People & Community

Darrell Collins is a star. He doesn’t dress like a star. He’s wearing his tan and olive park ranger clothes for his presentation. He’s not star-rich. After all, he works for the National Park [...]

The parachutes look small in contrast to the massive, metallic gray aircraft. Excitement is thick in the air as eager children watch hundreds of them descend from the plane, each one carrying [...]

North Carolina Beach Buggy Association – 50 Years If you’ve received helpful advice about access to surf fishing or four-wheel driving on our beaches, chances are that person’s vehicle has [...]

The Women of the Kill Devil Hills Roller Derby Brigade Colington resident Tanya Hill was feeding turtles with her kids at Aviation Park when she happened to look over at the hockey rink. “I saw [...]

Visitors who cross our bridges during the upcoming fall weekends will no doubt be relieved of summer congestion and hours of waiting in bumper-to-bumper traffic. What we offer for you here are [...]

Baby boomers cling to their nostalgic past, as a new generation embraces the mid-century modern craze that has taken the nation by storm, unseating shabby chic in favor of sleek design lines in [...]

As of June 30, 2013, North Carolina boasted 14 distilleries, 82 breweries and 146 wineries. The N.C. distilleries alone are responsible for adding nearly 40 different products to the shelves in [...]

Beach Realty – 50 Years Celebrating a half century in the full-service real estate business is an accomplishment anywhere but reaching that milestone while located on the changing dunes of [...]

The 70-knot winds make standing a challenge and visibility is nearly impossible in the darkness. The seas rage and pelting spray from the chopper slaps my face. The sounds of whirling helicopter [...]

Kitty Hawk Kites – 40 Years. We defy you to write something about kite flying or hang gliding on Jockey’s Ridge without mentioning Kitty Hawk Kites or its owner, John Harris. They are [...]

Our 2010 cover photo captures the “Stinson’s Ranch” before 2011’s Hurricane Irene swept the home and its contents away – leaving only wooden pilings and staircase leading down to the water. [...]

Imagine you are heading home in your car to Hatteras Island after a long day in Virginia. You have spent all morning taking your elderly mother to various doctors, and both of you are anxious and [...]

In a nutshell…. In addition to specific township names, the location identifiers that 911 personnel need most are: 1. house address numbers 2. street names 3. intersecting street names 4. beach [...]

The police are trying to prevent as much as they possibly can but they cannot do it alone. It’s much easier and more economical to prevent a crime than it is to investigate and solve a crime. [...]

The communities on the Outer Banks remain a safe place to live and vacation; however, occasional criminal activity and break-ins do happen. Local police deal with different levels of [...]

Stepping into the office of Terri Kirby Hathaway is like catching a very laidback college professor during office hours. Located in the new Coastal Studies Institute building on Roanoke Island, [...]

Two years ago, Kelly Tobin and her husband, Jeff, with the help of their two sons established OBX Project Purple. Never did they dream of what it would become.

Not long after recreational boaters and the boys of summer haul their boats out of the water, an oysterman and his boat are just getting called into duty.

To meet John Graves and Lisa Sharp is to meet two dedicated animal lovers. John and Lisa have spent over twenty years combined helping shelter animals and are now bringing in a new era for the [...]

There is a thrill in the seeking, a buzz in the anticipation and a definite high in the find. Serious beachcombers chart the tides, covet their secret spots and plan their days around beach booty [...]