From CoastalReview.org A pilot study tracking a popular saltwater fish was not expected to yield as much information as it did in its first year. When the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries and its nonprofit project partner, the North Carolina Marine and Estuary Foundation, launched its red drum study last year, researchers thought the [...]
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The Dare County Public Works Department has announced that large item pickup for the unincorporated areas of Dare County only will begin on Monday, April 7, 2025 and run continuously for approximately 12-15 days. The large item pickup will be performed by a private contractor, Southern Disaster Recovery, and there will be a strict one pass only for each unincorporated [...]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Three more names have been retired from the list used to identify tropical cyclones in the Atlantic basin, including the historic Helene, due to the death and destruction the storms caused in 2024. The World Meteorological Organization Hurricane Committee maintains and updates through a strict procedure the list of names that are used [...]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Another sure sign the season is upon us arrived Saturday morning, as the National Weather Service began issuing their daily rip current forecasts for most of the Outer Banks. “Figuring out when the crowds will flock to our shores is no easy task with ‘reasonable water temperature’ return dates, school breaks/vacations, and holiday [...]
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Ryan Gentry honored for nearly 29 years of service with the U.S. C ...
April 5, 2025 | Island Features
Dozens of community members and colleagues gathered at the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station (LSS) in Rodanthe on Friday morning, April 4, to honor Chief Warrant Officer (CWO4) Ryan Gentry, who is retiring after nearly 29 years of service in the U.S. Coast Guard. The setting was ideal for multiple reasons, as Gentry has spent many of [...]
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Weekly Old Trent Market returns to Frisco for the 2025 season star ...
April 5, 2025 | Island Features
The weekly Old Trent Market will return to the Frisco Woods Campground for the 2025 season starting on May 15, and the market will be held every Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. through October 30. Now celebrating its fourth year, 2025’s Old Trent Market is shaping up to be bigger and better than [...]
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The N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island is honored and thrilled to announce that it is a winner in the 2025 Newsweek Readers’ Choice Awards contest for Best Aquarium. Nominees from across the United States were selected by an editorial panel of travel experts and Newsweek contributors. Polls closed after a public voting period of 28 [...]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com A settlement has been reached between insurance companies and state regulators that will lead to a rate hike for insurance policies that cover mobile homes in North Carolina starting later this summer. Rates in Currituck, Dare and Hyde for new and renewing Mobile Home-Fire policies will be increasing by 15% starting on September [...]
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Ocracoke Carvers Guild readies for 7th Waterfowl Festival on April ...
April 4, 2025 | Island Features
From CoastalReview.org Dozens of carvers, collectors and exhibitors from North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware are planning to make the journey later this month to Ocracoke Island for a two-day celebration of waterfowl carving heritage. Hosted by the Ocracoke Island Decoy Carvers Guild, the Ocracoke Island Waterfowl Festival is scheduled for 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, [...]
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After a winter of various repairs and updates, the Rodanthe Fishing Pier will reopen for the 2025 season on Saturday, April 5, at 7:00 a.m. There have been multiple improvements at the Rodanthe Pier over the past few years, which includes a new ramp that was installed in 2020, and a number of structural repairs [...]
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Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station is to be commended for celebrating the 150th anniversary of the first seven Outer Banks 1874 stations and the fine articles by Jen Carlson. The Oregon Inlet Life-Saving Station was one of those first seven. Interestingly, the “Old” Oregon Inlet Life-Saving Station is the first one seen sitting majestically and solitarily on [...]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Colorado State University hurricane researchers are predicting another above-average Atlantic hurricane season in their initial 2025 forecast. And they say current global weather conditions headed into this season are very similar to memorable years of tropical activity on the Outer Banks and in eastern North Carolina from over the last four decades. The team [...]
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The Dare County Public Works Department has announced that large item pickup for the unincorporated areas of Dare County only will begin on Monday, April 7, 2025 and run continuously for approximately 12-15 days. The large item pickup will be performed by a private contractor, Southern Disaster Recovery, and there will be a strict one pass only for each unincorporated [...]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Three more names have been retired from the list used to identify tropical cyclones in the Atlantic basin, including the historic Helene, due to the death and destruction the storms caused in 2024. The World Meteorological Organization Hurricane Committee maintains and updates through a strict procedure the list of names that are used [...]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Another sure sign the season is upon us arrived Saturday morning, as the National Weather Service began issuing their daily rip current forecasts for most of the Outer Banks. “Figuring out when the crowds will flock to our shores is no easy task with ‘reasonable water temperature’ return dates, school breaks/vacations, and holiday [...]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Colorado State University hurricane researchers are predicting another above-average Atlantic hurricane season in their initial 2025 forecast. And they say current global weather conditions headed into this season are very similar to memorable years of tropical activity on the Outer Banks and in eastern North Carolina from over the last four decades. The team [...]
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On April 3, the Town of Duck announced the appointment of Jeffrey Del Monte as Deputy Chief of the Duck Fire Department. Del Monte, who has served as Acting Deputy Chief since January 2025, was sworn into his new role during the Town Council Meeting on April 2, 2025. A dedicated fire service professional, Del [...]
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From OuterBanksVoice.com John “Jay” Tolson, who pled guilty on Aug. 31, 2023, to voluntary manslaughter in the July 2020 death of Kitty Hawk resident LeeAnn Fletcher has a projected release date from the Pender Correctional Institution on May 31, according to the NC Department of Adult Correction. The 2023 manslaughter plea came during the fourth [...]
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The new Slash Creek Bridge in Hatteras Village is expected to open by Memorial Day Weekend, before the summer visitor season reaches its peak, according to an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). “We have been delayed due to the uncharacteristically cold weather this winter, delaying some aspects of the project,” said [...]
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced last week that the Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) members have been selected for the Buxton Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) property, a former Naval facility located at the end of Old Lighthouse Road. The 11 members of the RAB are as follows: Mary Ellon Balance Brett Barley Sheila [...]
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Dare County Fire Marshal Steve Kovacs has announced that the Burn Ban that was issued on Friday, March 21, 2025 has been lifted for the unincorporated areas of Dare County, effective beginning at 8 a.m. today (Wednesday, April 2, 2025). With the burn ban lifted, residents and property owners in the unincorporated areas of Dare County are [...]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com State forestry officials have lifted an open burning ban across North Carolina thanks to recent rainfall, while cautioning we are not out of the woods when it comes to the wildfire threat. The statewide ban went into effect March 21 due to hazardous forest fire conditions, and also applied to all beach [...]
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The N.C Division of Motor Vehicles is set to again extend service hours at its driver license offices beginning next week. On April 7, 42 offices (listed below) will join 50 others opening an hour early at 7 a.m., offering an extra hour of appointments and service time. “I am ecstatic that we are able [...]
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following press release on Monday, March 31. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, announced on Monday that the Restoration Advisory Board membership has been established and the first meeting is scheduled for April 10, 2025, at 6:30 p.m., for the Buxton Naval Facility, a Formerly Used [...]
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After an extensive executive search, Outer Banks Forever, the official nonprofit partner of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Wright Brothers National Memorial, has selected Bryan Burhans as its next Director. “I’m grateful for the opportunity to lead an organization that has been doing such great work in our community for the past six years,” said Burhans. [...]
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Newly uncovered issues may delay completion of Cape Hatteras Light ...
March 29, 2025 | Seashore News
As intensive work continues to restore the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, new issues have been uncovered near the top of the tower that may delay the completion of the years-long project. “There is always the potential for unknown conditions to surface during repair projects for historic structures, and the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse project is no exception,” [...]
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NCBBA will host Adopt-a-Beach and Adopt-a-Highway clean-ups on Mar ...
March 18, 2025 | Seashore News
The North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) will hold its first Adopt-a-Beach clean-up of 2025 on March 22, and its first Adopt-A-Highway (AAH) clean-up of 2025 on April 12, and everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate in either event, or both. “Join the team – Be an active volunteer member,” stated the NCBBA in [...]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore ranks 35th most visited national p ...
March 13, 2025 | Seashore News
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com A new report from the National Park Service ranks Cape Hatteras National Seashore as the 35th busiest national park in the country in 2024. And all three units of the Outer Banks Group of National Parks ranked in the top 15 for the number of visitors to their category of park. Cape Hatteras [...]
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The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks and the Association of Park Rangers sent a letter on March 3 to Acting National Park Service (NPS) Director Jessica Bowron to initiate action in order to reinstate probationary employees who were recently fired. Bill Wade, Executive Director of the Association of National Park Rangers, confirmed that six [...]
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Six employees let go from NPS Outer Banks Group; Possible changes ...
February 28, 2025 | Seashore News
Following the February dismissal of approximately 1,000 National Park Service (NPS) employees nationwide, coupled with a February 26 memo from the Office of Personnel Management on the National Workplace Optimization Initiative, questions remain as to how the NPS Outer Banks Group could be impacted in the future. Bill Wade, Executive Director of the Association of [...]
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Fort Raleigh National Historic Site reschedules shoreline stabiliz ...
February 5, 2025 | Seashore News
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (Fort Raleigh) has rescheduled its shoreline stabilization public meeting for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. Public comment on three preliminary alternatives for stabilizing approximately one mile of Fort Raleigh’s shoreline is open until Feb. 21, 2025, an extension of two weeks due to a weather-related public meeting postponement. Three preliminary alternatives are available for public comment in the Shoreline Stabilization [...]
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Outer Banks Forever provides update on Bodie Island Light Station fire
January 30, 2025 | Seashore News
Outer Banks Forever, the official nonprofit partner of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, provided an update in their January newsletter on the Jan. 7 fire at the Bodie Island Lighthouse’s Double Keepers’ Quarters. The organization noted that while remediation efforts were ongoing, the annual lighthouse climbing season, (which is scheduled to start in April), would [...]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) has reopened ORV ramps 2 and 4, most Hatteras Island ramps, and all Ocracoke Island ramps, according to a Thursday afternoon update. “After assessing conditions this morning at ramps 43 and 44, a decision was made to keep these two ramps closed to ORVs for the next 24-48 hours [...]
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Ryan Gentry honored for nearly 29 years of service with the U.S. C ...
April 5, 2025 | Island Features
Dozens of community members and colleagues gathered at the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station (LSS) in Rodanthe on Friday morning, April 4, to honor Chief Warrant Officer (CWO4) Ryan Gentry, who is retiring after nearly 29 years of service in the U.S. Coast Guard. The setting was ideal for multiple reasons, as Gentry has spent many of [...]
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Weekly Old Trent Market returns to Frisco for the 2025 season star ...
April 5, 2025 | Island Features
The weekly Old Trent Market will return to the Frisco Woods Campground for the 2025 season starting on May 15, and the market will be held every Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. through October 30. Now celebrating its fourth year, 2025’s Old Trent Market is shaping up to be bigger and better than [...]
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The N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island is honored and thrilled to announce that it is a winner in the 2025 Newsweek Readers’ Choice Awards contest for Best Aquarium. Nominees from across the United States were selected by an editorial panel of travel experts and Newsweek contributors. Polls closed after a public voting period of 28 [...]
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Ocracoke Carvers Guild readies for 7th Waterfowl Festival on April ...
April 4, 2025 | Island Features
From CoastalReview.org Dozens of carvers, collectors and exhibitors from North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware are planning to make the journey later this month to Ocracoke Island for a two-day celebration of waterfowl carving heritage. Hosted by the Ocracoke Island Decoy Carvers Guild, the Ocracoke Island Waterfowl Festival is scheduled for 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, [...]
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Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station is to be commended for celebrating the 150th anniversary of the first seven Outer Banks 1874 stations and the fine articles by Jen Carlson. The Oregon Inlet Life-Saving Station was one of those first seven. Interestingly, the “Old” Oregon Inlet Life-Saving Station is the first one seen sitting majestically and solitarily on [...]
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Dare County Schools proudly announces Darren Moore as the district’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) Teacher of the Year. Moore, a marketing teacher at Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS), was selected by his peers for his outstanding contributions to the CTE program and his dedication to preparing students for careers in marketing, business, and hospitality. [...]
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From OuterBanksVoice.com The Dare County Tax Appraisal Department has announced that the 2025 revaluation notices containing the updated appraised value for property—as determined by the 2025 countywide revaluation—have been mailed to all Dare County property owners. The total value of those properties, according to the county, is $27,453,300,000 or about $27.5 billion, which represents a 67% gain over [...]
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The Dare Community Housing Task Force is pleased to announce that a team of researchers from East Carolina University (ECU) has launched a new survey to assess workforce housing challenges in the Dare County community. Led by Dr. Misun Hur, Associate Professor in Community and Regional Planning, and Dr. Emily P. Yeager, Assistant Professor in the Department of Recreation [...]
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Thinking about a new roof? The Outer Banks Chamber will be hosting a March 18th Lunchtime Live Virtual program on the NC Fortified Roof Program at 12 p.m. This program will feature Mark Goins, Managing Director of NC Fortified. Mark leads a team of certified Fortified Evaluators dedicated to enhancing storm resilience for NC Coastal communities. The [...]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Dare County property owners will see a significant increase in their real estate values when the 2025 revaluation notices are mailed out at the end of this month. According to Dare County Tax Assessor Hosea Wilson, the overall countywide change in the tax base is estimated to be 67%, increasing from $16.4 billion [...]
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ECU is teaming up with Dare Housing Task Force to collect public i ...
February 12, 2025 | Real Estate
East Carolina University (ECU) is partnering with the Dare Community Housing Task Force to better understand community attitudes toward workforce housing, and they are looking for insight and feedback from the Outer Banks community. In this vein, they are hosting of open house sessions, including two on Hatteras Island, and residents can drop by anytime [...]
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Parent University Night kickoff event to be held on Tuesday, April 8, at 5:30 p.m. at COA-Dare Campus in Manteo The Dare County Library, in collaboration with Manteo Elementary School and College of The Albemarle (COA)’s Dare County campus, is pleased to announce the launch of “Parent University Night,” a new community initiative designed to empower [...]
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The Really, Really Free Market is returning to Avon on Saturday, April 5, from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at the Avon Fire Station. The Really, Really Free Market started more than a decade ago and became a valuable resource for islanders in need after several historic storms, including Hurricane Isabel in 2011, and Hurricane [...]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on this pet, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/
Registration for summer programs at the Fessenden Center opens on ...
March 25, 2025 | Community News Brief
Registration for summer programs at the Fessenden Center opens on Wednesday, March 26, at 8:30 a.m. and will remain open until a program is full. Folks can register in person at the Fessenden Center in Buxton or online by using the registration platform at DareNC.gov/Register. Available programs include Fundamentals of Swimming Safety, Mural Maker Art [...]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on this pet, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/
Keeper James Charlet book launch “Sensational Wrecks and Heroic ...
March 23, 2025 | Community News Brief
Prepare to embark on an extraordinary journey as we unveil the much-anticipated 2025 release of Sensational Wrecks and Heroic Rescues by the United States Life-Saving Service, Globe Pequot Press. This is the sequel to my 2020 Globe Shipwrecks of the Outer Banks: Dramatic Rescues and Fantastic Wrecks in the Graveyard of the Atlantic. It promises [...]
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Therese E. (Bernard) Smith, 97, passed away peacefully on Feb. 8, 2025, at St. Anne’s Retirement Community, Columbia, Pennsylvania, where she had resided for 6 years. She entered hospice there a few months before she passed. Therese was born on August 29, 1927, in Nashua, NH, the 4th of 6 (surviving) children of Regina (Desmarais) and Dosithé Wilfred Bernard. [...]
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AVON — Gracie Meekins Gray was called home by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 28, 2025. She was the daughter of the late Alice and Damon Meekins. Gracie spent her early childhood in Norfolk Virginia and later moved to Avon where she graduated high school and met her husband John D Gray. [...]
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March 13, 1952 – March 24, 2025 KITTY HAWK — Wallace Raymond “Ray” Miller, 73, of 109 Mill Point Road, Kitty Hawk, died Monday, March 24, 2025, at Currituck Health & Rehab Center in Barco, NC. Mr. Miller was born in Elizabeth City, NC, son of the late Mac Miller and Betsy S. Miller. He [...]
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October 9, 1957 – March 26, 2025 KITTY HAWK — William Dennis Twiford, 67, of Kitty Hawk, NC, passed away peacefully at his home on March 25, 2025. Born on October 9, 1957, Dennis was a proud lifelong resident of the Outer Banks, tracing his family roots back eight generations to the 1600s, from Corolla [...]
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July 7, 1972 – March 23, 2025 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Patrick Herman Hughes III, born on July 7, 1972, in Brooklyn, New York, passed away on March 23, 2025, in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, at the age of 52. Raised in the heart of Brooklyn, NC, Patrick was a devoted son to his [...]
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June 13, 1948 – March 26, 2025 OCRACOKE — Janice Sue Crawford O’Neal, 76, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at ECU Health Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family. Born on June 13, 1948, in Oklahoma, Sue was the cherished daughter of the late Jack and Betty Crawford. She was a devoted [...]
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