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🌱 How overnight dredging is changing Hatteras–Ocracoke ferry times this month
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In today's newsletter:
- How overnight dredging is changing Hatteras–Ocracoke ferry times this month
- Meet the new assistant principal leading Cape Hatteras Secondary next year
Also on today's calendar: Cape Hatteras Anglers Club Bingo Schedule and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Humid with periods of sun, with a high of 86 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Humid with periods of sun, temps: high: 83, low: 73.
- Sunday: Humid; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 85 and low of 77 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Overnight dredging in Hatteras Sloop Channel to continue through June 20 (islandfreepress.org) — If you’re catching the Hatteras–Ocracoke ferry, expect an altered schedule while overnight dredging continues in Hatteras Sloop North Channel through June 20. The Army Corps is clearing about 50,000 cubic yards of shoaling during 10 p.m.–6 a.m. work to keep this critical route safe for residents, visitors, businesses, and emergency services. 
• Dare County Schools Welcomes New Administrators for the 2026–27 School Year (outerbanksvoice.com) — Cape Hatteras families will see a familiar face step into leadership, as teaching and learning facilitator Julianna Gorges is promoted to assistant principal at Cape Hatteras Secondary for 2026–27. Dare County Schools also announced new administrators at Dare Learning Academy, First Flight Middle, and First Flight High, aiming to strengthen instructional support and student success across the district.
📸 Around Hatteras
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Lost Colony Museum →
Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, 59200 Museum Dr, Hatteras
11:00 am
Tuesday June 23
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Other local events
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Cape Hatteras Anglers Club Bingo Schedule →
Cape Hatteras Anglers Club, 47231 Lightplant Rd, Buxton
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“Hope on Hatterask” →
Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, 59200 Museum Dr, Hatteras
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Unsaid Drama Tour feat. Amara & Mary Joy →
The Wreck Tiki Bar, 58848 Marina Way A-4, Hatteras
7:00 pm -
“My Daily Bounded Realm: A Journal of Daily Life... →
Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, 59200 Museum Dr, Hatteras
11:00 am
Wednesday June 24
Tuesday June 30
Thursday July 2
Tuesday July 7
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Commencement Ceremony
Ocracoke School Ocracoke, NC 27960
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Outer Banks KOA Resort - Rodanthe, NC →
Cape Hatteras / Outer Banks KOA Resort, 25099 North Carolina Hwy 12, Rodanthe
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WARRIOR Revolution →
Fessenden Center Annex, 47013 Buxton Back Rd, Buxton
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Moth Night at the Museum →
Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History Center, 53536 North Carolina Hwy 12, Frisco
8:30 pm -
4th of July Celebration at Avon Pier →
Avon Pier & RV Resort, 41001 North Carolina Hwy 12, Avon
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Dancing & Drumming →
Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History Center, 53536 North Carolina Hwy 12, Frisco
2:00 pm
Friday June 12
Saturday June 20
Tuesday June 23
Wednesday June 24
Saturday July 4
Wednesday July 15
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Just a few days after our last update on the Barn Owl box, the youngest owlet passed.
Owlet #5 likely passed due to a combination of factors including malnutrition, failure to thrive, competition from older siblings, drought‑related… (Nextdoor ) - This week, Secretary of Revenue McKinley Wooten and our Public Affairs Director Dia Harris are representing us at the Federal Tax Administrators' Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee.
Secretary Wooten shared the importance of staying informed on emerging research, best practices, and industry trends that help us better serve… (Nextdoor )
🗞 Nearby News
Avon
- Tuesday afternoon crash in Avon results in traffic delays, minor injuries (islandfreepress.org)
- Dare County Sheriff's Office issues crime blotter for May (thecoastlandtimes.com)
Ocracoke
- Ocracoke Library to host summer reading programs (ocracokeobserver.com)
- Outer Banks Forever opens ‘Adopt a Sea Turtle Nest' program (ocracokeobserver.com)
- Fender Bender lands 644.1-pound marlin, jumps to second at Big Rock (wcti12.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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