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08/17/2025

08/17/2025

Please be safe and adhere to any and all warnings

The overall size of Hurricane Erin is still going to cause impacts even without a direct landfall. State of Emergency just declared for Dare County, NC. with a mandatory evacuation for Hatteras Island. Calling for extreme beach and coastal damage, inland flooding, and 15-20+ foot coastal waves. Arrows show wind flow. This will be driving a lot of water (and power) towards the coast. This is a satellite estimated look Wednesday. More info: https://www.darenc.gov/Home/Components/News/News/9169/17

08/17/2025

Hurricane Erin is forecast to bring life-threatening impacts to Dare County, including coastal flooding and impassable portions of NC Highway 12.

A State of Emergency has been declared for all areas of Dare County.

A Mandatory Evacuation has been issued for Hatteras Island (Zone A). Zone A includes all of Hatteras Island, including the unincorporated villages of Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon, Buxton, Frisco, and Hatteras.
Learn more: DareNC.gov/HurricaneErin

Now is the time to secure property, finalize plans and evacuate with belongings. Please follow instructions from officials and property managers.

08/08/2025

A beloved 8.5-acre stretch of Avon’s oceanfront — home to the Avon Fishing Pier, Beach Klub, Pangea Tavern, and the recently added RV park — has officially changed hands, closing […]

08/07/2025

Marie Minton shared the Pura Vida today, which never got removed and is now at the mercy of Mother Nature.

08/06/2025

08/01/2025

KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. — Authorities have identified the victim fatally shot in Thursday’s tragic incident at Avalon Fishing Pier as Zane Hughes, a student at First Flight High School. The suspect, Henry Hargis, also a student at the same school, was taken into custody shortly after the shooting...

08/01/2025

Yesterday, our property was used as an end to a feud between two young individuals as one of them was coming off the beach. One life ended and hopefully, one will get a life sentence. Another tragedy was an innocent bystander was shot in the leg from a ricochet bullet and flown to Norfolk for treatment. Well, here he is this morning ready to go back fishing, pictured with our Jill who helped him before the ambulance arrived. This community is currently doing some serious soul-searching from this incident, but the level of relief to see this young man come through the door this morning has truly lifted our spirits.

07/31/2025

Suspect, who fled the scene, is now in custody Describing it as an “isolated incident” at a late afternoon press conference, Kill Devil Hills Assistant Police Chief Dana Harris reported that one pe…

07/29/2025

These donuts are soooo good!