I think it’s kind of the beacon of the town, bringing you into Madisonville.”The lighthouse played an important role in the ...

And that may be why it’s surprising that so few people know about the Point Fermin Lighthouse, on an especially picturesque ...

Blaschke: I met Rob, like, 17 years ago. I went to New Hampshire to shoot a short film for him, and we went to his mom’s ...

The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in 2025. Photo by Joy Crist By James D. “Keeper James” CharletNorth Carolina’s iconic Outer Banks are famous for numerous things – most are nationally famous, ...

Alda Vann O’Neal Gaskill, of Ocracoke, passed away peacefully in her home on January 15, 2025, with family by her side. She was born in Beaufort, NC on October 6, 1940, to the late Ansley and ...

As the mainland braced for the impact, there was even more concern for residents of Ocracoke. “It's impacted all of us," said Janille Turner. Turner has lived in the Outer Banks for more than ...

Sand from a $1.86 million dredging and beach replenishment project has collapsed around the jetty at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park, creating massive holes in the beach and forcing officials to ...

A snowy view of the Ocracoke Lighthouse, Jan. 22, 2024. Photo: P. Vankevich NCDOT worker Shanon Eiben hopped to and used a front end loader to scrape the main streets, though ice covered them ...

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse on Wednesday morning. Video by Janet Morrow Dawson. Hatteras and Ocracoke Islanders were out early Wednesday morning to brave the adverse weather conditions and capture the ...

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse on Wednesday morning. Photo by Don Bowers for the Island Free Press. At least 5-6 inches of snow fell overnight on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, and another half inch or inch ...

Experts are surveying the integrity of the two lighthouses, as well as the causeway which connects the two The cost of repairing two Victorian lighthouses on the Essex coast could run into ...

Daniel Patrick Isbrecht, born on January 4, 1985, in Greenville, NC, passed away on January 19, 2025, in Ocracoke, NC, at the age of 40. Daniel graduated from Cape Hatteras High School and pursued ...