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Decades-old castle buried beneath a sand dune is visible again
OUTER BANKS, N.C. (Gray News) – A decades-old castle hidden beneath sand dunes in Jockey’s Ridge Park is fully visible again. The castle is about 8-10 feet tall, with a shell-crusted bridge and a stairway to the main gate, WRAL reports. According to the NC Department of Natural...
Town of Manteo announce parking, road closures for annual Fourth of July celebration
There are only two more days until the Town’s Fourth of July Celebration. Attached is a map of the Parking and Traffic Routes for this year’s event. Please note that this year everything will be located at George Washington Creef Park, and therefore, there are different parking and road closures needed. (Map attached.)
Kitty Hawk Council approves measure to build workforce housing on commercial property
At its July 1 meeting, the Kitty Hawk Town Council unanimously approved a text amendment that allows owners of non-residential properties to build residential units for workers on that property. Under the proposed text amendment, the gross area of the housing units could not exceed more than 10% of the...
July First Friday & The Manteo Stroll in Downtown Manteo
Join us on Friday, July 5 between 6pm and 8pm for First Friday in downtown Manteo. First Friday is a free, family-friendly, fun event. The Rea Family Band will be playing live music in The Courtyard from 6pm to 8pm. There will also be live music by Bar Cats Duo at Old Tom Street, Kill Devil Kats at Magnolia Pavilion, That Guy Shane and Jonny Waters at the Pioneer Theater, Toolan & Evans at NouVines, Fleck at 1587 Restaurant & Lounge, Ole Sadler Band at Poor Richards, and OBX Jazzmen at Kill Devil Rum.
First-ever 4 for the 4th Race will take place on Wednesday
Barrier Island Group (B.I.G.) is pleased to announce its first Hatteras Island event – “4 for the 4th” – a four-mile run/walk to kick off the Fourth of July festivities. Originally scheduled for the morning of July 4, the race will be held on Wednesday, July...
Town of Duck announces annual 4th of July Parade Grand Marshal
The Town of Duck is pleased to announce Nancy Caviness as the 2024 4th of July Parade and Community Celebration Grand Marshal, scheduled for Thursday, July 4, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. While living in Duck for 27 years (1995-2022), Nancy Caviness dedicated herself to the community by serving as a...
Capturing ‘a moment in time that is otherwise lost’
The work of Kitty Hawk artist David Beal on display at Duck Town Hall. As a teenager, David Beal got a letter from President Gerald Ford thanking him for his contribution to America’s Bicentennial after he painted an attention-grabbing series of patriotic symbols and images on a barn in Ohio. He spent a quarter century as illustrator, designer and art director for Hallmark. And his portraits hang in collections, including those in Truman State University and Kansas University.
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