Maria is expected to move very slowly up the coastline mid-week, which may cause extended impacts and tropical storm conditions for Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, per the 8 a.m. briefing from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City Office. Depending on how close Maria ends up being to the coast, the slow movement and […]
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Effective at 5 a.m. Monday, September 25, 2017, the Hyde County Board of Commissioners have declared a state of emergency for all of Hyde County and a mandatory visitor evacuation of Ocracoke Island due to the threat of hurricane Maria. Direct impacts from the storm include tropical storm force winds and storm surge of 2-4 […]
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Due to predicted tropical storm conditions, the Ocracoke Campground will be temporarily closed starting at 12:00 pm today, Sunday, September 24, 2017. The campground will reopen post-storm after safety assessments are completed. Swimming is not advisable while there is a high risk of rip currents. For a daily rip current forecast go to http://www.weather.gov/beach/mhx. For […]
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A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued by the National Hurricane Center for the coast of North Carolina from Surf City northward to the North Carolina / Virginia border, including the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds. A Storm Surge Watch has also been issued for the coast of North Carolina from Cape Lookout northward to Duck. […]
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Mainland Dare and Hyde counties eastward through the Outer Banks are now in the western part of the forecast cone, but even if the center of Maria remains offshore, impacts such as rough surf, a high risk for rip currents, beach erosion, and ocean overwash are probable. Hurricane Maria is forecast to lift north and […]
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BUXTON — Fletcher R. Medlin died at his home in Buxton, NC on Friday, September 22, 2017 at the age of 92. He formerly lived in Norfolk, VA and retired from the Norfolk NavalStation. Also, having lived in Henderson, NC, Fletcher served hiscountry honorably in the United States Navy during World War II. At his […]
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During the afternoon of September 21, 2017, a male with a surfboard attached to his ankle, was observed floating face-down in the water just north of the village of Rodanthe at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Bystanders brought the 66-year-old male from North Carolina to shore and began cardiopulmonary resuscitation efforts. Shortly thereafter, Dare County Emergency […]
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Dare County Public Works has announced that large item pick up in the unincorporated areas of the county, previously scheduled twice each year, will now take place annually. The next large item pick up will be conducted late January through April, 2018. A detailed schedule with dates for each area will be available in November. […]
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By JOY CRIST As Jose departs our offshore waters, and Maria figures out whether she will take his place, it?s easy to see why so many folks are already calling 2017 one of the busiest hurricane seasons on record. We?re already up to ?M? after all, (does anyone even remember Katia and Lee? Or Bret? […]
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Gov. Roy Cooper said on Thursday morning that he will veto an environmental bill that would have repealed the plastic bag ban on the Outer Banks. House Bill 56, which was passed by the General Assembly in late August, included a more prominent plan to give $435,000 to the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority and […]
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