From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Recreational fishermen will be allowed to begin harvesting Atlantic bluefin tuna on Jan. 1, 2026, when the fishery opens under default federal retention limits, according to ...

The winners of Avon’s first-ever holiday lights contest have been announced, following several weeks of community nominations and judging. A total of 19 residential properties and three local ...

The Outer Banks Community Foundation (OBCF) is gearing up for its 2026 scholarship season, with applications opening online ...

Real estate and land-use decisions made headlines throughout 2025, signaling significant shifts in how property is owned, ...

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The Eastern North Carolina SPCA is donating PAWmergency Safety Kits to all Dare County fire, ...

Since the Island Free Press (IFP) was launched 18 years ago, it has become an annual tradition to look back on the stories ...

Not every story makes the biggest splash or dominates the headlines. Throughout 2025, a number of unusual, surprising, and quietly fascinating events unfolded across Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands ...

Staff at the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island will dive into 2026 with a renewed commitment to animals and visitors.

AVON — Clinton Kenneth Randall, Jr., 79, of Avon, North Carolina, passed away peacefully in his sleep at home on December 16, 2025. He was preceded in death by his father, Clinton, his mother, Dorothy ...

Commander Cole, who passed away December 20, 2025, was born on October 18, 1939 in Houston, Texas and reared in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, the hometown of his parents Edward Fiscus Cole and Carrie ...