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Jan 10, 2025 | 
thecoastlandtimes.com | Jen Carlson
Published 4:12 pm Friday, January 10, 2025 By Jen CarlsonOn August 5, 1919, an 11 year old boy, Orville, was out in his rowboat and fell overboard. He shouted for help and was able to get the attention of bystanders on the beach, which included his father and Keeper R.L. Westcott from the Kitty Hawk Coast Guard station. The two men hurried to secure another rowboat but by the time they reach Orville, he’d sunk below the surface.
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Dec 26, 2024 | 
islandfreepress.org | Jen Carlson
The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station (CLSS) celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2024, as one of the seven original Life-Saving Stations to be built in North Carolina in 1874.
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Dec 22, 2024 | 
islandfreepress.org | Jen Carlson
The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station (CLSS) is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, as one of the seven original Life-Saving Stations to be built in North Carolina in 1874.
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Dec 16, 2024 | 
islandfreepress.org | Jen Carlson
The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station (CLSS) is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, as one of the seven original Life-Saving Stations to be built in North Carolina in 1874.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
islandfreepress.org | Joy Crist |Sam Walker |Jen Carlson
Every year in November, Cape Hatteras Elementary School (CHES) students bring in handfuls of spare change, bills, and checks in order to raise money for the Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation, and in 2024, the students came together to raise a staggering $3,225.52 for their local friends and neighbors.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
islandfreepress.org | Sam Walker |Joy Crist |Jen Carlson
Dare Arts will celebrate 50 years of encouraging the arts in Dare County through advocacy, enrichment and opportunity in 2025. As the nonprofit commemorates this important milestone, a common theme of “celebrating our past, present, and future” will be woven into their programming, events, and exhibits next year.
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Dec 7, 2024 | 
islandfreepress.org | Jen Carlson |Sam Walker |Joy Crist
From SamWalkerOBXNews.comA Hatteras Island man already facing numerous charges, including counts for leading authorities on a vehicle chase in July, has been charged with additional felonies for allegedly filing a fraudulent insurance claim on a capsized sailboat. According to a North Carolina Department of Insurance news release, George Thomas King, 60, of Salvo, was arrested Wednesday for felony insurance fraud and felony attempting to obtain property by false pretense.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
thecoastlandtimes.com | Jen Carlson
Published 7:44 am Wednesday, November 27, 2024 By Jen CarlsonOn December 30, 1917, the Caffey’s Inlet Coast Guard Station crew assisted a stranded tugboat, Pampa, during a snowstorm. By using the breeches buoy, three men were brought off the vessel to send telegrams. The CICGS crew then ran lines for the tug and continued to stand by on the beach during the night in case further assistance was needed.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
islandfreepress.org | Joy Crist |Sam Walker |Jen Carlson
The Hatteras Village Christmas Parade is celebrating its 33rd year in 2024, and the annual event will be held on Saturday, December 14, at 2:00 p.m.This year, the parade will have a revised route in order to work around the closure of Slash Creek Bridge on N.C. Highway 12, which is undergoing a months-long replacement project. “We have actually been looking at this for months, in anticipation of the closure,” said Karla Jarvis of the Hatteras Village Civic Association.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
islandfreepress.org | Joy Crist |Sam Walker |Jen Carlson
A Coastal Flood Advisory is in effect from 4:00 p.m. on Friday, November 22, to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 23, according to an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. A Gale Warning and Small Craft Advisory have also been issued. The advisory is due to the potential of soundside flooding from Duck to Hatteras Village, including Roanoke Island.
