Despite a coastal storm that breezed through the Outer Banks on Friday, the annual Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree was a well-attended success, with hundreds of buccaneers invading the streets of Ocracoke Island. The multiple-day festival and pirate invasion kicked off on Thursday, October 25, and continued through Sunday, with live music, historical talks, cannon firings, reenactments, […]
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In this follow-up to our Election Preview, let?s take a closer look at the Dare County Board of Commissioners races, as well as one of the more controversial aspects of the ballot for 2018, the six proposed amendments to the North Carolina constitution. There are two contested elections for the seven-member Board of Commissioners (BOC) […]
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Dare County offices will be closed on Monday, November 12 in observance of Veterans Day. The Dare County Transfer Stations in Manns Harbor and in Buxton, the C&D Landfill, and the Recycle Center located on Driftwood Dr, Manteo will be closed on Monday, November 12. The trash collection for the week of November 12 through […]
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OCRACOKE OBSERVER OCRACOKE OBSERVER OCRACOKE OBSERVER Ahead of the coastal storm forecast for Friday, Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree officials are changing some outdoor event locations for the weekend event celebrating the 300th anniversary of Blackbeard’s demise off Ocracoke Island. The Jamboree kicks off on Ocracoke Thursday (Oct. 25) evening and continues through Sunday (Oct. 28). The […]
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A non-tropical storm bringing strong thunderstorms, heavy rains, and gusty winds is forecast to affect Hatteras and Ocracoke islands on Friday and Friday night, per a Thursday afternoon briefing from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Periods of moderate to heavy rain are likely on Friday and Friday night, with thunderstorms and […]
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A new artificial reef that will be located approximately eight miles south of Oregon Inlet and three miles off the beach will be the focus of the upcoming monthly meeting of the Outer Banks Anglers Club. The meeting, which will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn on Monday, October 29 at 7 p.m., will […]
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DID YOU SEE IT? Bright meteor lights up the sky over NC Tuesday night. This video from 7:48pm in Winston-Salem. Likely leftover from Orionid Meteor Shower. Credit: Chris Mattingly #ncwx #meteor #fireball #OrionidMeteorShower via @WFMY pic.twitter.com/9FN7hU9KJ0
A coastal, non-tropical storm bringing heavy rains and gusty winds is forecast to affect Hatteras and Ocracoke islands on Friday and Saturday, per a Wednesday afternoon briefing from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Periods of moderate to heavy rain are likely on Friday and Friday night, with isolated thunderstorms also possible. […]
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At the suggestion of the North Carolina Coastal Federation, the North Carolina General Assembly acted this week to encourage the use of living shorelines along estuarine shorelines as property owners take steps to recover from Hurricane Florence. Lawmakers enabled the North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission to adopt a temporary rule to provide a more streamlined […]
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will suspend their repair work on the northern section of N.C. Highway 12 on Ocracoke Island this weekend in order to accommodate traffic and visitors attending the annual Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree Festival. Crews are currently tackling the oceanfront dune line, which washed away in some sections of a […]
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