First-Ever Fall in Love Festival on October 2 will benefit Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation

A new Avon-based festival featuring live music, regional artists, and food vendors is being launched on Sunday, October 2, with proceeds going to a very worthy local organization – the Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation (HICF). The Fall in Love Festival will be held on Sunday evening at Kavon Park, (next to the Avon Pier and […]

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Virtual Sea Turtle Nest Excavation scheduled for Thursday, September 22, at 6:00 p.m.

Biological science technicians from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore will excavate a sea turtle nest on Ocracoke Island on Thursday, September 22, and Outer Banks Forever will be streaming the event live on their Facebook page, starting at 6:00 p.m. During this excavation, a park biologist will dig up a recently hatched nest, count the […]

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Hurricane Fiona to bring dangerous rip currents and possible ocean overwash later this week

While Hurricane Fiona is expected to have no direct impacts to the Outer Banks, there will be an extended period of dangerous rip currents developing Thursday and continuing into the weekend, due to long-period large swells from the strengthening hurricane, per an update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport/Morehead City Office. In addition, some […]

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Cape Hatteras National Seashore reports more than 2 million visitors as of Aug. 31, 2022

With 412,239 visitors recorded in August, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) is on track to have another banner year for visitation in 2022. Per statistics from the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, CHNS recorded a total of 2,043,904 visitors for the first eight months of the year, or from January 1 through August 31, 2022. […]

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After a four-year hiatus, Day at the Docks makes a triumphant return to Hatteras village… WITH SLIDESHOW

Slideshow Photos by Don Bowers After a four-year hiatus, the annual Day at the Docks festival made a triumphant return to Hatteras village, attracting a big crowd that was lured in by the event’s many activities, programs, and competitions that were stationed along the waterfront. Initially launched as a one-day event in 2004, Day at […]

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