The 23rd annual Ocrafolk Music and Storytelling Festival will be held on Ocracoke Island, NC on the grounds of the Berkley Manor and surrounding properties, June 2-4, 2023. The celebration features musicians, storytellers, artisans, and characters of Ocracoke Island and beyond. 2023 Performers include Cold Chocolate, Burnett Sisters Band, Larry and Joe, Fiddin Earl White, […]
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The RWS Community Center will be hosting a pop-up library event with staff from the Hatteras Library on Wednesday, June 7, from 10 a.m. until noon. During the event, Hatteras Library personnel will bring a selection of library materials for all ages to the RWS Community Building for visitors to browse and borrow. Folks can […]
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While bingo is canceled for Wednesday evening, May 31, the Cape Hatteras Anglers Club (CHAC) will be hosting two June bingo nights on June 7 and June 21. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and bingo starts promptly at 7:00 p.m. 150 players maximum are allowed, so interested players are advised to arrive early. No outside […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Rupert, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Rupert, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/
May 1, 1933 – May 24, 2023 BUXTON — William Phillip Vancura, age 90, passed away on May 24, 2023, in Buxton, NC. He was born on May 1, 1933, in Baltimore, MD, to his parents Mary Kohler and William S. Vancura. Having served his country honorably, William was a veteran of the United States […]
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August 18, 1945 – May 25, 2023 NAGS HEAD — Linda R. Smith, 77, of Nags Head, NC, passed away on May 25, 2023, at Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA. Linda was born August 18, 1945, in Henderson, NC to Paul Reginald & Virginia Madeline Kerley. The family moved to Virginia, and she […]
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Two conservation groups recently sent letters to the National Park Service at Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services regarding their immediate concerns about the endangered houses and abandoned septic tanks in the Rodanthe area. In a May 25 press release, the Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of the North […]
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The Really, Really Free Market in Avon is returning for its third market of 2023 on Saturday, June 3, 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 a valuable resource for islanders in need after several historic storms, including […]
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Ferry service resumed for the Ocracoke-Swan Quarter and the Ocracoke-Cedar Island routes on Saturday, May 27, after being temporarily suspended on Friday due to weather conditions, per an update from the North Carolina Ferry System. The Ocracoke Express passenger ferry service remains suspended as of Saturday morning, but the Hatteras-Ocracoke vehicular ferry is running on […]
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Organizers are gearing up for the 2023 season of the Hatteras Community Fish Fry, a weekly Hatteras village event that has been a tradition since 1955. Once again, the Hatteras Volunteer Fire Department will be the seasonal home of the fish fry from May 27 until September 2. Profits from the Fish Fry are traditionally […]
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