We’re just a few days away from the August 21 solar eclipse, and the islands – as well as the rest of the country – seem to have Eclipse Fever. Local stores and national chairs report being sold out of the eclipse viewing glasses, “solar eclipse” is now one of the top searches in Google, […]
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A modest crowd of roughly 40 locals and business owners attended an informal meeting hosted by Dare County to address compensation options after the power outage. The week-long power outage, which led to an evacuation of visitors, caused financial hardship for many local business owners and workers who rely on the summertime income. “I went […]
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On Tuesday and Wednesday, surfers flocked to the beaches to take advantage of the unusually big waves, summertime water temps, and the crystal blue waters. The beach just north of the Cape Hatteras Motel in Buxton was an especially popular spot, with many folks testing their luck in the much larger-than-normal surf. “Everyone was out […]
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The bypass road off of Ramp 44 that leads to Cape Point is now open, per Hatteras Island District Ranger Karol Jones of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. A resource protection area to protect piping plover chicks was expanded to include the bypass road in late July. The two piping plover chicks in the area […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) Superintendent Dave Hallac is excited to announce a Commercial Services Orientation and Open House on Ocracoke Island. The meeting will take place on Monday, August 28 from 12:30-2:00 pm at the Ocracoke Community Center in Ocracoke: 999 Irvin Garrish Hwy, Ocracoke. Superintendent Hallac and Seashore staff welcome all interested parties […]
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February 26, 1982 – August 16, 2017 MANTEO — Ian Danial Holder, 35, of Manteo, NC died Wednesday, August 16, 2017. Ian was a kind, gentle soul that spoke volumes with measured and sparsewords. He was a private person that did not want to worry others withhis concerns. He loved art, music, reading, caring for […]
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BY CATHERINE KOZAK BY CATHERINE KOZAK Dredging is set to begin next month in Hatteras Inlet at a stubbornly clogged channel that has been impassable on its west end for months. At Monday’s meeting of the Dare County Waterways Commission in Manteo, Dare County Manager Bobby Outten said that there would be a 10-day window […]
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A swimming-related fatality occurred off Cape Hatteras National Seashore, near Ocracoke Island’s Pony Pen beach access, at around 5:10 pm on Monday, August 14. The swimmer, a 63-year-old male visiting from out-of-state, was reported to have been caught in a very strong rip current while attempting to rescue another swimmer in distress. Cape Hatteras National […]
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By CATHERINE KOZAK COASTAL REVIEW ONLINE Bucking the wishes of nearly every local entity that keeps the communities’ wheels turning and the tourism machinery humming, a bill to repeal a ban on flimsy plastic grocery bags on the Outer Banks is still alive in some dark corner of the North Carolina General Assembly. The prospect […]
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By CAPT. DAVID LEAR, PCBGT.com Outer Banks Voice The fishing wasn’t exactly on fire for the 28th annual Alice Kelly Memorial Ladies Only Billfish Tournament. The record 97 boats competing had to search hard in their efforts to find fish. Some ventured as far as 70 miles south while others ran due east from Oregon […]
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