Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Sox, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Sox, 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/
Dare and Currituck Counties are nearing the final stages of updating the Outer Banks Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan. The Counties’ participation is required in order to maintain eligibility for future pre and post-disaster grant funding from FEMA. The planning effort has helped both Counties and incorporated communities identify hazard risks, understand vulnerability, and develop ways […]
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On the first Saturday afternoon in September, crews were cutting their way through broken pines and restringing the electric lines leading to Dare County Regional Airport on the northern end of Roanoke Island. Doors and windows were wide open at the small aviation terminal to draw in some kind of breeze while a handful of […]
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What a way to end the year! On December 29, 34 sea turtles were returned to the ocean from the NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island and the NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores! Volunteers from N.E.S.T. (Network for Endangered Sea Turtles) went along for the ride on the Stormy Petrel II to make sure these turtles got back to the […]
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What better way to bring in the New Year then with Old Christmas in Rodanthe, North Carolina! Discover the centuries old tradition celebrated every year in this episode of “This Month in Outer Episode,” produced in collaboration with the Outer Banks History Center, and now airing on Current TV Government Channel 191 and available for […]
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Take a closer look at our top five stories of 2019, as well as the stories and headlines that will linger well into 2020. From Dorian to bridge updates, 2019 was a challenging year with a number of big headlines.
