On Wednesday, March 13, the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (NC MFC) held an Emergency Meeting in Kinston, N.C. to discuss directing the Division of Marine Fisheries Director, Steve Murphey, to issue a proclamation restricting the use of gill nets in the Neuse and Pamlico Rivers. The meeting stemmed from a similar request made by […]
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Opening day is a fee free day 2019 marks the 20-year anniversary of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Move. The Bodie Island and Cape Hatteras Lighthouses will be open for climbing this year from Friday, April 19 through Monday, October 14. National Parks of Eastern North Carolina Superintendent David Hallac invites the local Outer Banks community and […]
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The National Park Service (NPS) has approved a plan to construct a new accessible hunt blind and wildlife-viewing platform within an authorized Cape Hatteras National Seashore waterfowl hunting area on Bodie Island. Following preparation of an environmental assessment (EA) with public review, a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Floodplain Statement of Findings was […]
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A prescribed burn operation is occurring on Monday, March 18, within the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge. Smoke from the prescribed burn may have been responsible for a brief 15-minute power outage on Monday afternoon for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands. Power was restored as of 2:35 p.m. Though the burn should not affect traffic, travelers […]
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On November 2, 2019, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, along with partner organizations, will celebrate the area’s strong surf fishing history at the 1st annual Cape Hatteras Surf Fishing Heritage Celebration. The free event will be held at the Fessenden Center in Buxton, North Carolina. To celebrate the past, present, and future of surf fishing at […]
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Outer Banks Forever, the new non-profit fundraising partner of the three national parks on the Outer Banks, is gearing up for an official April launch, with an array of smaller projects already planned for 2019. The organization, which will raise funds and awareness for Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright […]
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FRISCO — Mr. Robert B. Bates passed away suddenly Friday, March 15, 2019 in Frisco, NC. He was 92 and preceded in death recently by his wife, Doris. Robert was born in in Oklahoma. He was a retired Naval officer who served his country bravely in World War II. He also completed law school and […]
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Dare County Public Works has revised hours for commercial haulers at the Buxton Transfer Station on Hatteras Island. Commercial haulers may no longer dump on Saturdays at the Buxton Transfer Station. Commercials haulers may dump Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., and on Saturdays […]
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A special live auction of shells from around the world will highlight the North Carolina Shell Club meeting in the evenings of March 29 and 30 in the Ocracoke Community Center. Members and nonmembers are invited to attend each night. Several shell collections were donated to the club this year, said Dora Zimmerman, president, and […]
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35 years of fishing in the Gulf Stream didn’t leave me with much time or desire to go on beach walks or drives. I have discovered, however, that it can be very therapeutic and rewarding. I started driving out with Wendy on occasion… OK, she made me go. I didn’t expect to enjoy it but […]
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