By Kelley Shinn Ocracoke, we need to have a serious conversation—about hairspray, and other things. Given everything we have collectively been through since Hurricane Dorian struck a year and some months ago, it’s understandable if that opening sentence makes you want to pull the covers over your head and watch Netflix instead. Nonetheless, please […]
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The N.C. Department of Transportation has reported that six employees on the Pamlico Sound ferry route between Cedar Island and Ocracoke have tested positive for COVID-19. Two of the positive tests came from the crew of the M/V Swan Quarter, and the other four came from shore personnel. The six employees are recovering at home under […]
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A Dec.15 story from WRAL made national headlines after it reported that Republican State Senator Bob Steinburg, whose district includes Dare, Currituck and Hyde counties, “suggested…that the president might suspend basic liberties to overturn an election that he believes, without evidence, was stolen.” (NC senator OK with suspending civil liberties in wake of Trump’s defeat) In […]
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Local Hatteras Island photographer Daniel Pullen made national waves this week after earning a spot on Time Magazine’s “100 Best Photos of 2020” list. The winning photo captures a ground-level game room in an oceanfront vacation home that was inundated with flooding during September’s Hurricane Teddy. Distant Hurricane Teddy remained well offshore, but had significant […]
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December 16th, 2020, marks the 150th anniversary of the lighting of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in Buxton. Due to Covid 19 restrictions, the National Park Service is holding virtual celebrations for the sesquicentennial.
Dec. 16, 2020, marks the 150th anniversary of the first lighting of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. Coastal Review Online is featuring the research, findings and commentary of author Kevin Duffus, including his findings pertaining to the lighthouse and its history. America’s celebrated historic structures may not be as ancient as many of the world’s classic architectural masterpieces, […]
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Visitors can begin making reservations starting at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, to stay at Great Island Cabin Camp at Cape Lookout National Seashore. Great Island Cabin Camp, which is on the South Core Banks just off the mainland, will be open for campers Friday, March 12, 2021, through the night of Saturday, Nov. […]
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At 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, December 16, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, (in partnership with the Outer Banks Lighthouse Society and Outer Banks Forever), will host a virtual celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse on the Seashore’s Facebook page and Dare County’s CURRENTtv. The program will begin with a video of the historic light’s illumination, […]
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Dare County announced 13 new positive COVID-19 test results on Tuesday, December 15, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 1,286. The 13 additional cases consist of 10 residents and 3 non-residents, and include the following: 1) resident, 50-64, female, hospitalized 2) resident, 50-64, male, home isolation 3) resident, […]
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A strengthening low pressure system will bring multiple weather threats to the Outer Banks area on Wednesday and Wednesday night, per a Tuesday afternoon briefing from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City Office. Gusty winds and periods of heavy rainfall are expected on Wednesday, with sustained southeast winds of up to 25-30 […]
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