More than 60 costumed riders turned out for Bike the Light…WITH SLIDE SHOW By JOY CRIST More than 60 costumed riders turned out for Bike the Light…WITH SLIDE SHOW By JOY CRIST Another year, another gang of zombie doctors, jellyfish, and pirates taking a leisurely bike ride to the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. Saturday, Oct. 13, […]
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UPDATE: St. Johns congregation will worship in its renovated building On May 27 The St. Johns United Methodist Church congregation in Avon will return to the church building on McMullen Road on Memorial Day weekend after 15 weeks of holding worship services in the Avon Fire Station. There is still work to be done, reports […]
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Ladies, how much money would it take for you to shave your head? Ladies, how much money would it take for you to shave your head? Ladies, how much money would it take for you to shave your head? Would you do it for $5,000? $10,000? $20,000 plus the subsequent cost of hats? Would you […]
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After two years of no fireworks displays on Hatteras or Ocracoke islands, it looks like fireworks are on the horizon again — in Avon village for 2012’s Independence Day. After two years of no fireworks displays on Hatteras or Ocracoke islands, it looks like fireworks are on the horizon again — in Avon village for […]
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A couple months ago, a friend called me and said she was on her way off island for the first time since the hurricane, and asked if I had any suggestions for her re-introduction to the Outside World. I laughed and said, “Above all else, as long as you remember to wear pants, you’ll be […]
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On Saturday morning, Nov. 19, the Cape Hatteras Secondary School in Buxton was an unusually busy place. On one side of the school grounds, heavy equipment was being unloaded, and inflatable rides were being set-up, as volunteers and fair workers carried tables and chairs to the football field. And on the other side of the […]
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So the first Christmas my family spent on Hatteras Island was, for lack of a better word, a little weird. I was a kid in Massachusetts when our family decided, somewhat spur of the moment, to head south to Hatteras for the holidays. We packed up the presents, the lights, the tinsel, and drove 14 […]
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You got to respect Hatteras and Ocracoke islanders. You throw something bad at them like, say, a Jurassic Park-esque environment complete with giant insect infestation, and they’ll come back with something fabulously and inappropriately funny to say about it. Highlights from our local conversations this past week include the following: “I felt special at first. […]
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You got to respect Hatteras and Ocracoke islanders. You throw something bad at them like, say, a Jurassic Park-esque environment complete with giant insect infestation, and they’ll come back with something fabulously and inappropriately funny to say about it. Highlights from our local conversations this past week include the following: “I felt special at first. […]
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