Celebrating its 17th year in 2021, the Day at the Docks Festival is once again returning for 2021, and will be held on September 17 and 18, per a recent announcement from festival organizers. The two-day festival was canceled in 2019 due to Hurricane Dorian, and was canceled again in 2020 due to the Coronavirus […]
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The Hyde County Health Department will be conducting COVID Vaccine Clinics in various locations for the month of June, including Ocracoke Island. If you have not received your COVID-19 vaccine shot yet, you can attend any of these clinics without an appointment. Vaccines provided at the clinics include the Pfizer vaccine for ages 12 and […]
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The water line break in between Avon and Buxton has been fixed, and water will be restored by Sunday afternoon, however, a Boil Water Advisory is in effect for the village of Avon, and it may take up to 24 hours for the water pressure to return to full force, per a recent update from […]
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Sunday 2:30 p.m. update: The water line break in between Avon and Buxton has been fixed, however, a Boil Water Advisory is in effect for the village of Avon, and it may take up to 24 hours for the water pressure to return to full force, per a recent update from the Dare County Water Department. […]
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After being canceled in 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic, and canceled in 2019 due to Hurricane Dorian, the annual Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree will be returning to Ocracoke in October of 2021. The Jamboree commemorates the last days of Blackbeard the pirate, who was killed off Ocracoke on Nov. 22, 1718. The event traditionally features […]
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The Dare County Board of Commissioners approved the establishment of two new tax service districts in Avon at their June 7 meeting, which will pay for a portion of a 2022 beach nourishment project. The approval of the new Avon districts and the accompanying tax rates was included in the approval of the Dare County […]
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The 2.4 mile-long Jug Handle Bridge is 75% complete as of June 3, with a projected opening date of late 2021 or early 2022, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) resident engineer for the project, Pablo Hernandez. Hernandez stated that weather and the upcoming hurricane season could alter the estimated […]
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UPDATE: The water line to Avon was repaired by 8 p.m. on Thursday and water flow has been restored to normal. Due to a water line break in between Avon and Buxton, the Dare County Water Department is requesting that all water users in the village of Avon reduce their consumption on Thursday, June 3, […]
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The Lost Colony in Manteo may be the best-known live entertainment option on the Outer Banks, but Hatteras Island has its own historic outdoor drama that has been a weekly event for decades, and which is returning again for the 2021 summer season. During the heyday of the life-saving stations, the crews at all island […]
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Our wonderful co-founder and editor, Irene Nolan, had a relaxed tradition of posting an annual list of beach etiquette guidelines for new and long-time visitors alike. First published decades ago when she was the editor of the now-defunct Island Breeze, Irene’s guide was a smart and timely list of the dos and don’ts when exploring […]
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