Thursday, March 21 Update: Due to severe weather from a low pressure system expected this weekend, the North Carolina Shell Club’s Executive Board has decided to relocate the Spring Meeting to the Swansboro area. The North Carolina Shell Club is heading to Ocracoke Island on March 22 and March 23 for their annual Spring Meeting, and […]
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The Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation’s St. Patrick’s Day Brunch attracted a colorful crowd of residents, visitors, and a stylish pack of Mrs. Ropers who took a break from their “Three’s Company” world, (and collective husband Stanley Roper), to invade Hatteras Island for the day. The brunch was a sold-out event that featured live music by […]
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What happened to Sir Walter Raleigh’s colonists? Renowned British archaeologist Dr. Mark Horton will be visiting Hatteras Island in March and will be hosting a special presentation to help resolve the mystery of the abandoned English colony on Roanoke Island – a mystery since 1590, when John White returned to the Roanoke Island-based “Cittie of […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) recently posted an update on the progress of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse restoration project, which began in earnest at the start of 2024. Updates on the project’s status are regularly published on the CHNS website, but frequent visitors to the Buxton area have noticed these changes in person, as […]
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Debbie Swick has never been a fan of balloons. Working in the restaurant industry for 35 years, she went to great lengths to minimize their presence – and their impacts – whenever she could in her New Jersey home. “Even when I was a Banquet Manager, when balloons were used as centerpieces, I made sure […]
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The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site and Museum will open for visitors on March 18, 2024, which marks an early start for the site’s season, which usually extends from late spring until late fall. “Our Marketing Committee suggested that an early opening – particularly during the 150th Anniversary Year – may better capture folks who are […]
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On the heels of an urgent and emotional resolution passed by the Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) and a rising swell of public concern, more than a dozen local, state, and federal officials came together on Wednesday, March 6, to determine the best ways to warn the public about the ongoing safety hazards at Buxton […]
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A new 16-car parking area has opened along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) just north of Buxton, and close to a stretch of oceanside shoreline that is popular with surfers and beachgoers. The clay and shell-based parking area, (which is adjacent to soundside ORV Ramp #60), was constructed by DOT Construction, Inc., which tackled […]
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Due to increased rainfall estimates for later today and the possibility of coastal flooding forecasted for our area, all Dare County Schools will be implementing an early dismissal schedule today, March 6. Cape Hatteras Elementary School will be dismissed at 11:30 a.m. while Cape Hatteras Secondary School will be dismissed at noon. All after-school activities and after-school […]
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A Flood Watch remains in effect until 10 p.m. on Wednesday as a low pressure system moves through the coastal North Carolina area, bringing 4-6 inches of rainfall to the Outer Banks, per an update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport/Morehead City office. “Flash Flooding will be a concern with substantial rainfall amounts on already […]
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