The annual Ocracoke British Cemetery ceremony is scheduled for Friday, May 12, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. Immediately following the commemoration, attendees are invited to the Ocracoke Community Center for a light luncheon. This year marks the 81st anniversary of the sinking of H.M.T. Bedfordshire off the North Carolina coast on May 11, 1942. All are [...] Island Features |  Full Article

A new and seasonal artists market is coming to the Tri-villages, with its first-ever event scheduled for Monday, April 10, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The April “Tri Villages Market at Camp Hatteras” will feature more than 30 artists, craftsmen, and vendors, and will set the stage for a weekly summertime “Wednesday in Waves” [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Have you ever wondered how much rain fell during a recent thunderstorm? How about snowfall during a winter storm? If so, an important volunteer weather observing program needs your help! The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow network, or CoCoRaHS, is looking for new volunteers across North Carolina. The grassroots effort is part of a growing national [...] Island Features |  Full Article

The Hillbilly Run and Flip Flop Trot will be held this year on April 1 beginning at 3:00 p.m. at the Hatteras Civic Center. This fun and whimsical event was established in 2020 to fund the Monica F. Collingsworth Scarborough Memorial Scholarship but was initially canceled due to Covid. It was conceived to fund a [...] Island Features |  Full Article

The Really, Really Free Market in Avon is returning for its second market of 2023 on Saturday, April 1, 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 [...] Island Features |  Full Article

NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia will support a launch of Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket on Saturday, March 11. The two-hour launch window is set to open at 6 p.m. EST. The 59-foot-tall Electron rocket will lift off from Launch Complex 2 at Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island. The mission, named “Stronger Together,” will [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Dare Arts announces a call for entry for the 26th Annual Mollie Fearing Memorial Art Show, which will open on Sunday, May 7 at their Gallery in downtown Manteo. Artists wishing to participate in this year’s exhibition can find a prospectus and sign up for a specific time to drop off their work online at DareArts.org/molliefearingshow. Ceramicist Ashley [...] Island Features |  Full Article

From OuterBanksVoice.com Ellie Hedgepeth, a nine-old-year Frisco resident who is a third grader at Cape Hatteras Elementary School, has been selected as a youth ambassador to head to Washington and Capitol Hill starting March 6 to advocate on behalf of the Tourette Association of America. Here is additional information from the Association. The Tourette Association [...] Island Features |  Full Article

An Interesting Pair These are M81 (on the right) and M82. If they look close together, that’s because they are! Currently, the centers of the galaxies are about 150,000 light years apart. A couple of hundred million years ago, they were even closer together. Both galaxies were discovered by Johann Bode in 1774. Charles Messier [...] Island Features |  Full Article