Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and ‘tis the season to run around like mad on Wednesday and Thursday to pick up the countless items that you somehow forgot for the big turkey dinner. But if you’re sticking close to home on Thanksgiving, then you’re in luck! There are a number of Hatteras and […]
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The Cape Hatteras Anglers Club 61st Annual Invitational Surf Fishing Tournament was held November 7-10, 2018. Despite some rough surf, heavy rain and windy conditions, 120 teams braved the beach and caught a total of 1,153 fish. This tournament is the largest of its kind in the world, with 120 teams and 720 anglers participating. […]
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By Kari Pugh THE OUTER BANKS VOICE A rocket launch now planned for Saturday at 4:01 a.m. from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore should be visible from the Outer Banks. The launch has twice been delayed because of weather conditions. NASA has a viewability map that shows when you can see the […]
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This year, Dare County Public Works will have a modified garbage collection schedule for the weeks of November 19 and December 24 with two commercial pick-ups and one residential pick-up each of these weeks, as outlined below. Garbage collection the week prior to and after the weeks of Thanksgiving and Christmas will remain on a […]
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By CONNIE LEINBACH THE OCRACOKE OBSERVER The Network for Endangered Sea Turtles (NEST) is seeking volunteers interested in helping patrol for and/or transport sea turtles that wash up on the shore during the fall and winter months. NEST will be holding an informational meeting with training 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, in the Ocracoke Community […]
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Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and ‘tis the season to run around like mad on Wednesday and Thursday to pick up the countless items that you somehow forgot for the big turkey dinner. But if you’re sticking close to home on Thanksgiving, then you’re in luck! There are a number of Hatteras and […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates related to recreational activities on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News items related to the National Seashore for the week of November 16 include the following:
With waterways still clogged as a result of hurricanes Florence and Michael, and several projects on the horizon, the Dare County Waterways Commission on Tuesday had a full plate to discuss at its monthly meeting. Mariners have been bumping on shoals in Oregon Inlet and Sloop Channel in Hatteras Inlet, but the South Ferry Channel […]
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The threat for severe weather on Thursday increased as a strong low pressure system moves up the coastline bringing thunderstorms, heavy rains and winds, per a Thursday morning briefing from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. Temperatures will warm dramatically Thursday morning into the upper 60s, which will allow thunderstorms to […]
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The new Ocracoke Express passenger ferry is coming together, and is expected to be complete by the end of the year, per a recent announcement from the North Carolina Ferry System. Stakeholders for the new Hatteras / Ocracoke passenger ferry headed to Swansboro, N.C. on Friday to check out the progress of the vessel itself, […]
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