The state Coastal Resources Commission is giving its science advisory panel the option to look at sea level rise predictions beyond 30 years in its 2020 update to an assessment that was previously limited in scope. The report first published in 2010 and updated in 2015 is a way for the CRC to provide understandable […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) recently announced the opening of several popular beaches as shorebird and sea turtle nesting season continues to wind down. On Ocracoke Island, off-road vehicle (ORV) access to South Point on the island is expected to reopen by noon this Saturday, August 17. On Hatteras Island, visitors can now walk […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities and seashore conditions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News items and events related to the National Seashore for the week of August 8 include the following: Seashore Updates As of August 15 at 1 p.m., staff have found […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) continues to experience high levels of recreational visitation this year. July 2019 visitation was up by over eight percent compared to visitation in July 2018. So far in 2019, the Seashore has hosted 1,573,212 recreational visits, up almost 2.5% versus the same period last year. Year-to-Date Recreational Visits (through July) […]
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The Coast Guard medevaced a man who was reportedly suffering from severe abdominal issues on a fishing vessel in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina, Wednesday morning. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet were notified by a crewmember on the fishing vessel Capt Phillips, via VHF FM radio channel 16, that a 57-year-old crewmember was having […]
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Some Ocracoke charter fishermen have ramped up their gamesmanship with a new and exciting level of fishing. They’ve begun going after swordfish out in the Gulf Stream, and some of the fish caught this year have exceeded 400 pounds. “It started last year, but they really started hitting this year,” said Bill Gilbert, owner of […]
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The Dare County Waterways Commission met on Monday night in Buxton to get updates on issues related to channel and harbor access, and particularly the emergency ferry channel in Rodanthe. According to an expedited July 29 survey done by the Army Corps of Engineers on the emergency ferry channel, which runs from Rodanthe to Stumpy […]
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A new report finds that the state of North Carolina—as well as Dare and Currituck counties—rank near the top of U.S. locations when it comes to building new homes in areas potentially threatened by flooding. Produced by the research group Climate Central and the real estate company Zillow, the report, titled “Ocean at the Door: […]
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June 23, 1936 – August 7, 2019 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Robert Leon Reinhart, 83, of Kill Devil Hills, NC died Wednesday, August 7, 2019, at his home. Born in Schuylkill County, PA on June 23, 1936, he was the son of Ethel A. Crosland and the late Robert W. Reinhart. Having served his country […]
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February 23, 1930 – August 12, 2019 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Mary Catherine Welch Thomas, 89, formerly of Raleigh, NC passed away Monday, August 12, 2019, at her daughter’s home in Kill Devil Hills, NC. She was born February 23, 1930, in Bear Creek, NC to the late Michael Arthur Welch and Lena Mae Hunt […]
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