The Island Free Press

The Island Free Press Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands' Award-Winning Newspaper
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THE ISLAND FREE PRESS
http://www.islandfreepress.org

Hatteras and Ocracoke islands’ first online newspaper
with up-to-date news and information about Hatteras and Ocracoke islands.

• Beach Access and Park Issues
• Local News
• Community Information - The Event Planner, Island News Briefs, Crime Reports from Dare Sheriff’s Office, Free Classified Ads, Business Briefs, and Obituaries
• Commentary

and Letters To The Editor
• Island Features - Featured Articles, Watersports, Food & Dining, Excursions, Nature & Environment and Island History
• Real Estate
• Fishing Information and News
• Restaurant menus
• Information on planning your island wedding

Contact information


Donna Barnett - Owner/Publisher/Web Master - [email protected]

Joy Crist - Editor [email protected]

10/30/2025

Dare County has announced that its debris removal contractor, Dupon, will conduct an additional storm debris collection in Buxton on Monday, November 17, following the collapse of five oceanfront homes […]

N.C. Highway 12 will remain closed on northern Ocracoke Island Thursday night. Link to full article is in the comments.
10/30/2025

N.C. Highway 12 will remain closed on northern Ocracoke Island Thursday night. Link to full article is in the comments.

After five homes fall in Buxton, cleanup push continues despite federal government shutdown. Link to full story is in th...
10/30/2025

After five homes fall in Buxton, cleanup push continues despite federal government shutdown. Link to full story is in the comments.

N.C. 12 remains closed on Ocracoke Thursday morning but is open on Hatteras Island; No additional home collapses reporte...
10/30/2025

N.C. 12 remains closed on Ocracoke Thursday morning but is open on Hatteras Island; No additional home collapses reported overnight. Link to full article is in the comments.

10/30/2025

Few people think about what happens inside a detention center beyond the obvious work of keeping the public safe. But behind the locked doors and long shifts, there’s a quieter […]

10/30/2025

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com With new federal food and nutrition benefits likely being paused starting Saturday and government workers still not getting paychecks due to the shutdown, food pantries in Currituck, Dare, […]

10/30/2025

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The Dare County Department of Health & Human Services has shared an update from North Carolina DHHS on what, and how, federal and state food and nutrition benefits […]

N.C. Highway 12 will reopen at 5:00 p.m. on Hatteras Island, but will remain closed on Wednesday night on Ocracoke Islan...
10/29/2025

N.C. Highway 12 will reopen at 5:00 p.m. on Hatteras Island, but will remain closed on Wednesday night on Ocracoke Island. Link to full article is in the comments.

Get in on the Early Bird Special for these hugely popular publications published by the Island Free Press! The Early Bi...
10/29/2025

Get in on the Early Bird Special for these hugely popular publications published by the Island Free Press! The Early Bird Special is over on Friday afternoon. For more information, call (252) 305-1639 or email [email protected].

Erosion, insurance gaps, and a race against time for protective projects leave Buxton’s oceanfront at risk. Link to full...
10/29/2025

Erosion, insurance gaps, and a race against time for protective projects leave Buxton’s oceanfront at risk. Link to full story is in the comments. Photo of Buxton Beach on Oct. 21 by Don Bowers.

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