Long before AT&T activated satellite backup at cellphone sites serving Hatteras and Ocracoke islands, Hyde County had begun ...

The Dare County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to remove the 14 automated license plate reader cameras operated by the Dare County Sheriff’s Office, following a public comment […] ...

One of the most popular events at the annual Day at the Docks Festival — the Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation (HICF) Chowder Cook-Off — is returning once again for this […] ...

Registration is open for the 17th annual North Carolina Beach Buggy Association Red Drum Tournament, which will bring 60 ...

Why didn’t Charles Messier Discover NGC 7331? NGC 7331 is a spiral galaxy that was discovered by William Herschel in 1784. It ...

Plans for the 2026 Day at the Docks celebration are coming into focus, with organizers releasing new details about the Sept.

The fifth annual Ocracoke Health Center Seafood Festival will return to Ocracoke on Saturday, Sept. 5, with an expanded goal for this year’s fundraiser: helping bring X-ray imaging services to the ...

The 2026 recreational flounder season will open Sept. 1-14 in Coastal and Joint Fishing Waters of the state. The two-week ...

When Hatteras and Ocracoke residents walk into public listening sessions next week on North Carolina’s new ferry toll mandate, some parts of the equation will already be settled. Unless state […] ...

Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more ...

Republican leaders from across northeastern North Carolina selected former Superior Court Judge Jerry Tillett on Saturday to ...

Island Free Press photographer Don Bowers has been documenting the Buxton beach nourishment project from the air since early August, capturing the steady transformation of the shoreline as crews move ...