The Connecting to Collections (C2C) Project will present two workshops in February on Hatteras Island to help cultural treasures survive hurricanes and fires. Matthew Hunt, disaster preparedness coordinator for the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources’ C2C project, will lead both of the public programs that will take place in Hatteras and Buxton.

The Currituck Heritage Park Winter Education Series continues the “Corolla In Retrospect” series with this year’s focus of “Ocean to Sound”. Each event involves a panel of guest speakers, a short break, and then a field trip to a local historical location tied into the theme of the day, with a chance to talk tofull story »

The Moyock Woman’s Club will host a Bunco tournament on Friday, Jan. 27, starting at 7 p.m. at the Bells Island Clubhouse in Currituck. Entry fee is $20, with proceeds to benefit the Currituck Kids Fund.  All donations are tax deductible. For more information and to sign-up, contact Joanna Brumsey at jbrumsey@wec-cpa.com.

Glenn Eure’s Ghost Fleet Gallery is hosting an Annual District – Wide Art Show featuring art works of more than 200 students from Dare County Schools, K – 12 grades.
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Repairs to the vessel that crosses the Pamlico River in Beaufort County will cause disruption of service

The state Division of Motor Vehicles has changed the date for the mobile licensing unit to be in Currituck to Thursday, Jan. 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The van, where drivers licenses can be renewed, is normally located at the Currituck historic courthouse the first Thursday of every month. No reason for thefull story »

By Robert T. Perry President, Manteo Rotary Club Three quarters of a century have passed since the Rotary Club of Manteo was founded in the winter of 1936. Manteo was quite a different place in the midst of the Great Depression. But there was then, and there remains, a great deal of community spirit. Thatfull story »

The Outer Banks Family YMCA Skate Park has expanded hours, opening at 8:30 a.m. on weekdays and remaining open until dark. On Saturdays, expanded new hours will be 8 a.m. to 6 p.m, and on Sundays from 1 to 6 p.m. Limited hours will continue to apply on some holidays, following the schedule when thefull story »

Poetry Out Loud is a National Recitation Contest, created by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. The program is administered in partnership with the state arts agencies of all 50 states. Manteo High School held its school competition Dec. 14. Anna Thomas’ English III and IV Honors classes participated. Here: Thomasfull story »

The best Christmas gift of all may have come on Dec. 20 instead of Christmas Day when the Monarch Lighthouse Club bell ensemble performed.
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Nags Head commissioners announced at their Dec. 7 meeting that Public Information Officer Roberta Thuman has won the 2011 Earl Murray Jr. Employee of the Year award. Presented by the board each December, the award, named after Police Sgt. Earl Murray, who died in the line of duty in May 2009, recognizes town employees whofull story »

Kitty Hawk Kites presented a check to Wright Flight of North Carolina for $3,061 on Dec. 16. The money was raised at the 5th Annual Kitty Hawk Kites Watermelon Festival at Jockey’s Ridge Crossing Shopping Center this past August, as well as T-shirt sales that concluded in the fall. Wright Flight of North Carolina isfull story »