A lot can change in a week, and this is certainly the case when it comes to hurricanes. In the days leading up to Florence’s arrival, everyone was glued to the all-too-familiar National Hurricane Center’s Forecast Cone, to see if Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands were in the dreaded white projected center of the storm. And […]
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On Saturday, October 20, Wright Brothers National Memorial will hold a grand reopening ceremony for its National Historic Landmark visitor center. The park will be open from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm. Entrance fees will be waived on this very special day. Starting at 9:30 am, the grand reopening ceremony will feature speeches by National […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) recently announced that a series of improvements have begun at Devil Shoals Road on Ocracoke Island. The road, which is located across from the Ocracoke Campground, provides access to soundside recreational activities, and is one of several projects conducted by the CHNS to improve sound access on Ocracoke. “This […]
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As towns and cities in southeastern North Carolina work to get back on their feet after Hurricane Florence, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is pushing to make repairs to roadways as quickly as possible. At the height of the storm, there were more than 1,600 sections of closed roads and bridges across the […]
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After 7,602 miles and an unexpected delay in New York, our friends Mao and Niu arrived to the shores of our island from Jiangsu, China. Thanks to the Chinese exchange program, which allows students from China to come explore and learn about our day-to-day school life, these students were able to spend a day at […]
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The Board of Commissioners encourages citizen participation and provides time on the agenda at every regularly scheduled meeting for public comments. This is an opportunity for anyone to speak directly to the Board for up to five minutes on any topic or item of concern. Comments can be made at the Commissioners meeting room in […]
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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 October 4 include the following: For beach and ocean condition updates, go to http://go.nps.gov/beachaccess
BY NEEL KELLER THE OUTER BANKS SENTINEL Following a process that began with a proposal from the Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce to encourage the creation of more affordable housing and boost the local economy, Dare Planning Director Donna Creef presented the Planning Board’s zoning change recommendations to the county commissioners at their Oct. 1 […]
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct a nationwide Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), on Wednesday, October 3, 2018. The test will take place in two parts: the WEA portion starting at 2:18 […]
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The Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) covered a number of Outer Banks-related issues and achievements at their October 1 meeting in Manteo. Topics which pertained to the island and / or the local community included the following. New Location for Making Public Comments in Buxton The Board of Commissioners encourages citizen participation and […]
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