Stories by Island Free Press

Nearly 13-foot great white shark caught and released off Hatteras Island beach

By: Joy Crist | Island Free Press
A team of local fishermen made waves on Saturday when they reeled in a 12 to 13-foot great white shark from a Hatteras Island shoreline.

Mar 16

Beach Food Pantry opens new satellite food pantry in Rodanthe

Island Free Press
Beach Food Pantry, a nonprofit dedicated to addressing food insecurity in Dare County, recently announced the grand opening of its new satellite food pantry location in Rodanthe.

Feb 12

First-ever free dental clinic at Avon VFD welcomes more than 60 patients; Clinic will return in the fall

By: Joy Crist | From Island Free Press
Last weekend, the Avon Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) was transformed into a temporary dentist’s office and health screening clinic, with an inaugural visit from a team of medical professionals from the nonprofit organization Baptists on Mission.

Jan 25

Buxton Civic Association outlines accomplishments and upcoming challenges at first-ever annual meeting

By: Joy Crist | From Island Free Press
Though established for less than a year, the Buxton Civic Association (BCA) had a long list of achievements to share with a crowd of roughly 20 attendees at their annual meeting on Wednesday, January 8.

Jan 10

Hatteras Island Meals takes the reins of the Cape Hatteras Food Pantry

By Joy Crist  |  From Island Free Press
Starting on January 1, (and for the first time in its history), the Cape Hatteras Food Pantry will have new management overseeing its operations – local nonprofit organization Hatteras Island Meals.

Dec 31

An exit interview with former Hatteras Island County Commissioner Danny Couch

By Joy Crist | Island Free Press
The last few weeks of 2024 marks the end of an era and the start of a new one when it comes to Hatteras Island representation on the Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC).

Dec 4

Public invited to sift through dig site soil on Friday to discover local artifacts

By Joy Crist | Island Free Press
On Friday, August 30, The Lost Colony Museum in Buxton will be offering a rare opportunity for the public to help sift through buckets of soil extracted from a local archeological dig site to discover tiny but revealing treasures. The goal is to find new pieces of evidence that tell the story of the English colonists’ arrival on Hatteras Island.

Aug 28

Oceanfront home collapses overnight in Rodanthe

By Joy Crist | Island Free Press
An unoccupied home at the end of Ocean Drive in Rodanthe collapsed into the ocean at approximately 2:35 a.m. on Tuesday morning, May 28.

May 28

Body recovered in Rodanthe after an extensive search for missing person

By Joy Crist | Island Free Press A body was recovered in Rodanthe on Wednesday evening, February 14, following an extensive and approximately 18-hour-long search for a missing person.

Feb 15

With temperatures dropping this weekend, beachgoers should be on the lookout for cold-stunned sea turtles

By Joy Crist | Island Free Press

Jan 17

Hatteras Island loses its last resident Banker Pony, HoneyB

By Joy Crist | Island Free Press
The native wild horses or “Banker Ponies” of Corolla, Ocracoke Island, and the Shackleford Banks are world famous, but few Outer Banks horse lovers know that Hatteras Island once had a wild horse population all its own, with roots that were tied to the same descendants of Spanish shipwrecks from hundreds of years ago.

Oct 25

Local volunteers put Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station on the national map with a historic rescue reenactment in Maine

By Joy Crist | Island Free Press
A team of local volunteers who perform the weekly Beach Apparatus Drill reenactment at the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station in Rodanthe gave a special performance 700 miles away from home at the annual U.S. Life-Saving Service Heritage Association (USLSSHA) Conference in Maine.

Sep 26