Dr. Alex Hodges has been selected to be the MSN Assistant Chair in the Advance Nursing Practice and Education Department. Hodges will begin in this role when we return to campus in January. As a true Pirate, Hodges received a BSN, MSN, DNP & Post Masters Certificate from East Carolina University’s College of Nursing. Hodges [...] Community News Brief |  Full Article The post Dr. Alex Hodges selected as an Assistant Chair at ECU appeared first on Island Free Press.

Four routes in the North Carolina Ferry System will be operating alternate schedules on Christmas Day, which is a traditionally low ridership day. In addition, the Hatteras-Ocracoke route will also be running an alternate schedule on Christmas Eve. The holiday schedules for the Hatteras-Ocracoke, Cherry Branch-Minnesott Beach, Bayview-Aurora and Southport-Fort Fisher routes will be as [...] Local News |  Full Article The post Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route to run alternate schedule over the Christmas holidays appeared first on Island Free Press.

Hyde County, which includes Ocracoke Island, has joined other North Carolina counties participating in the America 250 NC program. The program marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of America’s Declaration of Independence and will be celebrated nationally as well. The U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission is a nonpartisan organization that was established by the U.S. Congress [...] Island Features |  Full Article The post Ocracoke Island to participate in America 250 program, celebrating the Declaration of Independence signing appeared first on Island Free Press.

Individuals and businesses in Dare County are required by North Carolina law to list their personal property for taxation during the month of January each year. This includes all personal property and business personal property owned as of January 1, 2025. Property tax listing forms will be mailed to all taxpayers who previously owned and [...] Local News |  Full Article The post 2025 Dare County personal property tax listings begin January 2 appeared first on Island Free Press.

Following a recent interim response action by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), and consultations with the Dare County Department of Health of Human Services (DHHS), the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) has reopened an approximately two-tenths-of-a-mile section of beach starting at the southernmost jetty in Buxton and continuing to the south, also known [...] Seashore News |  Full Article The post Old Lighthouse Beach reopens to the public, three-tenths-of-a-mile section of Buxton Beach remains closed appeared first on Island Free Press.