The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates related to beach driving and recreational activities on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. Changes related to the National Seashore for the week of August 24 include the following: The tip of Cape Point remains temporarily closed due to black skimmer nests and several black skimmer chicks. […] Seashore News | Full Article
Ladies, take note: It’s just about time to put on your flashiest pink attire, give the guys the remote control and free reign of the couch, and to grab your fishing lines and tackle box – because the annual Fish Like A Girl tournament is just around the corner! Celebrating its fourth year in 2018, […] Island Features | Full Article
By JOY CRIST On August 20, the Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) unanimously voted to allow golf carts in Buxton on a number of side streets that curl around the borders of N.C. Highway 12, and where the speed limit is 35 mph or less. Allowing golf carts in Buxton has been a controversial […] Editor’s Blog | Full Article
The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras village recently announced that it is in the final stages of getting a new display for its entrance near the Hatteras / Ocracoke ferry docks. The new sign is sure to make quite a first impression, too, as it will feature the noticeably large propeller from Dionysus […] Island Features | Full Article
The following is from the North Carolina Fisheries Association’s (NCFA) weekly news and updates. Learn more about the NCFA at https://ncfish.org/. At last week’s Marine Fisheries Commission meeting, several actions were taken. At the public comment period, NCFA’s Chairman Brent Fulcher and Executive Director Glenn Skinner both addressed the Commission. Fulcher welcomed the new commissioners […] Fishing | Full Article
The Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) covered a number of Outer Banks-related issues and achievements at their August 20 meeting in Manteo. Topics which pertained to the island and / or the local community included the following. Updates Made to Two Ordinances Following Public Hearings Following a public hearing to receive public input, […] Local News | Full Article
By JOY CRIST A fire that started at around 1 p.m. on Thursday afternoon destroyed an oceanfront home in Waves on Sea Isle Hills Drive in roughly an hour, leaving only a shell of the structure behind. The main fire was extinguished by 2:37 p.m., with multiple Volunteer Fire Departments, police, and county agencies reporting […] Local News | Full Article
At their August 20 meeting, the Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) voted by a narrow 4-3 margin against a resolution that would have encouraged the North Carolina General Assembly to examine a statewide ban on plastic straws by the year 2020. The proposed measure stemmed from a resolution by the North Carolina Conference of […] Local News | Full Article
BY NEEL KELLER THE OUTER SENTINEL After a unanimous vote by the Dare Board of Commissioners at its Aug. 20 meeting, Buxton is joining other villages on Hatteras Island that allow the use of golf carts on selected roads. The carts are already allowed on specified streets in the villages of Avon, Waves and Hatteras, […] Local News | Full Article
Ocracoke resident Rita Hahn was shocked when her and her husband, Don’s, fig cakes won top traditional cake honors Saturday in the Fig Cake Bake-off during the Fifth Annual Ocracoke Fig Festival. Traditional Fig Cake Traditional Ocracoke fig cakes submitted to the contest must be made only with figs or fig preserves, flour, sugar, eggs […] Island Features | Full Article
