The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division will resume service on Pamlico Sound between Cedar Island, Swan Quarter and Ocracoke today. Service will begin with a two-boat, alternate schedule while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues to mitigate shoaling issues in Bigfoot Slough. The schedule for April 13 – 16, weather permitting, is as […]
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The seasonal ORV access for beaches in front of the villages of Hatteras Island will close for the summer season starting on Thursday, April 15. These routes, which run parallel to the towns of Hatteras, Frisco, Avon, and the Tri-villages, open to ORVs annually in the winter months when the visitor population is low, and […]
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The recreational black sea bass fishing season will open May 15 in both federal and North Carolina waters north of Cape Hatteras. During the open season, the minimum size limit will be 12.5 inches total length (tip of the snout to the tip of the tail), and the bag limit will be 15 fish per […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Gina, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Gina, 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/
For the first time, NOAA is launching a national rip current forecast model aimed at saving lives of beach-goers around the country — and the model was developed on the beaches of Kill Devil Hills. The agency says the new model can predict the hourly probability of rip currents along U.S. beaches up to six […]
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The N.C. Department of Transportation is seeking volunteers to help clean up trash along roads during the Adopt-A-Highway Spring Litter Sweep for two weeks starting Saturday (April 10) to April 24. Each April and September, NCDOT asks volunteers to help remove litter from roadsides. Volunteers are provided with clean-up supplies, such as trash bags, gloves […]
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The real estate news these days is dominated by the surge in residential sales, both locally and nationally, as well as the drastic reduction in the number of homes available for purchase. Driving around the island, there also appears to be a large amount of construction taking place – something we have not seen for […]
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As an avid seaglass huntress, my favorite moment is spying a beaming blue or perfect purple piece tucked into a shell bed that has just been hit by a small wave, making the shells jingle like music as the water is pulled back into the ocean. If there is one piece of seaglass to be […]
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Dare County announced 11 new positive COVID-19 test results over the weekend, (including 9 on Saturday, April 10, and 2 on Sunday, April 11), bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 3,022. With the weekend’s new cases, the current number of active cases in the county is now […]
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Each year, Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) joins other electric cooperatives across the state and nation to celebrate Lineman Appreciation Day. Held annually on the second Monday in April, this day recognizes linemen’s critical role in providing members with the power they depend on every day. The important responsibilities of linemen have become all the […]
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