Ocracoke was the brightest spot to be on the Outer Banks on Sunday night, as the island kicked off its 4th of July holiday with a fireworks display over Silver Lake Harbor, launched from the National Park Service parking area at the southern end of the island. Hundreds of residents and visitors caught the show […]
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A partnership between Hatteras Island Meals, the Koru Beach Klub, and Seaside Vacations was launched at a Thursday evening concert hosted by the Avon event site, and the collaboration resulted in a hefty donation, as well as a fundraising initiative that will be available all summer long at the weekly concert series. Hatteras Island Meals […]
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Visitors and residents who love discovering the talents of Hatteras Island’s artists now have three opportunities every week to experience what the local arts scene is all about. With the new-in-2023 Tri Villages Market, and the return of the Avon Farmers Market and Old Trent Market, the island is brimming with shopping activity Tuesdays through […]
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Independence Day is on the horizon, and there are a number of patriotic events lined up on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands to celebrate the holiday. A closer look at the festivities planned throughout the day is listed below by community. Avon The Avon Fishing Pier will once again host the fireworks display on Hatteras Island, […]
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With 774,404 visitors recorded in the first five months of the year, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) is on track to have another busy year in 2023. Per statistics from the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, CHNS recorded 248,371 visitors in May, 228,766 visitors in April, 147,925 visitors in March, 81,607 visitors in February, and […]
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Efforts are underway to remove a vessel that beached on the shoreline just north of Hatteras village on Sunday, June 18. Per several reports, the 28-foot Carol-Ina of Buxton, N.C., lost power on Sunday about 150 meters past the breakers in the Hatteras area. There were no reported injuries to the four people who were on board […]
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The men and women of the Tri-village’s Chicamacomico Banks Fire & Rescue (CBFR) team are once again hard at work on their much-anticipated 2024 calendar, but this time, they are keeping their clothes on, and bringing along their pets. The fundraising project, which was launched by lifelong volunteer and current Chicamacomico Banks Fire & Rescue […]
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The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras Village won’t be opening to the public in the summer of 2023, but steady progress has been made on the massive transformation of the 7,500-square-foot exhibit space. “It’s a major undertaking, and we have to make sure everything is correct as we go forward,” said Joe Schwarzer, […]
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The Avon Property Owners Association’s (APOA) Operation Clean Beach Program is back in full swing for the 2023 season, but holes left behind on the beach have become a growing concern when it comes to regular trash collection. Through the program, (which has been going strong for more than 15 years), the APOA stations 75 […]
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An upcoming June 9 celebration at the Inn on Pamlico Sound in Buxton will double as a fundraising event for one of the Outer Banks’ newest nonprofit organizations, Outer Banks Buddies. The Outer Banks Buddies is modeled after the national “Big Brothers, Big Sisters of America” program, and 2023 is its first year of operation. […]
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