Visitors and islanders can enjoy ample opportunities to give back to the local community while reducing their time in the kitchen on Turkey Day, thanks to a variety of bake sales that will be held in the days leading up to Thanksgiving. Supporting a range of local organizations, from the Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS) […]
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A celebration of the Bodie Island Lighthouse’s 150th anniversary drew a huge crowd on Saturday, November 12, with an estimated 200 attendees heading to the Outer Banks landmark to mark the occasion. Though the original event, (scheduled for October), was postponed due to inclement weather, the delay did not dwindle the enthusiasm, as evidenced by […]
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The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree made a stop at the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and paid a brief visit to the Bodie Island Lighthouse before heading north to its final D.C. destination, where it’s expected to arrive on November 18. The 78-foot-tall tree was harvested on November 2 from the Pisgah National Forest, and […]
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The 11th annual Surfin’ Turkey 5K is returning to the streets of Hatteras village on November 24, 2022, and the public is invited to join in the fun, and get a jump start on the Thanksgiving Holiday. The Surfin’ Turkey 5K is one of the main fundraising events hosted by the Hatteras Island Youth Education […]
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Representatives from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and engineering firm Stewart were on hand at a public meeting on Thursday evening to discuss the new plans for the Slash Creek Bridge replacement, formally known as Hatteras Village’s Bridge No. 8. The open house-style meeting garnered dozens of local attendees who were directly or […]
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The Hatteras Village Christmas Parade, which is celebrating its 31st year in 2022, will be held on Saturday afternoon, December 10, at 2:00 p.m. The parade includes cash prizes for first, second, and third prize winners, as well as an additional prize for the most festive golf cart. Entries are currently being accepted for the […]
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Do you have a loved one who wants a pony this holiday season? On Ocracoke Island, this Christmas wish is easy to fulfill. Outer Banks Forever, the local nonprofit partner of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, is offering an opportunity to Adopt a Pony, giving horse lovers a chance to connect with the wild ponies that […]
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A GoFundMe page has been launched to help raise funds for a new Frisco UFO, and hopefully, the first new Futuro house commercially manufactured in 50 years. First landing in Hatteras village in 1972, the Frisco UFO was one of the island’s most famous roadside attractions until it was destroyed by a fire on October […]
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There’s an opportunity, right now, for the Outer Banks to secure the first new commercially-manufactured Futuro house in 50 years, and for that UFO to land directly in Frisco. Will the project garner community support? The loss of the Frisco Futuro House on October 19, (also known as the Frisco UFO), was a hard blow […]
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From 6:00 a.m. on Monday, November 7, through the end of the month, Prong Road on Ocracoke Island will be closed as part of a North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) project to protect a vulnerable stretch of N.C. Highway 12 from flooding. Prong Road is located on the northern end of Ocracoke Island, and […]
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