A winter storm forecast for Thursday night through Friday will bring high winds, rough seas, and possible coastal flooding for the southern Outer Banks, per a Wednesday evening update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Though the Outer Banks is unlikely to see snow accumulation, mainland Eastern N.C. could see up […]
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March 26, 1956 – February 18, 2020 Michael Patrick Nolan, 63, of Manteo, NC died Tuesday, February 18, 2020, at his home. Twiford Funeral Homes, Outer Banks is assisting the family with arrangements. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.TwifordFH.com.
The 5th annual Starry Nights returned to our wintery island on Saturday, February 15, at the Hatteras Village Community Building. This year, organizers were seeking volunteers of all ages to participate in astronaut training for the 2020 theme, “Mars Explorer Mission.” The event was sponsored by the Hatteras Village Civic Association, and spearheaded by Alana […]
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Kristin Hissong is a North Carolina native and UNC Charlotte graduate, an Outer Banks resident of 15 years, and is a dedicated “professional beachcomber.” She has spent more 20,000 hours walking on and shorelines around the Eastern Seaboard, and has collected thousands upon thousands of items from the Atlantic Ocean. For the past five years, […]
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The replacement of overhead power lines with a submarine cable at the southern end of Hatteras Island along Pole Road, (or ORV Ramp 55), is continuing to make progress, per a recent online update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The project, which is managed by Tideland Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) via a Special Use […]
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Spectrum internet, voice and cable is out once again along the Outer Banks this morning, with the outage centered in Kitty Hawk. The exact cause of the outage remains unknown. Business customers were notified of the problem just before 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, and told about 9 a.m. that repairs would take about four hours. Only […]
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Maximum wind gusts up to 49 mph and minor coastal flooding could accompany an end-of-week storm that is expected to bring snowfall to mainland North Carolina, per a Tuesday afternoon update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. The primary concern for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands with the approaching storm is strong […]
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The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) will hold their first quarterly meeting of 2020 on February 19-21 at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center, and there are several big amendments on the agenda that are slated to be voted on and addressed. On Thursday, February 20, the meeting agenda calls for a vote on […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Gracie, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Gracie, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/
The new Bonner Bridge replacement recently received several 2020 Design Awards from the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute’s annual contest. Determined by a jury of architects, engineers, and precast concrete producers, judges review construction projects from all corners of North America with an eye on creative and innovative uses of precast concrete. For 2020, the Bonner Bridge […]
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