The St. John United Methodist Church (UMC) hosts a number of programs throughout the year to support the island community, and one of its most popular initiatives thrives in the off-season winter months. The weekly Free Community Dinners, (which are held for nine weeks from January through March), routinely attract residents from Hatteras to Rodanthe, [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Starry Nights, a celebration of stargazing on one of the darkest stretches of the East Coast, is returning to Hatteras Village on Saturday, February 8, for the second consecutive year in a row. The kid-friendly event returned after a four-year pause in 2024, and it received such rave reviews that organizers are bringing it back for [...] Island Features |  Full Article

On December 2, the Dare County Tourism Board finalized awards of $1.16 million for twelve local non-profit organizations and governmental entities. The Tourism Impact Grants are for programs and services needed due to the impact of tourism. The expenditures received the unanimous consent of the Dare County Commissioners at its December meeting. Sponsored annually by the Dare [...] Island Features |  Full Article

To help meet diverse needs across the Outer Banks, the Outer Banks Community Foundation (OBCF) awarded $57,500 in Community Enrichment Grants to 10 local nonprofits this quarter. Beach Food Pantry received a grant to increase storage and prep space by 1,200 square feet so that they can continue to provide access to nutritional food to [...] Island Features |  Full Article

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com With the holidays coming to an end, residents are reminded that there are differing policies regarding the disposal of Christmas trees depending on where you live. And there are multiple ways to recycle your tree in a way that benefits the dunes along the Outer Banks, even if you don’t live close by. [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Rodanthe will once again host a local tradition that’s older than the village itself with the upcoming celebration of Old Christmas on Saturday afternoon, January 4. Old Christmas technically began centuries ago when word finally spread to isolated Hatteras Island that England had adopted the Gregorian calendar in the mid-18th century, (effectively changing Christmas to [...] Island Features |  Full Article

Look to Orion! Orion is a very interesting constellate for several reasons. It’s probably one of the easiest constellations to find in the winter skies, and the name of its second brightest star is used in the name of two popular movies – (“Betelgeuse” and “Betelgeuse! Betelgeuse!”) – and it contains a lot of interesting [...] Island Features |  Full Article

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 [...] Island Features |  Full Article

The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station (CLSS) celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2024, as one of the seven original Life-Saving Stations to be built in North Carolina in 1874. As a result, the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station and Historic Site in Rodanthe shared stories about the seven 1874 Outer Banks stations throughout 2024, to celebrate and mark this milestone The following is the [...] Island Features |  Full Article