With the promise of spring rising and the new challenge of getting protein, it is time to finish the last of the seafood in the freezer. We busily freeze fish and shrimp all season, and at the end of the season, I purchase crab cakes, crabmeat and scallops. We vacuum pack them all, and they [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Last month, I focused on some of the galaxies that are visible in the eastern skies. There are also quite a few spectacular galaxies in the northern skies. Here are three that appear in the area of the Big Dipper. M51, the Whirlpool galaxy, is a beautiful spiral galaxy. It has a visual magnitude of [...] Island Features |  Full Article

On Friday afternoon, Cape Hatteras Elementary School personnel launched their first ever CHES Teacher Parade to a wave of cheers and support from the island community. Escorted by the Dare County Sheriff’s Department, and starting in Rodanthe, the parade featured a line of CHES teachers waving from the safety of their vehicles. The parade was [...] Island Features |  Full Article

“Have y’all heard of the ‘bear hunts’ taking place in neighborhoods across the country? Well, we know that Hatteras Island can take it up a notch!” So begins a social media introduction to a new event that will be held this Saturday and Sunday – the first-ever Hatteras Island Car Safari. In an effort to [...] Island Features |  Full Article

North Carolina’s public school students may be spending more time at in-home classrooms, but local Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS) art teacher Justin Paxton and his CHSS mural club have found a productive way to get some fresh air. The team is still sticking to their long-term goal to make Hatteras Island a more colorful [...] Island Features |  Full Article

By Evan Ferguson, Cape Hatteras Secondary School’s Foods and Nutrition Teacher, ServSafe Instructor Health and wellness are at the forefront of everyone’s mind right now. Food is no exception. Do I have enough food? Will I be able to get food? Is my food safe? These questions seem to linger and create anxiety, and unfortunately, [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Hatteras Island is a different landscape in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The crisis has hit the island hard, since visitors and non-resident property homeowners were restricted access in the interest of safety last week. Businesses are making a difficult but valiant effort to stay open, while local landmarks and attractions are closing their [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Outer Banks fans now have the ability to add a little local flavor to their newly established at-home classrooms, thanks to a wealth of online materials, resources, videos, and activities that are popping up online. Though temporarily closed to in-person visitors, Hatteras Island’s landmarks, historic sites, and parks have been hard at work creating unique [...] Island Features |  Full Article

There are a few treasures that will make a beachcombing shell collector fall to their knees and rejoice, and one type that is known to make rare appearances on the shores of the Outer Banks is the gorgeous helmet shell. These exotic looking shells are like trophy finds for dedicated collectors, and finding a complete [...] Island Features |  Full Article