Posts Tagged: Buxton

Dr. Beach Ranks Ocracoke and Buxton in Top 5 Best Beaches in America 2021

Dr. Beach Ranks Ocracoke and Buxton in Top 5 Best Beaches in America 2021

Dr. Beach has released his annual list of his picks for the Top 10 Best Beaches in America for 2021, with two Outer Banks locales making the top five. Ocracoke Lifeguarded Beach is ranked...

Dare County Parks and Recreation Announces March Facility Reopenings

Dare County Parks and Recreation Announces March Facility Reopenings

The Dare County Department of Parks and Recreation has announced the dates and times of several activities that will resume this month following previous COVID-19 restrictions and closures. The Youth Center at Family Recreation...

Four People Unaccounted For After Large Fire in Buxton

Four People Unaccounted For After Large Fire in Buxton

Four individuals remain unaccounted for after a large structure fire broke out early this morning (10/23/20) at 46110 Cape Hatteras Lane in the village of Buxton on Hatteras Island, according to a press release...

Dare Releases New Details on Recent COVID-19 Cases

Dare Releases New Details on Recent COVID-19 Cases

The Dare County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has released new details on the most recently reported cases of COVID-19. The number of positive COVID-19 tests in Dare County is 97, 36...

Dare Announces COVID-19 Diagnostic & Antibody Testing Event on July 9

Dare Announces COVID-19 Diagnostic & Antibody Testing Event on July 9

The Dare County Department of Health and Human Services has announced details of a fourth COVID-19 diagnostic and antibody testing event to take place on July 9 in the village of Buxton on Hatteras...

NPS Celebrating 20th Anniversary of Hatteras Lighthouse Move

National Parks of Eastern North Carolina Superintendent David Hallac invites the public to a special event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse move on July 1, 2019. The free event...

Two Outer Banks Beaches Ranked Among Top 10 in America

Dr. Beach is back with his annual ranking of the Top 10 Beaches in America for 2018, and two Outer Banks locations made the list this year. Lighthouse Beach in Buxton on Hatteras Island...

Bodie Island and Cape Hatteras Lighthouses Opening Date Announced

The Bodie Island and Cape Hatteras Lighthouses will be open for climbing this year from Friday, April 20 through Monday, October 8. National Parks of Eastern North Carolina Superintendent David Hallac invites the local...

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Free Winter Climb Day Announced

The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse will be open to the public for a free Winter Climb on Saturday December 9, 2017 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Volunteers from the Outer Banks Lighthouse Society and...

Outer Banks Beach Nourishment Projects Explained In New Video

Outer Banks Beach Nourishment Projects Explained In New Video

The Town of Kill Devil Hills has joined other Outer Banks communities in investing in beach nourishment projects in 2017 to protect existing coastlines and essential infrastructure. Kill Devil Hills, along with the towns...

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Christmas Winter Climb Announced

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse will be open to the public for a free climb on Saturday, December 10, 2016 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. This event is part of the OBXmas Weekends celebrated with...

‘Voices From The Outer Banks’ Book Signings Announced

Voices from the Outer Banks is a new book in which locals tell the oral history of the area, compiled and edited by Stephen Kirk, who is scheduled to be at a number of...

National Park Service Centennial Outer Banks Events Announced

On August 25, 2016, the National Park Service turns 100 years old. To celebrate the 100th birthday of America’s national parks, Cape Hatteras National Seashore (NS), Wright Brothers National Memorial (NMEM), and Fort Raleigh...

Bodie Island, Cape Hatteras Lighthouses Announce 2016 Opening Date

National Park Service Outer Banks Group Superintendent Dave Hallac has announced that the Bodie Island and Cape Hatteras Lighthouses will be open for climbing this year from Friday, April 15 through Monday, October 10, and...