The inaugural Shake Hatteras Music Festival is coming to Salvo on Monday, August 8, with roughly a dozen musicians and bands, more than 25 art vendors, and plenty of entertainment for music fans of all tastes. The festival, which has been in the works for a few months, is the brainchild of Barry Wells – […]
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The Avon Property Owners Association is now offering a $1,000.00 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for stealing the “Welcome to Avon” sign, per an August 4 update from the Dare County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office received a report from a local Avon resident on July […]
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The Ocracoke Express passenger ferry resumed operations on Wednesday afternoon, August 3, after service was suspended due to a mechanical issue that occurred on July 27. “Great news! The Ocracoke Express passenger ferry will be going back in service TODAY with the 1 p.m. departure from Hatteras!” stated the North Carolina Ferry System in an […]
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The Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) approved funds to conduct a countywide trap-neuter-release (TNR) program over the next few months, as an initiative to help keep the local cat population manageable for years to come. Per the initiative, (which was approved at the August 1 meeting), Dare County will provide $70,000, while the Outer […]
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After a several-year hiatus due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Really, Really Free Market in Avon is returning on a seasonal schedule, starting with its first summertime market on August 6 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at the Avon Fire Station. The Really, Really Free Market started more than a decade ago, and became […]
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On July 23, the first sea turtle nest of the 2022 nesting season hatched along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS). Since then, several more nests have hatched, and park biologists have started nest excavations. During a recent excavation on July 27, a live, leucistic loggerhead sea turtle was found at the bottom of the […]
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The Ocracoke Express passenger ferry has been suspended since July 27 due to a mechanical issue. Per the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), pre-paid passengers who made reservations are being notified and refunded. “It seems to be an electronics issue with the water jets, which control the steering on the ferry,” stated Tim Hass, […]
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Hatteras native and fishing icon Ernie Foster was honored at the 19th annual Carolina Boat Builders Tournament on Thursday evening, July 28, as representatives from the Dare County Boat Builders Foundation paid tribute to a local legend. Ernie Foster was a prominent fixture throughout the evening’s honorary “Captain’s Night” dinner, from the cover of the […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s priority ORV ramps will open at 6:30 a.m. starting on August 1, per an update from the National Seashore. All other designated oceanside ORV ramps open at 7 a.m. Priority ORV ramps within the National Seashore are ramps 2 and 4 on Bodie Island, ramps 25, 27, 43, 44, 48, and […]
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The Jug Handle Bridge officially opened to traffic on Thursday, July 28, after several delays that prolonged its expected completion in the spring of 2022. The first southbound vehicles began moving across the structure at 11:40 a.m. on Thursday, and northbound lanes were opened at 12:20 p.m. The opening of the Jug Handle Bridge was originally postponed due to a […]
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