Starry Nights, a celebration of stargazing on one of the darkest stretches of the East Coast, is returning to Hatteras Village on Saturday, February 8, for the second consecutive year in a row. The kid-friendly event returned after a four-year pause in 2024, and it received such rave reviews that organizers are bringing it back for […]
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The Cape Hatteras Food Pantry is asking Hatteras Island residents and visitors to show their love during the month of February by making a monetary donation, or by providing a shelf-stable food donation to the pantry. On January 1, 2025, the Cape Hatteras Food Pantry joined forces with local nonprofit organization Hatteras Island Meals (HIM), […]
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Members of the Buxton Civic Association (BCA) will share a presentation and update on the organization’s ongoing efforts to remediate and stabilize Buxton Beach at the next Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) meeting on Monday, February 3, at 9:00 a.m. Listed as Item 6 on the BOC agenda, the presentation is an edited version […]
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The third episode of The Outer Edge docuseries recently made its debut on YouTube, with a spotlight on the Outer Banks’ music scene. The episode “Local Notes” features singers/musicians/artists Tshombe Selby, Dan and Laura Martier, Ed Tupper, and Dawn Moraga and Willow Rea. The six-part series, produced locally by the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau (OBVB), is […]
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For almost 50 years, Cape Hatteras United Methodist Men (CHUMM) has provided emergency assistance for Hatters Islanders. Its members consist of carpenters, tradesmen, and many other skilled volunteers who lend themselves to projects that help island neighbors. “We have a lot of skills and an amazing volunteer spirit amongst our members,” said Joe Diemer, CHUMM’s […]
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Outer Banks Forever, the official nonprofit partner of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, provided an update in their January newsletter on the Jan. 7 fire at the Bodie Island Lighthouse’s Double Keepers’ Quarters. The organization noted that while remediation efforts were ongoing, the annual lighthouse climbing season, (which is scheduled to start in April), would […]
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After the Rodanthe Bridge was completed in 2022, approximately 1,200 feet of shoreline just north of the Pea Island Wildlife Refuge boundary still contained the remnants of sandbags from multiple sandbag projects that were conducted over the years. In March of 2024, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) removed the old sandbag remnants from […]
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Last weekend, the Avon Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) was transformed into a temporary dentist’s office and health screening clinic, with an inaugural visit from a team of medical professionals from the nonprofit organization Baptists on Mission. The 30 volunteers came to Hatteras Island from all across the state, and the team included dentists, dental hygienists, […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) has reopened ORV ramps 2 and 4, most Hatteras Island ramps, and all Ocracoke Island ramps, according to a Thursday afternoon update. “After assessing conditions this morning at ramps 43 and 44, a decision was made to keep these two ramps closed to ORVs for the next 24-48 hours […]
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Dare County Schools (DCS) issued the following message on Thursday afternoon, January 24, regarding school operations on Friday. Friday, January 24, 2025, will be a Remote Learning Day for all Dare County Schools, due to ongoing impacts from the winter storm. Students should follow the expectations provided by their teachers for remote instruction. Staff may […]
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