For more information on the background of the Oregon Inlet Life-Saving Station, click here The dream of rescuing the historic 1898 Oregon Inlet Life-Saving/Coast Guard can become a reality. As with so many things, ideas and visions morph and evolve. My first thoughts were of only using the building as a Visitor Center. My first […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on this pet, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/
Frustrations about Buxton Beach were evident at the September 3 monthly meeting of the Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC), which featured an update on the Buxton Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District Commander, Col. Ron Sturgeon. From the roughly 20 Hatteras Islanders who attended the meeting virtually […]
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Traffic on the U.S. 64 Washington Baum (Pirate’s Cove) Bridge between Manteo and Nags Head will be reduced to one lane in each direction beginning Sept. 15, as the second half of a $21.3 million bridge rehabilitation project proceeds. The project is improving rideability on the bridge and extending its lifespan. The bridge is scheduled […]
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HATTERAS — Catherine (Kay) Santalucia, age 97, passed away peacefully at Peak Resources of Nags Head, NC on Saturday, August 31, 2024. Kay was born in New York on February 12, 1927 where she raised four boys (Anthony, Frank, Lenny, and Da-mon). After Kay retired from the New York Board of Education, she made Hatteras […]
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Photos by Don Bowers The first-ever Labor Day Lighthouse 5K on Monday, September 2, drew a crowd of approximately 125 participants who were treated to sunny weather and amazing views of the scaffolded Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, which is in the middle of an extensive restoration project. The new-in-2023 Barrier Island Group (B.I.G.), in cooperation with the National […]
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WAVES — An Airman slipped the surly bonds of Earth and danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings. Sunward, he climbs as we remember him. During his celebrated 26-year United States Air Force career, Doug earned the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, and the Air Force Commendation Medal. He was selected […]
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National Voter Registration Day is Tuesday, September 17. Dare County encourages all eligible voters to ensure they are registered to vote in the upcoming General Election that will be held on Tuesday, November 5, and if you aren’t already registered, be sure to do so before the voter registration deadline, which is Friday, October 11. […]
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A waterspout was spotted off of southern Hatteras Island at approximately 3:00 p.m. on Monday, September 2, in the open waters of the Pamlico Sound. Sightings of the waterspout were reported from Avon to Hatteras Village, and the waterspout dissipated after roughly 10 minutes, (without making contact with land), according to multiple residents and visitors. […]
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