Archives » September, 2007

Lost Colony Costume Shop Fire Update

By now, everyone has heard about the fire that recently swept through the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and consumed The Lost Colony’s Costume Shop destroying most of the production’s elaborate costumes, including vintage ones.
Thanks to an observant resident across the sound who saw the fire spreading at the north end of Roanoke Island […]

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Off-Road Vehicle Accesses Reopen

Off-season beach driving beckons.
As of September 16th, National Park Service Outer Banks Group Superintendent Mike Murray has opened some of the Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) beach driving areas that were seasonally closed during the summer months in front of the Hatteras Island villages on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
The Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge at the […]

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Kill Devil Hills Bulk Trash Pick-up

The Town of Kill Devil Hills has planned their bulk trash collection for October 15th.
Beginning September 29th, you may start placing items needing discarding from all houses within the town limits. Items are to be placed in the street side rights-of-way from September 29th until October 14th.
The Kill Devil Hills Public Services Department rules […]

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Kitty Hawk Heritage Day Festival Sat. Sept 29

The Promenade at the foot of the bridge in Kitty Hawk will be hopping Saturday, September 29th for Kitty Hawk Heritage Day.
Every kind of music, crafts, kid’s activities, exhibits, performances, contests and demonstrations will be happening. You name it–it’ll be featured, all live and all day, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm!
Free shuttle from […]

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Artsy Events for Fall

The Dare County Arts Council has workshops going on through October in the DCAC Studio above the DCAC Gallery in Manteo at 104B Sir Walter Raleigh. An Oil Painting Workshop for beginner and intermediate level instruction is being held on Wednesdays from 9:00 am until noon; and Performing Arts workshops for teens and […]

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Kitty Hawk Gets New Public Park

Sandy Run Park has just opened in Kitty Hawk. The 16 acre park is on Woods Road and has basket ball half court, a shuffle board courts, access to Sandy Run Ditch to launch canoes and kayaks, picnic areas with pavilion and grills and a quarter mile long boardwalk through the wetlands for bird and […]

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15th Annual OBHBA Parade of Homes runs October 4-7

Opening on Thursday, October 4, with 26 homes situated from Corolla Light on the Currituck Banks to the southern tip of Hatteras Island, the Outer Banks Home Builders Association’s 15th Annual Parade of Homes promises a fresh up-close and personal look at innovative building products, practices, design and furnishings. It is your opportunity to enjoy […]

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Officials Look For Unexploded Bombs in Duck, NC.

From Sept 10 to Sept 28, 2007 officials with the Army Corp of Engineers will be looking for unexploded bombs and other military ordinance left over from WWII training. Between 1945 and 1965 the Navy used the area surrounding the US Army Corp of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station in Duck, NC as a target range […]

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Hatteras Island To Vote on Liquor By The Drink

Come this November, the residents of Hatteras Island will have a chance to let it be known whether they are for or against liquor by the drink in restaurants. The petitions have been signed and the referendum has been put on the ballot to allow liquor by the drink in the Hatteras Island Villages of […]

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Big Sweep Design Contest Entries Being Accepted

Every year the Big Sweep gives an opportunity to children across North Carolina from kindergarten through twelfth grade to create a design that will be featured on the brochures, posters and t-shirts. While it is too late for this year’s Big Sweep, which takes place on Oct 6, the design contest is open for next […]

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