Radio Hatteras, (WHDX 99.9 FM in Waves and 101.5 FM in Buxton), will honor a local legend this Friday at noon with a tribute to country musician Herb “Speedy” Price, who is being inducted into the Atlanta Music Hall of Fame on November 30. Speedy Price was a fixture on the Outer Banks music scene [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Marcy Brenner’s piano had seen a lot in 111 years, but never anything like the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian on Ocracoke. The storm surge that Dorian drove into Ocracoke was like none that had been seen before. Wind, waves and storm combined to create an 8- to 9-foot mini-tsunami that pushed flood waters into the [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Thanksgiving is just two days away, and there are a number of local businesses that will be open for both famished islanders who want to completely avoid the kitchen, and last-minute chefs who missed a few key ingredients despite multiple shopping trips. From grocery stores for last-minute supplies, to restaurants that will be serving up [...] Island Features |  Full Article

One of maritime history’s most enduring mysteries involves the iconic names of Cape Hatteras, Diamond Shoals, Graveyard of the Atlantic, and the term “Ghost.” There has been much discussion about the possible explanations; there has been little about the actual Coast Guard rescue attempts. Much has been written and told about the famed ghost ship [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Jane Bell was a vivacious redhead who lived in a tiny house in Greenville back when tiny houses were places where most people didn’t want to live. The kitchen was one of her three immaculately clean rooms, all set in a row and each festooned in rainbow bric-a-brac, much of it collected on flea market [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Since Hurricane Dorian devastated Ocracoke on Sept. 6, many friends from near and far have come to the island’s aid, and more are on the way to create a community Thanksgiving feast. The meal will be from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Berkley Barn, and is for residents, non-resident property owners, and temporary volunteers [...] Island Features |  Full Article

The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site & Museum in Rodanthe has a wave of special events and activities planned for this coming week, as part of their annual Season’s End Festivities. On Tuesday, November 26, at 2:00 p.m., visitors will have an opportunity to go back in time to the Life-Saving Station’s early 20th-century heyday by [...] Island Features |  Full Article

The Outer Banks is renowned as a major resort area. Our small community of 33,920 permanent residents jumps to new record highs yearly in the summer, topping out this year in August at 138,805,084, according to the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau. It may be hard to imagine in this demi-paradise that many residents go without [...] Island Features |  Full Article

If you have had enough of storms and flooding, there are some upcoming events over the holidays which will brighten your mood, give you that “tis the Season vibe, and perhaps even help you cross some names off your holiday shopping list. Hatteras Island offers something for everyone– from Pet Blessings to Native American cooking [...] Island Features |  Full Article