On May 18, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District (USACE) performed a condition survey of the Federal Navigation Project at Oregon Inlet, North Carolina, in response to the weather system that the entire North Carolina coast was subjected to the week of May 8, 2022. The Oregon Inlet condition survey indicates that the [...]
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The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division is currently experiencing an uptick in schedule interruptions on its Cedar Island, Swan Quarter and Hatteras routes due to unexpected mechanical issues and positive COVID-19 tests among crews. Currently, three of the ferries on the Pamlico Sound routes and one on the Hatteras route are not running due [...] Local News | Full ArticleLong-delayed Ocracoke passenger ferry gets underway
May 19, 2022 | Local News | By: Catherine Kozak | From The: Coastal Review
In a bit of serendipity, the North Carolina Ferry Division celebrated its 75th anniversary Monday morning by christening its modern new vessel, the Ocracoke Express, the first and only passenger ferry in the system. “It’s been a long time coming,” North Carolina Secretary of Transportation Eric Boyette said to a small gathering under the shaded terminal [...] Local News | Full Article‘The impacts of tourism are both positive and negative’
May 19, 2022 | Local News | By: Mark Jurkowitz | From The: Outer Banks Voice | 1
Lee Nettles on plans to manage OBX’s exploding visitor business According to its Executive Director Lee Nettles, the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau is embarking on a number of initiatives at this moment. One of them, “Careers Beyond the Counter,” is designed to encourage local students to pursue rewarding vocations in the tourism industry. On June [...] Local News | Full ArticleSevere weather is possible for the Outer Banks on Thursday afternoon and evening, per an update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. There is a risk of scattered to numerous thunderstorms, some severe, which is forecast for late this afternoon and tonight across eastern North Carolina. The main threats will [...] Local News | Full ArticleFrisco Bathhouse reopens after completing renovation project
May 18, 2022 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
On Wednesday morning, May 18, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore reopened Frisco Beach Access to the public after contractor T.D. McGhee Co. from Wilmington, N.C., finished an extensive renovation project that initially launched in late 2021. The Frisco Bathhouse is located just south of Frisco village, and is one of the most popular oceanside beach accesses [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleWeekly Hatteras Village Community Fish Fry returning for 2022 on M ...
May 18, 2022 | Island Features
Organizers are gearing up for the 2022 season of the Hatteras Community Fish Fry, a weekly Hatteras village event that has been a local tradition since 1955. Once again, the Hatteras Volunteer Fire Department will be the seasonal home of the fish fry from Memorial Day Weekend until Labor Day. Profits from the Fish Fry [...] Island Features | Full ArticleAfter a two-year hiatus, one of the most iconic and dangerous sailboat races in the world is once again heading to Hatteras Island, with a Frisco landing scheduled for Thursday, May 19. The Worrell 1000 Race launched from Hollywood Beach, Florida, on May 9, marking the start of an approximately 1,000-mile catamaran sailboat race up [...] Watersports | Full ArticleBateman, Sanderson, Cruden, Moreland win primaries
May 18, 2022 | Local News | By: Mark Jurkowitz | From The: Outer Banks Voice
Gaskins to face Murphy in 3rd Congressional District contest Incumbent Dare County Commissioner Ervin Bateman will return for another term while the county’s current state senator, Bob Steinburg, was defeated in a redrawn district in the May 17 Republican primary election. At the same time, two Dare County Republicans were defeated a three-way race to become [...] Local News | Full ArticleState recreational water quality officials today notified the public that testing of ocean waters along parts of Cape Hatteras National Seashore showed bacteria levels that meet state and federal standards for swimming and water play. Test results of ocean water samples collected on May 16 in areas of Rodanthe and Buxton showed bacteria levels well [...] Local News | Full ArticleAfter last week’s collapse of two unoccupied houses in Rodanthe, N.C., significant debris removal efforts are underway. Owners of the collapsed homes have contracted debris removal activities. Additionally, numerous volunteers and National Park Service employees, joined together to clean many miles of beach at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore). Due to the extensive amounts of [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleBland, McAvoy and Moreland compete in Republican primary for Distr ...
May 17, 2022 | Local News | By: Mark Jurkowitz | From The: Outer Banks Voice
There are three candidates in Republican primary race for a District 1 District Court Judge’s seat. They are Jennifer Bland, who has held the post since last September after being appointed by Governor Roy Cooper; Kill Devil Hills attorney and Town Commissioner Bernard (B.J.) McAvoy; and Hertford attorney and District 1 Assistant District Attorney Jeffrey [...] Local News | Full Article-
On Thursday, May 20, the Food Lion grocery store officially opened its new Food Lion To Go services and storefront, which is located next to its main store in the center of Avon. The separate storefront is the first of its kind in Food Lion’s 65-year history, as while to-go services are available at most [...] Local News | Full ArticleOn May 18, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District (USACE) performed a condition survey of the Federal Navigation Project at Oregon Inlet, North Carolina, in response to the weather system that the entire North Carolina coast was subjected to the week of May 8, 2022. The Oregon Inlet condition survey indicates that the [...] Local News | Full Article
On Thursday, May 20, the Food Lion grocery store officially opened its new Food Lion To Go services and storefront, which is located next to its main store in the center of Avon. The separate storefront is the first of its kind in Food Lion’s 65-year history, as while to-go services are available at most [...] Local News | Full ArticleOn May 18, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District (USACE) performed a condition survey of the Federal Navigation Project at Oregon Inlet, North Carolina, in response to the weather system that the entire North Carolina coast was subjected to the week of May 8, 2022. The Oregon Inlet condition survey indicates that the [...] Local News | Full ArticleThe N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division is currently experiencing an uptick in schedule interruptions on its Cedar Island, Swan Quarter and Hatteras routes due to unexpected mechanical issues and positive COVID-19 tests among crews. Currently, three of the ferries on the Pamlico Sound routes and one on the Hatteras route are not running due [...] Local News | Full ArticleLong-delayed Ocracoke passenger ferry gets underway
May 19, 2022 | Local News | By: Catherine Kozak | From The: Coastal Review
In a bit of serendipity, the North Carolina Ferry Division celebrated its 75th anniversary Monday morning by christening its modern new vessel, the Ocracoke Express, the first and only passenger ferry in the system. “It’s been a long time coming,” North Carolina Secretary of Transportation Eric Boyette said to a small gathering under the shaded terminal [...] Local News | Full Article‘The impacts of tourism are both positive and negative’
May 19, 2022 | Local News | By: Mark Jurkowitz | From The: Outer Banks Voice | 1
Lee Nettles on plans to manage OBX’s exploding visitor business According to its Executive Director Lee Nettles, the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau is embarking on a number of initiatives at this moment. One of them, “Careers Beyond the Counter,” is designed to encourage local students to pursue rewarding vocations in the tourism industry. On June [...] Local News | Full ArticleSevere weather is possible for the Outer Banks on Thursday afternoon and evening, per an update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. There is a risk of scattered to numerous thunderstorms, some severe, which is forecast for late this afternoon and tonight across eastern North Carolina. The main threats will [...] Local News | Full ArticleBateman, Sanderson, Cruden, Moreland win primaries
May 18, 2022 | Local News | By: Mark Jurkowitz | From The: Outer Banks Voice
Gaskins to face Murphy in 3rd Congressional District contest Incumbent Dare County Commissioner Ervin Bateman will return for another term while the county’s current state senator, Bob Steinburg, was defeated in a redrawn district in the May 17 Republican primary election. At the same time, two Dare County Republicans were defeated a three-way race to become [...] Local News | Full ArticleState recreational water quality officials today notified the public that testing of ocean waters along parts of Cape Hatteras National Seashore showed bacteria levels that meet state and federal standards for swimming and water play. Test results of ocean water samples collected on May 16 in areas of Rodanthe and Buxton showed bacteria levels well [...] Local News | Full ArticleBland, McAvoy and Moreland compete in Republican primary for Distr ...
May 17, 2022 | Local News | By: Mark Jurkowitz | From The: Outer Banks Voice
There are three candidates in Republican primary race for a District 1 District Court Judge’s seat. They are Jennifer Bland, who has held the post since last September after being appointed by Governor Roy Cooper; Kill Devil Hills attorney and Town Commissioner Bernard (B.J.) McAvoy; and Hertford attorney and District 1 Assistant District Attorney Jeffrey [...] Local News | Full ArticleFour GOP candidates challenge Murphy in 3rd Congressional District ...
May 17, 2022 | Local News | By: Mark Jurkowitz | From The: Outer Banks Voice
Four candidates are challenging incumbent Third District Congressman Greg Murphy in the Republican primary to be held on March 17 Aside from Murphy, of Greenville, the candidates include Tony Cowden of Harrells; Eric Earhart of Eure; Brian Friend of Wilmington; and George Papastrat of Richlands. They are running for what has been considered a safe [...] Local News | Full ArticleBeginning on Tuesday, May 17, there will be two work zones on N.C. Highway 12 that will require temporary lane closures, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation. The first lane closure, on the Marc Basnight Bridge, will be to install permanent navigation lights on the bridge structure, and the closure should [...] Local News | Full ArticleRibbon-Cutting Ceremony for renovated Dare County Department of Health & Human Services building to be held on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 A ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the recently renovated Dare County Department of Health & Human Services facility in Manteo will be held at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. The project consisted [...] Local News | Full ArticleA new navigational channel, the Hatteras Connector, has been established in Hatteras Inlet by Coast Guard Sector North Carolina allowing unimpeded vessel traffic offshore. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredge, Merritt, finished a two-week dredging project in Hatteras Inlet on May 6 to create the new waterway. On March 22, the Coast Guard issued a [...] Local News | Full ArticlePassenger ferry service for Hatteras-Ocracoke begins on brand new ...
May 17, 2022 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
After the official Monday christening ceremony of the brand new Ocracoke Express, passenger ferry service between Hatteras and Ocracoke Village began for the summer season on Tuesday, May 17. The new ferry will carry up to 129 passengers on three round trips daily, departing Hatteras at 9:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., with return [...] Local News | Full ArticleFirst sea turtle nest of the 2022 season found on Ocracoke Island
May 20, 2022 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
The first sea turtle nest of the 2022 season was found on Ocracoke Island on Friday morning, May 20, per an update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS). The crawl pattern indicated to CHNS biologists that the nest came from a Loggerhead sea turtle, and the nest has been marked off to protect it until the sea turtle eggs hatch in approximately two months. Last year, the first sea turtle nest of the season was also found on Ocracoke Island on May 14, 2021. This timeframe is similar to 2020, when the first sea turtle nest was discovered in Buxton. Both 2020 and 2021 nests also stemmed from loggerhead sea turtles. The Outer Banks serves as seasonal breeding grounds for endangered sea turtles, and the Cape Hatteras National Seashore has had several record-breaking years in the past decade when it comes to the annual number of recorded sea turtle nests. Sea turtle nests laid by lo [...] Seashore News | Full Article
Frisco Bathhouse reopens after completing renovation project
May 18, 2022 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
On Wednesday morning, May 18, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore reopened Frisco Beach Access to the public after contractor T.D. McGhee Co. from Wilmington, N.C., finished an extensive renovation project that initially launched in late 2021. The Frisco Bathhouse is located just south of Frisco village, and is one of the most popular oceanside beach accesses [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleAfter last week’s collapse of two unoccupied houses in Rodanthe, N.C., significant debris removal efforts are underway. Owners of the collapsed homes have contracted debris removal activities. Additionally, numerous volunteers and National Park Service employees, joined together to clean many miles of beach at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore). Due to the extensive amounts of [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleThe public is invited to help Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) staff clean up some of the collapsed house debris at six drop-in volunteer events that will be held this weekend. The event schedule starting on Friday, May 13, is as follows: Friday, May 13 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 2-4 p.m. Saturday, May 14 from [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleThe public is invited to help Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) staff clean up some of the collapsed house debris at drop-in volunteer events from 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 2-4 p.m. on Thursday, May 12 and Friday, May 13. All four volunteer events are scheduled to begin at the Outer Banks KOA Resort, 25099 N.C. Highway [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleThe Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities and seashore conditions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News items and events related to the National Seashore for the week of May 5 include the following: Seashore Updates North Carolina Department of Transportation’s passenger ferry at Cape Hatteras [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleSeasonal educational programs at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) began on Sunday, April 24. These programs include special talks and presentations on unique aspects of the islands’ history, and all talks are free and open to the public. The early-season program schedule for the coming weeks is listed below, and upcoming events can also [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleNight driving restrictions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Island beaches ...
April 29, 2022 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
Night driving restrictions on oceanside beaches within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore begin on Sunday, May 1, at 9:00 p.m. From May 1 through July 31, priority off-road vehicle (ORV) ramps close at 9:00 p.m. and reopen the following morning at 6:00 a.m. All other designated oceanside ORV ramps close at 9:00 p.m. and reopen [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleThe Cape Hatteras National Seashore recently announced that they are currently recruiting volunteer Lighthouse Keepers on Ocracoke Island for the 2022 summer season, Memorial Day through Labor Day. The position duties include helping to staff the lighthouse, and to provide basic upkeep of the Light Station site. This position is based out of the Ocracoke [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleThe Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) urges visitors to check rip current and beach condition forecasts before heading to the beach. Beach Forecasts and Text Alerts The daily beach forecast by the National Weather Service (NWS), located at www.weather.gov/beach/mhx, includes rip current risk levels and information about other hazards at the beach. Outer Banks and Seashore [...] Seashore News | Full Article
Weekly Hatteras Village Community Fish Fry returning for 2022 on May 28
May 18, 2022 | Island Features
Organizers are gearing up for the 2022 season of the Hatteras Community Fish Fry, a weekly Hatteras village event that has been a local tradition since 1955. Once again, the Hatteras Volunteer Fire Department will be the seasonal home of the fish fry from Memorial Day Weekend until Labor Day. Profits from the Fish Fry will again be shared equally among the following organizations: the Hatteras United Methodist Church, the Hatteras Village Volunteer Fire Department, the Hatteras Ladies Fire Auxiliary, and the Hatteras Village Civic Association. Prices for 2022 remain the same as previous years, and are as follows: Large plate – $13.00. Includes 2 pieces of fish with 2 sides, hushpuppies & tea Small plate - $ 9.00. Includes 1 piece of fish with 2 smaller sides & tea Homemade dessert – Donation based The fish fry is held every Saturday from May 28 until September 3, from 5:00 p. [...] Island Features | Full Article
Scott Dawson, President of the Croatoan Archaeological Society, and author of “The Lost Colony and Hatteras Island”, will be at the Rodanthe/Waves/Salvo Community Building (across the street from the Chicamacomico Life Saving Station) on Thursday, May 26th at 10 am to present a slideshow and discuss the history surrounding the lost colony and the Croatoan [...] Island Features | Full ArticleAnnual ‘Adopt A Sea Turtle Nest’ program underway
May 11, 2022 | Island Features | From The: Coastal Review
It’s sea turtle nesting season and Outer Banks Forever is offering a way to protect these critters through its annual Adopt a Sea Turtle Nest program at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. A tax-deductible donation of $100 or more will allow the donor to symbolically adopt an active sea turtle nest at the seashore during nesting season May through [...] Island Features | Full ArticleMonitor expedition set as marine sanctuary system turns 50
May 10, 2022 | Island Features | By: Catherine Kozak | From The: Coastal Review
This year is the 50th anniversary of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Sanctuary Systems, an occasion that by definition makes the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary extra special because it was the very first one. The problem is that most Americans may be thinking: “What’s a marine sanctuary system?” And even if the [...] Island Features | Full ArticleThe Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department doesn’t only need people who can run into burning buildings, it needs volunteers to drive the trucks, handle hoses, do administrative work and more. And the return of the Firemen’s Ball, will help the OVFD raise funds needed to obtain and maintain the equipment and train volunteers needed on an [...] Island Features | Full ArticleThe North Carolina Ferry System is turning 75 this year, and transportation officials and local residents will kick off a season of celebration with an anniversary event at the Hatteras Ferry Terminal May 16 at 10 a.m. During the event, local officials and state transportation leaders will be speaking on the history and importance of [...] Island Features | Full ArticleSpringer’s Point Preserve opened to the public in 2006, and the Coastal Land Trust is celebrating this milestone by hosting an anniversary celebration in Ocracoke village on Friday, May 27. The Ocracoke Island site technically celebrated its 15th birthday in 2021, but due to the Coronavirus pandemic, a public celebration was postponed until the spring [...] Island Features | Full ArticleTop-
On Thursday, May 20, the 13 competing teams of the Worrell 1000 Race made a Frisco landing as one of the final legs of their multiple-day journey from Hollywood, Florida to Virginia Beach. The 1,000-mile catamaran race plays out in multiple stages, (from checkpoint to checkpoint), and the team with the shortest overall combined time [...] Watersports | Full ArticleThe 13 Worrell 1000 competitors made an impressive landing near ORV Ramp 49 in Frisco on Thursday afternoon, May 19, on one of the final legs of their race up the Eastern Seaboard to the Virginia Beach finish line. The teams departed Atlantic Beach, NC, on Thursday morning to start an approximately five-hour trek to [...] Watersports | Full Article
On Thursday, May 20, the 13 competing teams of the Worrell 1000 Race made a Frisco landing as one of the final legs of their multiple-day journey from Hollywood, Florida to Virginia Beach. The 1,000-mile catamaran race plays out in multiple stages, (from checkpoint to checkpoint), and the team with the shortest overall combined time [...] Watersports | Full ArticleThe 13 Worrell 1000 competitors made an impressive landing near ORV Ramp 49 in Frisco on Thursday afternoon, May 19, on one of the final legs of their race up the Eastern Seaboard to the Virginia Beach finish line. The teams departed Atlantic Beach, NC, on Thursday morning to start an approximately five-hour trek to [...] Watersports | Full Article
From the surfin’ circuit to Surfin’ Spoon
April 1, 2022 | Watersports | By: Michelle Wagner | From The: Outer Banks Voice
New film looks at the life of Jesse Hines As a kid, Outer Banks photographer Mike Leech remembers having posters of former local pro surfer Jesse Hines on his wall. “I’ve known of him for a long time,” explains the 20-year-old Leech. But it wasn’t until about four years ago that Leech actually got [...] Watersports | Full ArticleOrganized year-round sail training is more than just a recreational sporting opportunity for some Hatteras youth and their parents. Summer camps and short-term introductory programs are fine for those who only have a week or two to get involved, but if bigger objectives are in mind, year-round training is what it takes to be competitive with [...] Watersports | Full ArticleWorrell 1000 gearing up for May 2022 event, and a Hatteras Island ...
March 6, 2022 | Watersports | By: Joy Crist
After a two-year hiatus, one of the most iconic and dangerous sailboat races in the world is once again heading to Hatteras Island, with event organizers already gearing up for the May 2022 competition. In the past week, organizers of the Worrell 1000 Race announced the unveiling of a new logo, and stated that the [...] Watersports | Full ArticleThe Wind & Waves spring regatta on Hatteras Island is all about fun for your whole family After a long, cold winter, make this sailing getaway on the Outer Banks your family’s newest spring tradition. The annual Wind & Waves regatta celebrates the change of seasons with sailing, surfing, beaches, and bonfires. This weekend of fun will have [...] Watersports | Full ArticleSailing expo on Ocracoke may lead to a club
December 21, 2021 | Watersports | By: Connie Leinbach | From The: Ocracoke Observer
Dozens of Ocracoke kids hopped into sailboats recently as if they were born to it. Well, being Ocracoke kids, maybe they are since saltwater is in their blood. The Hatteras Sailing Organization brought their teaching boats – six Optimists, which are small, beginner boats, and five larger boats, or 420s – to Silver Lake for [...] Watersports | Full ArticleFrom the Outer Banks Flotilla of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary The Outer Banks Flotilla of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary will be offering a Coast Guard-approved Boating course in February, 2022. The six-session Boating Skills and Seamanship course builds on the introductory Boat America class, providing more in-depth exposure to key topics related to safe [...] Watersports | Full Article
The Outer Banks Association of REALTORS® has released April's real estate statistical report. There was an increase in total volume sold which means that the market is still HOT! April saw a 4% increase in total volume sold which equates to an increase in $32 million when compared to this time last year. Not surprisingly, total inventory is down to 767 units which is a 24% decrease compared to April of 2021. That is a difference of 245 units. Residential units available are also down to 322 which is 66 units lower than April 2021. However, a silver lining is April's residential units reflect an increase of 56 units when compared to March 2022. Residential median price is up 23% when compared to this time last year equaling $560,000, which is an increase of $105,050. Residential days on market is also down drastically from 77 days to 38 days. Kitty Hawk continues to have the [...] Real Estate | Full Article
Island Real Estate: Hatteras Island home sales and trends for 2022
April 22, 2022 | Real Estate | By: Stephen Smith
The housing market is hot right now, but which areas are the hottest? Are there any locations where home price appreciation is still lagging behind? Soundfront or Oceanfront? What does the market look like so far in 2022? With all of the changes this year in the national real estate market, (notably skyrocketing interest rates [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleIsland Real Estate: Three predictions for the Hatteras Island real ...
March 23, 2022 | Real Estate | By: Stephen Smith | 2
The US housing market has been on a sustained streak of rising prices, shrinking inventory, and increased demand since the spring of 2020. Hatteras Island actually lagged behind other areas “up the beach” in price increases for most of 2020, but quickly caught up in 2021. Now that we’ve had a good run, as they [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleI’d like to introduce myself to the fine readers of the Island Free Press. My name is Stephen Smith, and I lived (and worked) in Avon for several years before eventually migrating “up the beach” to Nags Head. I was the IT Director for Hatteras Realty, and worked for the late Stewart Couch for most [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleOuter Banks Association of REALTORS® holds first membership meeti ...
March 9, 2022 | Real Estate | From The: OBX Today
The Outer Banks Association of REALTORS® (OBAR) held their first membership meeting of the year on Thursday, February 24, 2022, at Captain George’s Seafood Restaurant in Kill Devil Hills. The keynote speakers were Dare County Manager Bobby Outten and Dare County Public Information Officer Dorothy Hester. Both presented information on the 2022 county-wide beach nourishment [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleReal estate numbers are finally in for 2021, and they were once again record-breaking! Congratulations REALTORS® on over $2 billion in sales in 2021! That is 45% higher than year-end 2020. Overall, 643 more properties sold in 2021. Inventory is the lowest it has been in MLS history with residential down to 311 units. That [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleNOAA Fisheries Announces Limited Openings of Recreational and Commercial Red Snapper Seasons in South Atlantic Federal Waters
May 20, 2022 | Fishing
What/When: Each year, NOAA Fisheries announces the season opening dates for red snapper in federal waters of the South Atlantic, in addition to the recreational season length. For the 2022 season: The recreational sector will open for harvest on the following 2 days: July 8 and 9, 2022 (Friday and Saturday) – The recreational season opens at 12:01 a.m., local time, on July 8, 2022, and closes at 12:01 a.m., local time, on July 10, 2022. The commercial sector will open for harvest at 12:01 a.m., local time, on July 11, 2022, and will close at 12:01 a.m., local time, on January 1, 2023, unless the commercial annual catch limit is met or projected to be met before this date. If the commercial sector closes before 12:01 a.m., local time, on January 1, 2023, NOAA Fisheries will announce it in the Federal Register and publish another Fishery Bulletin. During the Limited Open Seasons: The t [...] Fishing | Full Article
College of The Albemarle Holds 19th Annual Medical Assisting Pinning
May 19, 2022 | Community News Brief
College of The Albemarle (COA) celebrated four Medical Assisting graduates in a pinning ceremony held Monday, May 9, 2022, in the Performing Arts Center at COA – Elizabeth City. During the ceremony, the graduates received their pins, participated in a candle lighting ceremony and recited the Medical Assisting Creed. The graduates completed 840 hours total [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleNC Senate incumbents Steinburg and Sanderson face off in District ...
May 17, 2022 | Community News Brief | By: Mark Jurkowitz | From The: Outer Banks Voice
Two incumbent North Carolina State Senators, Bob Steinburg and Norman Sanderson, are competing in the Republican primary for the reconfigured District 1 State Senate seat that includes Dare County and contains constituents from both of their current districts. Steinburg, an Edenton resident, is the current District 1 senator, as well as a retired businessman and [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleMeet the Outer Banks SPCA pets of the week, Kanga and Roo, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Kanga and Roo, 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/The Dare County Public Works Department has announced that residential trash collection will be conducted in the villages of Buxton, Frisco and Hatteras on Thursday, May 12, 2022. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has stated that it hopes to reopen N.C. Highway 12 on Hatteras Island by mid-morning on Thursday, May 12, 2022. [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleDare County Public Works Trash Collection Cancellations for Wednes ...
May 10, 2022 | Community News Brief
Due to the continuing adverse weather conditions, road closures and flooding, Dare County Public Works will not conduct commercial or residential trash collection on Hatteras Island on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Weather permitting, commercial and residential trash collection will be completed on Thursday, May 12, 2022. NOTE: If any additional schedule changes are necessary, updates [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleMeet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Princess, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Princess, 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/September 5, 1956 – May 8, 2022 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Hampton Ross Wolfe III, 65, of Kill Devil Hills, NC died Sunday, May 8, 2022, at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center. Born in Portsmouth, VA on September 5, 1956, he was the son of the late Florence and Hampton Wolfe, Jr. Having served his country [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleMANTEO — Herbert Leon Holleman, 73, of Manteo, NC died Thursday, May 12, 2022, at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center. Born in Durham, NC on December 3, 1948, he was the son of the late Catherine M. Williams and Herbert Holleman. Leon devoted his life to education. He began his career as a middle and high [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleCOLINGTON — Susan Renee Belvin, 60, transitioned from this world naturally at her Colington home May 14, 2022. She was predeceased by her husband Rick Belvin, and by her daughter, Destiney Akers- both formerly of Colington. Renee, as she was best known, was born and raised in Portsmouth, VA although she considered Colington home since [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleKITTY HAWK — Richard T. Gillespie passed away in Nags Head, NC early in the morning of May 16, 2022. He was the son of the late Samuel and S. Viola Gillespie and brother of the late Robert Gillespie. Richard was born May 28,1930 in York, PA. Richard is survived by his wife of 71 [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleKILL DEVIL HILLS — Ashley Lynn Taylor left his earthly body on May 11, 2022. Ashley was born on August 24, 1965, and was raised in Newport News, VA. He later moved to Kill Devil Hills, NC to raise a family of his own. Ashley had a passion for surfing and was always drawn to [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleKILL DEVIL HILLS — On Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022, Theresa Rogers joined her daughter, Shawna Hartley; mother, Claire Taylor; father, Billy Taylor; and brother, William Taylor in Heaven. She leaves behind her sons, which she loved so much, Michael Rogers (Erin) and Robert Haire; her sisters, Patricia Taylor Parker (Gene), Lynn Taylor and Pamela Collier [...] Obituaries | Full Article
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