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  • HIYEF’s Shore Break 5K returning on May 30 after a two-year hiatus

    May 23, 2022 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist

    Hatteras Island Friends of Felines’ Annual Yard Sale will be hel ...

    May 22, 2022 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist

    Weekly Hatteras Village Community Fish Fry returning for 2022 on M ...

    May 18, 2022 | Island Features

    2022 Ocrafolk Music and Storytelling Festival returns on June 3-5

    May 16, 2022 | Island Features

    NOAA to livestream diving expedition of the E.M. Clark on Monday

    May 16, 2022 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
  • HIYEF’s Shore Break 5K returning on May 30 after a two-year hiatus

    May 23, 2022 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist

    Hatteras Island Friends of Felines’ Annual Yard Sale will be hel ...

    May 22, 2022 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist

    Weekly Hatteras Village Community Fish Fry returning for 2022 on M ...

    May 18, 2022 | Island Features

    2022 Ocrafolk Music and Storytelling Festival returns on June 3-5

    May 16, 2022 | Island Features

    NOAA to livestream diving expedition of the E.M. Clark on Monday

    May 16, 2022 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
  • HIYEF’s Shore Break 5K returning on May 30 after a two-year hiatus

    May 23, 2022 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist

    Hatteras Island Friends of Felines’ Annual Yard Sale will be hel ...

    May 22, 2022 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist

    Weekly Hatteras Village Community Fish Fry returning for 2022 on M ...

    May 18, 2022 | Island Features

    2022 Ocrafolk Music and Storytelling Festival returns on June 3-5

    May 16, 2022 | Island Features

    NOAA to livestream diving expedition of the E.M. Clark on Monday

    May 16, 2022 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
  • HIYEF’s Shore Break 5K returning on May 30 after a two-year hiatus

    May 23, 2022 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist

    Hatteras Island Friends of Felines’ Annual Yard Sale will be hel ...

    May 22, 2022 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist

    Weekly Hatteras Village Community Fish Fry returning for 2022 on M ...

    May 18, 2022 | Island Features

    2022 Ocrafolk Music and Storytelling Festival returns on June 3-5

    May 16, 2022 | Island Features

    NOAA to livestream diving expedition of the E.M. Clark on Monday

    May 16, 2022 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
  • HIYEF’s Shore Break 5K returning on May 30 after a two-year hiatus

    May 23, 2022 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist

    Hatteras Island Friends of Felines’ Annual Yard Sale will be hel ...

    May 22, 2022 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist

    Weekly Hatteras Village Community Fish Fry returning for 2022 on M ...

    May 18, 2022 | Island Features

    2022 Ocrafolk Music and Storytelling Festival returns on June 3-5

    May 16, 2022 | Island Features

    NOAA to livestream diving expedition of the E.M. Clark on Monday

    May 16, 2022 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist

May 26 presentation will shed light on the Lost Colonists’ m ...

May 12, 2022 | Island Features

Scott Dawson, President of the Croatoan Archaeological Society, and author of “The Lost Colony and Hatteras Island”, will be at the Rodanthe/Waves/Salvo Community Building (across the street from the Chicamacomico Life Saving Station) on Thursday, May 26th at 10 am to present a slideshow and discuss the history surrounding the lost colony and the Croatoan [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Annual ‘Adopt A Sea Turtle Nest’ program underway

May 11, 2022 | Island Features | From The: Coastal Review

It’s sea turtle nesting season and Outer Banks Forever is offering a way to protect these critters through its annual Adopt a Sea Turtle Nest program at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. A tax-deductible donation of $100 or more will allow the donor to symbolically adopt an active sea turtle nest at the seashore during nesting season May through [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Monitor expedition set as marine sanctuary system turns 50

May 10, 2022 | Island Features | By: Catherine Kozak | From The: Coastal Review

This year is the 50th anniversary of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Sanctuary Systems, an occasion that by definition makes the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary extra special because it was the very first one. The problem is that most Americans may be thinking: “What’s a marine sanctuary system?” And even if the [...] Island Features |  Full Article

OVFD Firemen’s Ball to return May 28

May 9, 2022 | Island Features | From The: Ocracoke Observer

The Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department doesn’t only need people who can run into burning buildings, it needs volunteers to drive the trucks, handle hoses, do administrative work and more. And the return of the Firemen’s Ball, will help the OVFD raise funds needed to obtain and maintain the equipment and train volunteers needed on an [...] Island Features |  Full Article

N.C. Ferry System to kickoff 75th Anniversary Celebration in Hatte ...

May 6, 2022 | Island Features

The North Carolina Ferry System is turning 75 this year, and transportation officials and local residents will kick off a season of celebration with an anniversary event at the Hatteras Ferry Terminal May 16 at 10 a.m. During the event, local officials and state transportation leaders will be speaking on the history and importance of [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Springer’s Point Preserve will host anniversary celebration on M ...

May 6, 2022 | Island Features

Springer’s Point Preserve opened to the public in 2006, and the Coastal Land Trust is celebrating this milestone by hosting an anniversary celebration in Ocracoke village on Friday, May 27. The Ocracoke Island site technically celebrated its 15th birthday in 2021, but due to the Coronavirus pandemic, a public celebration was postponed until the spring [...] Island Features |  Full Article

New discovery by Croatoan Archaeological Society helps to further ...

May 5, 2022 | Island Features | From The: OBX Today

New solid archaeological evidence unearthed by The Croatoan Archaeological Society (CAS) will further help to dispel the myth that over 100 English and Welsh men, women, and children “walked away through the dark forest” in a shroud of mystery and fantasy. They were not lost. They actually left a sign indicating where they were headed. [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Dare County Arts Council announces 25th Mollie Fearing Memorial Ar ...

May 4, 2022 | Island Features

Artists, community members, and the Fearing family gathered at Dare County Arts Council on Sunday, May 1 for the opening reception of the 25th Annual Mollie Fearing Memorial Art Show, which features the work of 85 local and regional artists. Studio jeweler, metalsmith, and enamelist Kathryn Osgood carefully selected the following award recipients: Best In [...] Island Features |  Full Article

See a loon on the beach? Leave it be.

May 2, 2022 | Island Features | From The: OBX Today | 1

By Kassidy Watson-Perry As more and more loons are being spotted on the shores along our local beaches recently, Nags Head Police Department advises beachgoers that if you see these birds resting on the sand, to please leave them alone. Common loons beach themselves to rest and can do so for up to 24 hours. [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Archive

Dare County Arts Council announces 25th Mollie Fearing Memorial Art Show award recipients

May 4, 2022 | Island Features

See a loon on the beach? Leave it be.

May 2, 2022 | Island Features | From The: OBX Today | 1

Night Sky: Eta Aquarids meteor shower, visible planets, and more highlights for May

April 30, 2022 | Island Features | By: Gerry Lebing

Island Cooking: Springtime herbs and easy suppers

April 29, 2022 | Island Features | By: Lynne Foster

First-ever Waves Over War Festival on May 29 will benefit the people of Ukraine

April 28, 2022 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist

Wildlife Commission says snakes are out too, so coexist

April 28, 2022 | Island Features | From The: Coastal Review | 1

26 sea turtles are released into the ocean in a first-ever collaboration with New England rescue organizations

April 25, 2022 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist

Highly infectious virus spreads among wild birds on coast

April 25, 2022 | Island Features | By: Jennifer Allen | From The: Coastal Review

“Portsmouth Rises” at 2022 Homecoming…With Slide Show

April 25, 2022 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist

John Simpson: A keeper of the island carving tradition

April 22, 2022 | Island Features | By: Peter Vankevich | From The: Ocracoke Observer

Hatteras Library to Host Free “Swing into Spring” Event on April 23

April 20, 2022 | Island Features

Reminder: Portsmouth Island Homecoming returns for 2022 on April 23

April 19, 2022 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist

Public to soon see Hatteras museum’s long-stored artifacts

April 14, 2022 | Island Features | By: Catherine Kozak | From The: Coastal Review

RMS Titanic – The Fatally Flawed Hatteras Connection

April 14, 2022 | Island Features | By: James D. “Keeper James” Charlet

Rock The Cape Returns To Hatteras Island For 10th Year

April 11, 2022 | Island Features

N.C. Shell Club member finds record-breaking scotch bonnet

April 11, 2022 | Island Features | By: Connie Leinbach | From The: Ocracoke Observer

CHEC Announces Winners of 2022 Hatteras Island Photo Contest

April 11, 2022 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist

Frisco’s Community Yoga brings a breath of fresh air to a familiar location

April 8, 2022 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist

Historians at OBX event reveal enigmatic Thomas Harriot

April 7, 2022 | Island Features | By: Kipp Tabb | From The: Coastal Review

Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum unveils new “Facebook Followers Photography Exhibit”

April 5, 2022 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist

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