Beach-goers were surprised on Wednesday to encounter an unusual beach bum just off of Ramp 27 – a seal that had found a high and dry stretch of sand close to the dune line. The seal was gone by Thursday morning, but spent a good chunk of time relaxing and cleaning his whiskers, according to […]
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A potent storm system is forecast to move through eastern North Carolina starting late Sunday night or early Monday morning, per a Thursday update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. The timing may change over the weekend, but residents and visitors are urged to be prepared for the possibility of damaging […]
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There is something about the month of April that makes even a non-gardener want to grow something, to see life sprout up from the winter-scorched earth. The sandy soil of Hatteras Island doesn’t seem to naturally grow anything but prickly pears and briars, but historically, people kept gardens and grew much of their own produce. […]
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Due to a wind shift to the north-northeast, which fits the requirements for a prescribed burning operation on the south end of Pea Island, the firing operation got underway on late Wednesday morning within the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge. Prescribed burns within the refuges serve multiple purposes, depending on the time of year. Generally […]
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Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) is calling on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to allocate additional funding to dredge Oregon and Hatteras Inlets. In a letter sent to Corps leadership, Congressman Jones highlighted the navigation conditions at both inlets. He also pointed out that the amounts provided in the administration’s fiscal year 2018 budget […]
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Parking on Ocracoke is always a problem and it got dicier the last several weeks as the Community Square lot has undergone renovation. Long needed, the Ocracoke Foundation, which owns the square, in February began the project to upgrade the waste water systems for businesses in the square. Plans were to have all the work […]
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Ahoy, mateys! If ye be sailing for Ocracoke or Bath this year, be prepared to do so under the black flag of the dreaded pirate Blackbeard. The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources has teamed up with the NCDOT’s Ferry Division to fly the flag in observance of the 300th anniversary of Blackbeard’s […]
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Culinary art will join the visual and performing arts at Dare County Arts Council’s sixth annual Rock The Cape Festival, which will return to Hatteras Island Memorial Day weekend. On Monday, May 28 The Inn on Pamlico Sound will bring the culinary arts to Rock The Cape, for the first time since its inception, with […]
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The bluefin was reeled in by a retired Army general visiting from Townsend, Delaware, and was caught on trolling dead bait on 130-pound line test on a 130 Shimano road and reel. The angler, Scott Chambers, was aboard the local charter boat A-Salt Weapon with Capt. Dennis Endee out of Pirate’s Cove Marina. The bluefin […]
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On Saturday, April 21, the North Carolina Beach Buggy Association’s “Operation Beach Respect,” a Beach and a Highway clean-up program, will be conducted by NCBBA Members, National Park Service Employee volunteers and other volunteers who will patrol each beach access ramp from Oregon Inlet (Ramp 2 ) to Hatteras to hand out information packets including […]
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