Dare County Fire Marshal Steve Kovacs has announced that at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, a burn ban was put into effect, prohibiting open burning within the unincorporated areas of Dare County. The burn ban was issued under the North Carolina Fire Code Section 307.1.1, which states that open burning shall be prohibited […]
Local News | Full Article
Dare County released the following update for Tuesday, November 30, which provides details on recent Coronavirus cases, vaccine data, and more COVID-19 information. The number of new COVID-19 cases and the percent of positive tests to total tests both increased this past week. Dare County remains in the red category on the CDC’s Level of […]
Local News | Full Article
The spotted seatrout’s name gets me a bit confused. One of the common nicknames for this species is “speckled trout.” To me, the term “speckled trout” is another name for the eastern brook trout, which is found in the freshwater reaches of the mountainous region of North Carolina. Though these two share a nickname, it […]
Fishing | Full Article
Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Cleo, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Cleo, 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 active 2021 Atlantic hurricane season officially concludes today having produced 21 named storms (winds of 39 mph or greater), including seven hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or greater) of which four were major hurricanes (winds of 111 mph or greater). This above-average hurricane season was accurately predicted by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of […]
Local News | Full Article
KILL DEVIL HILLS — Edward Ross Wagner, III was born November 11th,1955 on a marine base in Oceanside, CA. Ross passed away on November 24th, 2021. Preceding him in death are his parents, Edward Ross Wagner Jr. and Ava (Spears) Vecchioni. Ross is survived by a sister Katrina Wilcox, husband Mark and their extended family, […]
Obituaries | Full Article
This is the Heart Nebula (IC1805) It’s about 7,500 light years away from us and has a visual magnitude of +6.5. The Heart Nebula is located near the constellation Cassiopeia. It’s pretty hard to see this massive nebula through a telescope, but you can easily see the cluster of bright stars in its center. These […]
Island Features | Full Article
Due to increased fire risk, the N.C. Forest Service has issued a ban on all open burning and has canceled all burning permits statewide effective at 5 p.m. today until further notice. “It is fall wildfire season in North Carolina, and we are seeing wildfire activity increase due to dry conditions,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve […]
Community News Brief | Full Article
A fishing vessel that was grounded near ORV Ramp 48 in Frisco was able to become dislodged and has safely moved away from the shoreline, per a recent update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) on Monday afternoon. “The F/V JONATHAN RYAN has safely departed Cape Hatteras National Seashore,” stated CHNS in a social […]
Seashore News | Full Article
March 6, 1982 – November 23, 2021 Sonya Lee Blivens Young passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 23, 2021. She was born in Elizabeth City, NC on March 6, 1982, and was proud to call the Outer Banks home. A vivacious young woman, she would light up the room with her crisp blue eyes and […]
Obituaries | Full Article
