The speed limit near the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center was recently changed from 45 mph to 55 mph due to a seasonal decrease in pedestrian and visitor traffic in the immediate area. The new-in-2024 seasonal speed zone on Pea Island is only for the area next to the Visitor Center, and the speed […]
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The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station (CLSS) is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, as one of the seven original Life-Saving Stations to be built in North Carolina in 1874. As such, the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station and Historic Site in Rodanthe will be sharing stories about the seven 1874 Outer Banks stations until the end of 2024, to celebrate and mark this […]
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Cape Hatteras Secondary School invites the community to its Annual Veterans Celebration on Friday, November 8, 2024. All local veterans, active-duty service members, and their families are welcome to join this special day of gratitude and remembrance. The event starts at 9:00 a.m. with a complimentary breakfast in the CHSS cafeteria, prepared by the Foods […]
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The Hatteras Island Arts and Craft Guild Holiday show will be held on November 29 and 30 at the Cape Hatteras Secondary School in Buxton. It will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. both days. This annual event is a favorite for locals and visitors. It offers the opportunity to see some of the […]
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Some ideas to improve Hatteras Island tend to occasionally float to the surface over the years as attention ebbs and flows. The building of a new movie theater (or even a bowling alley), a new apartment housing complex, or a new hotel have all popped up sporadically into local conversations before disappearing due to languishing […]
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From the North Carolina Board of Elections The State Board of Elections asked the county boards of elections across North Carolina for common voter questions, concerns, and misconceptions during the first days of in-person early voting. As of Wednesday morning, 1,706,097 ballots have been cast, 21.89% of eligible voters, including 1,595,485 at early voting sites […]
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The Coastal Humane Society will hold a fall Pet Vaccination Clinic on Wednesday, October 30, from 3-5 p.m. at the Avon Fire Station on Harbor Road. The Clinic Veterinarian is Dr. Mary Burkart from Roanoke Island Animal Hospital. The vaccination prices for dogs and cats are listed below. Vaccines are priced individually so families can choose […]
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The 15th annual North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) Red Drum Tournament began at midnight on Wednesday with a record-breaking 550 anglers participating in 2024’s event. “It was much more than we expected, and we had a rush of about 60 different anglers added [on Wednesday],” said NCBBA Committee Chairman Mike Regan. “We have anglers coming […]
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With 2,298,288 visitors recorded in the first nine months of 2024, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) is on track to have another busy year. Per statistics from the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, CHNS recorded the following monthly totals for 2024: January – 77,193 February – 79,256 March – 154,935 April – 197,239 May – 267,243 June – 404,323 […]
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The Dare County Mobile Recovery Support Unit is officially operational following a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 15, The unit, made possible through a partnership between the Department of Health & Human Services (DCDHHS) and the Saving Lives Task Force, will greatly expand the reach of the department’s Recovery and Overdose Support Services (ROSS) team in […]
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