For Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS) students Henry Macchio, Morgan Fairbanks, and John Contestable, Christmas is about more than just receiving gifts – it’s about helping other people.
Two years ago, they created a student-led service project devoted to supporting U.S. troops deployed overseas during the holiday season. The above video from Dare County Schools explains how students at CHSS and throughout Dare County are giving back during the holidays, miles away from home.
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The N.C. Department of Transportation needs volunteers to help clean up trash along roads during the Adopt-A-Highway Spring Litter Sweep from April 13-27. Each April and September, NCDOT calls on volunteers from across North Carolina to help remove litter from roadsides. Volunteers from local businesses, schools, non-profits, churches and community groups play an important role in keeping [...] Hatteras Features | Full Article
Divers have always been drawn to the mysteries of the deep. But on at least one day a year, there’s even more to discover topside. The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras is gearing up to host the sixth annual Underwater Heritage Symposium to showcase a wide array of underwater and maritime experiences. The [...] Hatteras Features | Full Article
Islanders driving through Avon may notice that the Askins Creek Store in Avon looks a little brighter these days, thanks to the addition of a new mural that covers the street-facing side of the store’s car wash building. The mural in question is another addition by art teacher Justin Paxton and a team of Cape [...] Hatteras Features | Full Article
The rise in popularity of Pamlico Deli’s weekly wine tastings over the winter months could arguably be boiled down to four words: Free wine, good company. But the Thursday night gatherings in Frisco have transformed into much more than just an opportunity to sample stellar wines and delectable food, and there are big things on [...] Hatteras Features | Full Article
A brand new preschool is getting ready for its grand opening, and it’s the first preschool to be based in the Tri-villages since Hurricane Irene closed the former preschool down in 2011. The Village Preschool in Rodanthe, which was launched by the local Fair Haven United Methodist Church (UMC), is celebrating this milestone with an [...] Hatteras Features | Full Article
The first thing you might notice about the Rosette Nebula / star cluster is it has a lot of National Galactic Catalog (NGC) numbers associated with it. That’s due to different parts of this object being “discovered” by five different astronomers. The star cluster (visual magnitude +5) was discovered around 1690 by John Flamsteed, [...] Hatteras Features | Full Article
Residents in the tri-villages just got a new plot of space to start their spring and summer gardening initiatives, thanks to a community garden project that was recently orchestrated by the Fair Haven United Methodist Church (UMC.) The community garden is located in Rodanthe adjacent to the church, and the project originated when a member [...] Hatteras Features | Full Article
Photos by Don Bowers Where can you take a tour of in-the-water duck blinds, paint a feathered masterpiece, have a riveting close call with an airborne falcon, and get acquainted with a particularly friendly barn owl? Apparently, you can do it all on Hatteras Island. Hatteras village was a surprisingly busy spot for a late [...] Hatteras Features | Full Article
The first ever Hatteras Village Waterfowl Festival is just hours away from launching, and the inaugural event is already generating ample buzz, as well as ticket sales. Despite its early popularity, day passes for Saturday, (which features the bulk of the festival’s events and activities), are still available, and can be purchased on-site at the [...] Hatteras Features | Full Article
Hatteras Island is home to some of the darkest skies in not only the state, but the country as well. From our unique vantage point, glimpses of remarkable constellations such as Orion’s belt, Taurus the Bull, and even the Pleiades can be seen on a clear night. Indeed, with the right tools, folks on Hatteras [...] Hatteras Features | Full Article
Capt. Richard Etheridge, a slave who was raised on Roanoke Island and taught to read and write, was the nation’s first African-American keeper of a United States Life-Saving Service Station. The Pea Island Life-Saving Station, of which Etheridge was appointed as keeper in 1880, also made history as the only station with an all-black crew [...] Hatteras Features | Full Article
The new Raise the Bar fitness center and gym in Avon is open for business, although an official grand opening as well as 24/7 hours of operation is on the horizon, per owner Seth Foutz. Foutz, a 20+ year chef and island resident, was one of the local members affected by the closure of the [...] Hatteras Features | Full Article
