Three marketing students from Cape Hatteras Secondary School’s (CHSS) DECA Club placed in the top 20 worldwide in the Community Giving category at the DECA International Career Development Conference in Anaheim, California. DECA club members Kristin Bennett, Ann Lord, and Emma Riggs presented their Coastal Care Packs, a project aimed to support children in foster […]
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Severe weather possible on Wednesday and Thursday
There will be daily chances for shower and thunderstorm activity from Wednesday through Friday, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. A few of these storms have the potential to become severe with the greatest risk for severe weather occurring on Thursday. However, there is still some uncertainty regarding the exact […]
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Frisco Native American Museum debuts a new exhibit
Recently Frisco Native American Museum received a donation of a remarkable collection of arrowheads and stone tools. David and Barbara Howell gifted this amazing set that his father, John Collins Howell, started collecting in the early 1960’s. David joined his father in collecting in the late 1970’s and for thirty years they added to their […]
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Dare Arts Announces 27th Annual Mollie Fearing Memorial Art Show Award Recipients
Over 150 people gathered in Dare Arts’ Courtroom Gallery on Sunday, May 5 for the opening reception of the 27th Annual Mollie Fearing Memorial Art Show, which features 77 pieces of work by local and regional artists. Artist and College of the Albemarle art instructor Patrick Berran carefully selected the following award recipients: Best In […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore seeks ideas for development of Ocracoke wild horse management plan
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) will seek input on the development of a horse management plan at a May 21 public meeting on Ocracoke Island. In light of sea level rise effects and in consideration of National Park Service management policies, the Seashore is preparing to develop a management plan for the Ocracoke horses and […]
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Dare County to hold household hazardous waste collection May 9-11, 2024
The Dare County Public Works Department has announced that it will host a three-day household hazardous waste collection event from Thursday, May 9, 2024, through Saturday, May 11, 2024, in three different locations throughout the county. During this event, Dare County residents and property owners can drop off hazardous waste for safe disposal at the […]
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Educational programs at Cape Hatteras National Seashore begin for the summer season
National Park Service staff at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial recently finalized early season educational programming schedules. Upcoming events for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore are listed below, and event schedules for all parks can also be found on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic […]
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Contract to remove potential source of petroleum at Buxton Beach awarded ahead of schedule
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) issued a press release on Friday, May 3, stating that the contract to remove a pipe that is believed to be a source of petroleum smells and sheens along a closed section of Buxton shoreline has been awarded months ahead of schedule. According to an April 29 press […]
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Robert M. Frank, III
Robert M. Frank III, affectionately known as Bobby, passed away on the evening of Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Born on January 31, 1989, in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, Bobby spent most of his life on the Outer Banks of North Carolina surrounded by family and friends. He found solace and joy in the simple pleasures […]
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Robert Wayne Self
July 24, 1950 – April 1, 2024 OCRACOKE — Robert Wayne Self, 73, of Ocracoke, North Carolina, passed away on April 1, 2024. Wayne was born in Pittsburgh, PA, on July 24, 1950. Wayne was a devoted and loving husband to his wife, Judith Ann Groff. Wayne and Judy fell in love with Ocracoke when […]
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