The St. John United Methodist Church (UMC) hosts a number of programs throughout the year to support the Avon community and miles beyond, but one of its most popular off-season initiatives is quietly celebrating a milestone in 2023. The weekly Free Community Dinners, (which are held for 10 weeks from January through March), routinely attract […]
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With the Miss Katie successfully completing a 10-day dredging event for Hatteras Inlet’s Connector Channel, the Dare County Waterways Commission focused on proactive steps to keep the Connector Channel and the other channels that link to Hatteras Inlet open for the long term at their monthly meeting on Monday, February 13. “The Dare County Task […]
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Volunteers with the local organization Hatteras Island Meals (HIM) were treated to a big community lunch and an opportunity to get together and reconnect, thanks to a “Thank You” luncheon that was hosted by the St. John United Methodist’s Church’s group, the United Women in Faith. The lunch was held on Monday afternoon at the […]
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The Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS) baseball program, as part of a new 2023 community service initiative, will be hosting a free spaghetti supper for the Hatteras Island community on Monday, February 27, at 6:30 p.m. The event will be hosted by the program’s middle and high school players, coaching staff, and volunteers, and will […]
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The N.C. 12 Task Force met in Manteo on Tuesday, Feb. 7, to review a subcommittee report on proposed solutions and priorities for seven vulnerable stretches of N.C. Highway 12 on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. The Task Force was formed in 2021 to address the routine flooding of the 67-mile stretch of N.C. Highway 12 […]
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The Cape Hatteras Elementary School (CHES) and Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS) recently received a grant of chess sets, a Chess-Steps instructor’s guide and student workbooks, and ChessKid Gold accounts from the North Carolina-based Indermaur Chess Foundation. The Indermaur Chess Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and U.S. Chess Federation Affiliate that helps parents, teachers, […]
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The Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) unanimously passed a resolution at their February 6 meeting to take the first steps towards a dredging project in Avon Harbor, which will also result in beach nourishment for the Canadian Hole and Kite Point soundside shorelines. The US Army Corps of Engineers has allocated $1.6 million in […]
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2022 was an interesting year that brought us a hefty dose of good news, like the brand new Jug Handle Bridge and the arrival of the Miss Katie dredge, but it also had its share of challenges. Unexpected stories like the loss of the Frisco UFO and the collapse of three homes in Rodanthe garnered […]
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More than 70 sea turtles that were being treated at the Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation (STAR) Center have been transported from the Manteo facility and released back into the ocean, per an update from the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island. “It’s been a minute since we updated everyone on the STAR Center patients,” […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) personnel who patrol the Bodie Island, Hatteras Island, and Ocracoke Island beaches collected a total of 733 balloons along the shoreline in 2022, which included 300 balloons that were picked up in the months of May and June alone. CHNS biological technicians and other staff regularly pick up trash while […]
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