Since a community-wide resurgence in interest and involvement, the Island Inn & Commons Project on Ocracoke Island has made waves of progress in the past few months. Starting the year as a bare landscape with the historic 1901 structure as the main focus, Ocracoke’s summertime visitors now encounter a budding park with newly installed benches, […]
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The NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island and Network for Endangered Sea Turtles (N.E.S.T) released two rehabilitated sea turtles back into the ocean on Tuesday morning, July 25, at the Coquina Beach Access on Bodie Island. The two sea turtles included one 355-pound male loggerhead turtle named Behemoth, who was found stranded in August 2022 with […]
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A World War I-era German Krupp gun has landed on the deck of the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum after a lengthy conservation and relocation process that began in the front yard of Josephus Daniels’ historic home in Raleigh, North Carolina. Using a trailer, a crane, and a bit of brute force, the German quick-firing […]
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The Lee Robinson General Store in Hatteras will be hosting a wine tasting and book signing event on Wednesday, July 26, from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. featuring author Jan Dawson and her recently published book, “Storm Season.” The Hatteras Island-based novel, which tells the story of a couple who reconnects after two hurricanes and multiple […]
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The National Park Service is accepting bids on a federal government contract to construct a paved multi-use pathway from the intersection of N.C. Highway 12 and Lighthouse Road in Buxton to the Cape Hatteras Light Station. Interested businesses have until 4 p.m. on Aug. 21 to submit bids via the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) […]
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A Tornado Watch has been issued for six counties within the eastern North Carolina region, including the Outer Banks, until 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 19, per an update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport/Morehead City office. The NWS advises all residents and visitors to ensure that they have multiple ways to receive warnings […]
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Operations for the Ocracoke Express passenger ferry have resumed service starting Wednesday, July 19, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) Ferry Division. The Ocracoke Express passenger ferry departs from the Hatteras ferry terminal at 9:30 a.m., 1 p.m., and 4:30 p.m. The ferry departs from Ocracoke Silver Lake Terminal at […]
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The St. John United Methodist Church (UMC) in Avon is hosting an all-day community bazaar on Thursday, July 20, starting at 8:00 a.m., and continuing until 7:00 p.m. The full-day event features kids’ activities, live music, three homemade meals offered throughout the day, and much more. The United Methodist Women will be selling homemade biscuits […]
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The Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) took an initial step toward seeking federal funding for a beach nourishment project in Rodanthe at their monthly meeting on Monday evening, July 17. Per communications with Congressman Greg Murphy, who represents North Carolina’s 3rd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives, a feasibility study by the […]
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Hatteras Island’s legendary educator and surfer Ray Gray, who passed away in April 2023, was honored at this year’s Surfing for Autism event as the recipient of the Eric Gardner Memorial Award. The award, which is given to a Surfing for Autism volunteer who has made an impact on the organization, was presented to Gray’s […]
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