The Island Free Press (IFP) is excited to announce the launch of the 2025 calendar, and pre-ordering is now available for folks who want to celebrate the beauty of Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands all year long. Our IFP readers submitted all the photos in the 12-month 2025 calendar and include landmarks, beach scenes, and other sites that make these islands truly remarkable. 10% of the proceeds from all calendar sales will also be donated to local nonprofit organizations – 5% to one on Hatteras Island and 5% to one on Ocracoke Island – and the IFP will be reaching out to our best resource, (our ..read more

The Secotan Alliance is proud to host its first ever annual event: In the Spirit of Wingina… and Beyond. A starter event at Frisco Native American Museum in Frisco, NC will open the 2 ½ days long full event from 4pm-6pm May 29. The next 2 days of the event will take place May 30-31, 2024 at the College of the Albemarle, Dare Campus, located at 205 U.S. 64 in Manteo, NC. The 2 1/2 days of historical and environmental presentations will be headlined by Michael Leroy Oberg, Ph.D, a historical scholar on Chief Wingina and author of The Head in Edward Nugent’s Hand, Roanoke’s Forgotten Indians. Gab ..read more

KILL DEVIL HILLS — On May 6, 2024, Nicholas Flowers, 80, gained his heavenly wings. Nick was an amazing man who always put his family first. He retired in 2011 from Infilco Degremont in Richmond, Virginia, as an Electrical Engineer and moved to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. He is preceded in death by his, wife Vonnie Flowers. Nick leaves behind his daughter, Michelle Flowers Saunders; son, Robin Flowers; son-in-law Christopher Saunders; granddaughter, Brielle Loper; grandson Skylar Saunders; and great-grandson Elias Pinkstone. He was very loved and will always be deeply missed. No servic ..read more

Donna Neace Brady, passed suddenly yet peacefully on May 1, 2024.  She was born September 11, 1946, in Petersburg, VA.  Donna was preceded in death by her mother Cora Davis Moody, father Neil Moody, and daughter, Chantel Love Brady. She was a beacon of light and warmth to both her family and her community that she dearly loved. For many years, Donna taught preschool in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, finding joy in seeing her former students and their children out and about in OBX. As an accomplished artist, her interior designs and murals still grace businesses, and her angel or ..read more

Buxton Beach on March 27, 2024. CHNS photo. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, in coordination with the Dare County Board of Commissioners, would like to invite the Buxton community to a public meeting on Tuesday, May 14, at 6 p.m. in the Fessenden Center, located at 46830 N.C. Highway 12 in Buxton, North Carolina. Col. Ron Sturgeon, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District commander, welcomes the opportunity for him and his team to meet with the community to discuss the process, the limitations, and the way forward for the Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) at the form ..read more

Betty “Jean’ House, age 90, formerly of Raleigh, NC passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in the care of Transitions Lifecare in Raliegh, NC. Jean was born August 23, 1933, to Robert and Lena Massengill. She was raised in Johnston County, NC where she attended Four Oaks high school. Jean then attended Atlantic Christian College and worked with the James B. Green #735 Masonic Lodge for over 30 years. Jean was married for 67 years to her soul mate, Ed, who preceded her in death. Jean’s talents were many, but most of all she was kind and charitable. She was a long-time faithful member of Collingto ..read more

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet in person May 22-24 at the Beaufort Hotel, 2440 Lennoxville Road, Beaufort, N.C. 28516. The meeting will also be live-streamed on YouTube. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22; at 9 a.m. on Thursday, May 23; and at 9 a.m. on Friday, May 24. The commission will hold public comment sessions at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, and at 9 a.m. on Thursday, May 23. The following information pertains to in-person public comment: Those who wish to speak may sign up at the hotel prior to the public comment period in which they wish to speak. T ..read more

Larry Gray Ogden, 79, a resident of Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA, since September of 2020, passed away Tuesday night, May 7, 2024, at Grand View Hospital in Sellersville, PA. He and his wife, Janice E. (Brown) Ogden, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on November 2nd of last year. They called many towns home over the years, including Souderton, PA, Telford, PA, Ridge Valley, PA, Youngstown, NY, Henderson, NV, Butler, PA, Portland, TX, Prairieville, LA, Bakersfield, CA and Waves, NC. Born August 1, 1944, in Sellersville, PA, he was a son of the late Frederick Joseph and Caroline (Gregg ..read more

Bodie Island Lighthouse. NPS image The Cape Hatteras National Seashore will offer additional Bodie Island Lighthouse climbing opportunities, including full moon and evening climbs, starting later in May. Every Tuesday from May 28 through August 27, evening climbs will occur at 8 p.m., 8:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Additionally, full moon climbs will be offered on May 23, June 21, July 21, August 19, and September 17. All climbing tickets are available on the day of climbing starting at 7:00 a.m. Tickets can be purchased online at https://www.recreation.gov/ticket/252034/ticket/10087143, and a full sche ..read more

AVON — Jacqueline “Denise” Dorsett Gaskins, 69, of Avon, NC passed away in the comfort of her home while surrounded by family and dear friends on May 7th, 2024. Born March 10, 1955, in Norfolk, VA to the late William Herbert Dorsett, Sr. and Jacqueline Clark Dorsett, Denise spent her childhood living a real-life children’s storybook adventure in the Grassfield area of Chesapeake, VA.  From raising steer, 4-H fun, ziplining from the hayloft, and riding bareback through the fields, to drag-racing her brother’s cars and wrestling the boys on a bet, Denise’s childhood was rich with loving, s ..read more