2024 in photos on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, Part 2

December 27, 2024 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist

2024 was a distinctive year that will be remembered for a long list of news stories that will linger in the months to come. From the year-long developments at Buxton Beach, to the 150th Anniversary of the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station, here is a roundup of the photos that captured our attention during the second half of 2024.

Part 1 of the 2024 year in photos story, which covers January through July, can be viewed here.

Pilings for the new arbor at Island Inn Commons in Ocracoke are installed in early August. Photo by Joy Crist.
Congressman Murphy meets with Superintendent David Hallac at Buxton Beach on August 2. Photo from Alexander Crane.
A house collapses in Rodanthe on August 16. Image from Chicamacomico Banks Fire & Rescue
After the August 16 house collapse. Photo by Chicamacomico Banks Fire & Rescue.
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in August. Photo by Don Bowers
Avon VFD responds to camper fire in August. Photo by Avon VFD.
Buxton Beach Access on August 25, 2024. CHNS photo.
View of the waterspout near ORV Ramp in Frisco in September. Photo by Matthew Tirgrath.
First-ever Labor Day Lighthouse 5K. Photo by Don Bowers
Buxton Beach on September 10. Photo by Don Bowers.
Buxton Beach on September 10. Photo by Don Bowers.
Buxton Beach on September 10. CHNS photo.
Chief Bryan Perry is honored for 50 years of service with the Buxton VFD in September. Photo by Don Bowers.
Chief Bryan Perry is honored for 50 years of service with the Buxton VFD in September. Photo by Don Bowers.
2024 Day at the Docks in September. Photo by Don Bowers.
2024 Day at the Docks in September. Photo by Don Bowers.
2024 Day at the Docks in September. Photo by Don Bowers.
Captain Ernie Foster at the 2024 Day at the Docks in September. Photo by Don Bowers.
2024 Day at the Docks in September. Photo by Don Bowers.
Rodanthe on Sunday morning. Photo by Brad Hanson.
Rodanthe on Sept. 15. Photo by Brad Hanson.
Rodanthe on September 15. Photo by Brad Hanson.
Northern Ocracoke in mid-September. NCDOT photo.
House collapse in Rodanthe on September 20. CHNS photo.
Buxton Beach on September 18. CHNS photo.
Debris in Rodanthe on September 21. Photo by Brad Hanson.
1874 Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station during renovation in September. Photo by Brad Hanson.
Three Rodanthe houses collapse within a week in September. Photo by Chicamacomico Banks Fire & Rescue
Three Rodanthe houses collapse within a week in September. Photo by Brad Hanson
Three Rodanthe houses collapse within a week in September. Photo by Brad Hanson
Photo of NPS employees unloading house collapse debris. CHNS photo.
Buxton Beach on September 29. CHNS photo.
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in September. Photo by Don Bowers.
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in September. Photo by Don Bowers.
A small patch of black-and-white serves as the mock-up for the painting to come. Photo by Don Bowers.
Coast Guard assists disabled vessel in Oregon Inlet in October. Photo by USCG.
Corps contractor removing a large concrete slab from the beach in October. CHNS photo.
Excavation work at Buxton Beach in October. CHNS photo.
Northern Lights on Hatteras Island in October. Photo by Jeff France.
Northern Lights on Hatteras Island in October. Photo by Don Bowers.
Northern Lights on Hatteras Island in October. Photo by Don Bowers.
Northern Lights on Hatteras Island in October. Photo by Don Bowers.
2024 HICF 5K in October////////////. Photo by Don Bowers.
150th anniversary celebration of North Carolina’s Life-Saving Service in October. Photo by Don Bowers.
Beach Apparatus Drill reenactment at 150th anniversary celebration of North Carolina’s Life-Saving Service. Photo by Don Bowers.
Beach Apparatus Drill reenactment at 150th anniversary celebration of North Carolina’s Life-Saving Service. Photo by Don Bowers.
Beach Apparatus Drill reenactment at the 150th anniversary celebration of North Carolina’s Life-Saving Service Photo by Don Bowers.
Chicamacomico Drill Leader Larry Grubbs faces scrutiny by a future life-saver at 150th anniversary celebration of North Carolina’s Life-Saving Service. Photo by Joy Crist.
HICS students in 2024. Photo from HICS.
Rehearsals for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Photo by Blake Taft.
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Pathway in October. Photo by Joy Crist.
Outside the Annex Building in Buxton in October. Photo by Tami Gray.
Excavation work in Buxton in October. USACE photo.
Vincent Lindauer and Denis Dirin round the outer mark during OBX Wind’s long-distance race in November. Photo by Jack Danz.
Savannah District Commander, Col. Ron Sturgeon, greets attendees at November meeting. Photo by Joy Crist.
Water line break in Avon in November. Photo by Avon Volunteer Fire Department
Pea Island on November 15. NCDOT image.
Rodanthe home collapse in November. Photo from Joseph Villarosa
The Corps’ ongoing response action at Buxton Beach in November. USACE photo.
The Corps’ ongoing response action at Buxton Beach in November. USACE photo.
The Corps’ ongoing response action at Buxton Beach in November. USACE photo.
The Fessenden Center Gymnasium is named the Daniel C. “Danny” Couch Gymnasium after the Hatteras Island county commissioner. Photo by Annelise Wilcox.
Mar Ellon Ballance is sworn in as Hatteras Island’s new County Commissioner. Photo from Ballance Dare County
Cold-stunned sea turtles rescued in December on Hatteras Island. Photo by Stacey Saunders.
Cold-stunned sea turtles rescued in December on Hatteras Island. Photo by Stacey Saunders.
Preparation for the raising of The Double Keepers’ Quarters on Ocracoke Island in December. Peter Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer photo.
Island Inn Commons in Ocracoke in December. Photo by Stacy Huggins/Iconic Ocracoke
Stunned turtle volunteers in Ocracoke prep sea turtles for transport to the Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation (STAR) Center at the NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island for rehabilitation. Photo by Matt Janson.
2024 Hatteras Island Christmas Parade. Photo by Don Bowers.
2024 Hatteras Island Christmas Parade. Photo by Don Bowers.
Photo by Don Bowers
2024 Christmas lights. Photo by Don Bowers
2024 Christmas lights. Photo by Don Bowers
2024 Christmas lights. Photo by Don Bowers
2024 Christmas lights. Photo by Don Bowers

 

 

 

 

 

 

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