Daylight saving time officially begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 8, so move your clocks ahead one hour before you go to bed Saturday night. And as you prepare to spring forward with daylight saving time and change the time on clocks around your home, the Dare County Fire Marshal’s Office reminds you to […]
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Weather Service issues winter weather advisory for the Outer Banks
Even as an occasional daffodil adds color to a dreary brown landscape battered by the endless winter, we are reminded that it’s not over yet. About noon, in what we hope is winter’s last gasp, temperatures dropped 10 degrees in 10 minutes and about 20 degrees in an hour, leaving islanders marveling at car windows […]
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Public meeting on oil and gas leasing will be March 16 in KDH
In response to requests from citizens, organizations and elected officials, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has added a public scoping meeting on the Outer Banks about the federal government’s proposal to conduct an oil and gas lease sale off the East Coast, including North Carolina. As part of its environmental analysis, BOEM is asking […]
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NPS announces seashore campground opening and closing dates
The National Park Service’s Outer Banks Group has announced the dates for this season for the four park-operated campgrounds in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The Oregon Inlet, Frisco, and Ocracoke campgrounds will open to the public on Friday, April 17. the Oregon Inlet and Frisco campgrounds will close at noon on Oct. 12, and […]
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The Night Sky: Despite the weather, February had its highlights
Venus has been the evening star throughout February. Stepping out on my back porch at dusk and seeing Venus dominating the southwest horizon lets me know it’s probably going to be a good night for viewing the stars. You know it’s going to be particularly good when Venus is bright enough to cast shadows. Later, […]
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Helping Hatteras Island cancer patients is topic of radio show…WITH AUDIO
Banks was a founding member of the Cancer Foundation who was president for most of the time she was with the group. She retired from the board in 2012. Slaughter joined the board in 2007 and has been president since 2012. The Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation was started by Laney Howell, who moved to Hatteras […]
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