The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News and events for the National Seashore for the week of Feb. 23 include the following: Seashore Updates The Parker’s Creek parking area on Ocracoke Island is scheduled to be closed from Feb. […]
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Tom Hranicka brings a wealth of experience to NC 12 Realty as a Senior Associate Broker. Having begun his real estate sales career on Hatteras Island in the spring of 1991, Tom has been a top producer for more than 30 years. Most importantly, he is an asset to his clients, mentor to many Realtors® […]
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Free, family-friendly event on August 4-5, private dinner on August 2 The Ocracoke community will celebrate the summer’s fig bounty with renowned southern chef Bill Smith, the special guest at the island’s 9th annual Fig Festival. The festival will take place the weekend of August 4-5, with a private “Higo Latino” dinner with Smith on […]
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Want to learn more about how you and your partners can promote the Outdoor NC Leave No Trace principles before, during, and after visitors come to your outdoor spaces? Then join the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau for a two-hour interactive session with Leave No Trace staff on Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. EST. From their 25 years of […]
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Deciding which plants to use for a foundation, privacy hedge, groundcover or other landscaping project can be a challenge. Landscapers and property owners can now register for a free one-hour presentation in March on the best plants to choose for landscaping projects in coastal North Carolina. Webinar organizers say that plants that we often see growing in the […]
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The Cape Hatteras Secondary School’s Lady Canes varsity basketball team won their first round of the state playoffs for the 2022-23 NCHSAA Women’s Basketball Championships – 1A Tournament in a home game against the Union Spartans of Rose Hill on Tuesday, February 21. The Lady Canes defeated the Spartans at their home turf in Buxton […]
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Ocracoke Island re-entry permits are now available for residents and property owners for the 2023-2026 timeframe. The Hyde County Emergency Services Department issues re-entry permits when emergency conditions limit general access to Ocracoke Island, such as in the event of a hurricane. Re-entry permits are now issued to be valid for several years. To make […]
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The North Carolina Real Estate Commission voted unanimously at their Feb. 15 meeting in Raleigh to move forward with a potential new rule that will add flood-related questions to the disclosure form that sellers must provide to potential buyers. The move is the result of a petition that was filed in December 2022 by the Southern […]
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James D. “Keeper James” Charlet will be presenting a new program at the upcoming Hatteras Village Waterfowl Festival. The place is the Hatteras Civic Center, Hatteras Village; the date is Saturday, February 25 and the presentation is on the Main Stage at 3:00 p.m. It will not only be the first time this program has […]
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The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is hosting a public discussion of proposed treatments of the destructive spongy moth in Dare and Currituck counties after seeing an increase in reproducing populations from 2021 to 2022. Spongy moth, (Lymantria dispar) formerly known as gypsy moth, is an invasive insect that can cause tree defoliation […]
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