The Island Free Press

The Island Free Press Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands' Award-Winning Newspaper

THE ISLAND FREE PRESS
http://www.islandfreepress.org

Hatteras and Ocracoke islands’ first online newspaper
with up-to-date news and information about Hatteras and Ocracoke islands.

• Beach Access and Park Issues
• Local News
• Community Information - The Event Planner, Island News Briefs, Crime Reports from Dare Sheriff’s Office, Free Classified Ads, Business Briefs, and Obituaries
• Commentary

and Letters To The Editor
• Island Features - Featured Articles, Watersports, Food & Dining, Excursions, Nature & Environment and Island History
• Real Estate
• Fishing Information and News
• Restaurant menus
• Information on planning your island wedding

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Donna Barnett - Owner/Publisher/Web Master - [email protected]

Joy Crist - Editor [email protected]

01/15/2025

The Dare County Special Olympics invites the public to take part in the organization’s annual Polar Plunge fundraising event beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 15, 2025 at Jennette’s Pier, which is located at 7223 S. Virginia Dare Trail in Nags Head. The schedule of events for the 2025 P...

01/14/2025

The new Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) store in Buxton is scheduled to open in April or early May of 2025, replacing the current store located across the street in the Osprey Shopping Center. The original store, which opened in 1987 and was the first ABC store on Hatteras Island, has become too sm...

01/14/2025

The first modeled, historical water level and wave dataset for the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf coasts was released today by NOAA’s National Ocean Service (NOS). This comprehensive dataset — known as Coastal Ocean Reanalysis (CORA) — advances NOAA’s ability to better serve the nation’s coa...

01/13/2025

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 page at...

01/13/2025

From OcracokeObserver.com Ocracoke Alive is marshaling the many creative people on the island and offering a series of free cultural activities to the community from Monday, Jan. 13, to March 28. Activities include art, music, dance, writing, wellness and cooking classes as well as films, concerts a...

01/13/2025

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com A house fire on the Dare County mainland shut down traffic along U.S. 64 between Manns Harbor and the Alligator River early Monday. Multiple social media posts said the fire started sometime before 6 a.m. near Pump Road in East Lake. According to the Dare County Sheriff’s...

01/13/2025

The Dare Education Foundation is seeking individuals who value the importance of education in Dare County, and are passionate about supporting public schools through community engagement and funding opportunities for students and teachers. Joining the board now is a chance to be part of a dynamic ti...

01/12/2025

2016 was a historic year when it comes to cold-stunned sea turtle rescues, and it’s a benchmark that longtime N.E.S.T. (Network for Endangered Sea Turtles) volunteers remember well. In January 2016, more than 1,200 live turtles were rescued along shorelines across the state, with approximately 600...

01/11/2025

From CoastalReview.org The 20 commercial fishermen and women hired for this year’s Lost Fishing Gear Recovery Project headed out Wednesday to begin collecting crab pots from the northeastern and central coasts. In its 11th year, the North Carolina Coastal Federation coordinates the project, which ...

01/11/2025

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Three artificial reefs located off the Outer Banks are scheduled to receive new materials in a plan announced Wednesday by state officials. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries’ Artificial Reef Program has finalized its f...

01/10/2025

The Dare Community Housing Task Force has been selected as one of 22 counties across North Carolina to participate in the innovative “Our State, Our Homes” program, led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Carolina Across 100 initiative. This highly competitive program will bri...

01/10/2025

Though established for less than a year, the Buxton Civic Association (BCA) had a long list of achievements to share with a crowd of roughly 20 attendees at their annual meeting on Wednesday, January 8. The BCA formed in April 2024 to create a unified response to the accelerating environmental and p...

01/10/2025

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com A massive winter storm moving across the country Friday and Saturday is expected to bring most of northeastern North Carolina a blast of wintry precipitation. But as is typical with coastal lows such as this one, the region is going to be sharply divided between areas that....

01/10/2025

Join the North Carolina Coastal Federation for a laid-back oyster roast at Oden’s Dock in Hatteras Village on Saturday, February 15, from 1-4 p.m. The event will feature fresh oysters, clam chowder, corn bread and other refreshments. Be sure to save room for homemade dessert from the bake sale. Yo...

01/10/2025

The Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries is hosting a series of public outreach meetings to train fishermen on the Observer Trip Scheduling System (OTSS). The OTSS is an automated system that will be used to schedule observer trips for Estuarine Gill Net Permit (EGNP)...

01/10/2025

Staff at the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island will dive into 2025 with a renewed commitment to animals and visitors. Several priority endeavors include large, multi-day projects that can only be completed while the Aquarium is closed. While the team works on-site to accomplish projects and....

01/10/2025

On Dec. 11, the Outer Banks Community Foundation (OBCF) hosted its annual David Stick Legacy Society Luncheon at Basnight’s Lone Cedar Cafe, where Tess Judge was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, one of North Carolina’s most esteemed honors. The Order of the Long Leaf Pine was conferred t...

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