The other day, a colleague was asking me about the projected opening date of the new Jug Handle Bridge, and casually asked how long we had been covering the “New Bridges” story. I thought about it for a minute, and the answer surprised us both – about 31 years. And when you think about it, […]
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The weather was clear and kind to the 25 vessels that participated in this year’s Blessing of the Fleet on Saturday evening, which is an integral part of Hatteras village’s annual Day at the Docks Festival. Though this year’s Day at the Docks was scaled down to just a handful of small events due […]
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Volunteer fire stations throughout Hatteras Island honored the fallen heroes of 9/11 on Saturday by displaying the American flag at the top of fire trucks that were prominently displayed in front of the villages’ individual firehouses. Though traditionally volunteer firefighters, first responders, and members of the U.S. Coast Guard make a climb to the […]
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August 27 marked 10 years since Hurricane Irene made landfall near Cape Lookout, N.C., as a Category 1 storm, bringing significant soundside flooding to northern Hatteras Island and the Outer Banks. The approximate 12 ft. of storm surge, (per National Weather Service records), resulted in the formation of two new inlets on Pea Island, in […]
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“What was the worst hurricane in your lifetime?” This is one of the most interesting questions to pose to any Outer Banks local resident, because it will generally clue you in on three things: 1) What section of the Outer Banks they call home 2) How long they have lived on the Outer Banks and […]
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The Dare County Department of Health & Human Services reported an additional 38 COVID-19 cases on Monday, August 9, after another week of high case counts, while some businesses on Hatteras Island have had to temporarily close due to staff exposure to the virus. At least a half dozen businesses have announced on social media […]
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