Several marine fisheries rule changes will take effect May 1. They include six rule changes to implement amendments to the Oyster and Hard Clam fishery management plans and rule changes establishing a new permit for weekend trawling for live shrimp. The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission approved the rules and the amendments to the Oyster and […]
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Myrtle Ruth Price
October 27, 1927 – April 25, 2017 MyrtleRuth Price, 89, of the 800 block of High Point Ave., passed awaypeacefully, surrounded by loving family on April 25, 2017. Born October27, 1927, in Avon, N.C., she was a lifetime resident of the VirginiaBeach oceanfront. Ruth was a graduate of Oceana High school and activemember of its […]
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Bag Ban Repeal Among Bills on Fast Track
Facing a key deadline later this week, legislators last week began a full-on push to move several bills affecting the coastal region, including a controversial repeal of the plastic bag ban in place on the Outer Banks since 2009. On Thursday morning, the Senate Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Committee reviewed a new environmental omnibus […]
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Buxton beach nourishment project on track for an early summer start By JOY CRIST
The Buxton Beach nourishment project is slated to being in the next few weeks with a tentative start date of May 21. Visitors and residents may start to see equipment arrive in the next couple of weeks, as the contractor deposits staging materials at the old decommissioned Coast Guard Station parking area in Buxton. The project […]
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Dare County Water Department Assures Avon Customers Their Water is Safe for Drinking
The Dare County Water Department is assuring customers in the village of Avon that their water is safe to drink following odor complaints on Sunday evening. The water lines have been flushed, samples taken and the water is safe to drink, according to Utilities Director Ken Flatt. It is possible that the source of the […]
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Severe Weather Threat Expands for Coastal North Carolina
Flash flood watches continue for roughly the southwestern 2/3rds of eastern North Carolina, per the 5 a.m. April 24 briefing from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City Office. Widespread 2 to 3 inches of rain is expected to fall with the highest amounts most likely west of US 17 and south of US […]
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Severe Weather and Heavy Rain Forecasted for Monday and Tuesday
Coastal North Carolina residents should expect severe weather on Monday and Tuesday, April 24 and 25, per a 5:30 p.m. Saturday briefing issued by the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City Office. A deepening low pressure system will stall just off the southern coast of North Carolina, starting on Monday and continuing until Tuesday. […]
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Access and seashore updates from the National Park Service
With the warmer temperatures and spring break crowds, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore has seen an increase of people throughout the area, according to Hatteras Island District Ranger Karol Jones. The influx of people has also brought reports of several vehicles getting stuck in the soft sand, and visitors are encouraged to lower their tire […]
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State coastal commission will meet on April 26-27 in Manteo
The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission will meet April 26-27 in Manteo to discuss issues such as the living shoreline general permit, a land use plan for Perquimans County, and repairing and protecting dunes. The meeting will start at 1 p.m. April 26 at the Dare County Government Complex, 954 Marshall C. Collins Drive, Manteo. […]
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National Park Service Honors Outer Banks Group Volunteers
During National Volunteer Week, April 23-29, the National Park Service celebrates the volunteers that work at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Wright Brothers National Memorial, and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site. This past year, these volunteers donated a total of 17,791 hours to the Outer Banks Group! Last year, 363 Outer Banks Group volunteers donated numerous […]
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