March 27, 1961 – August 10, 2021 KITTY HAWK — Roberta J. Deitch, 60, of Kitty Hawk, NC, left our world on August 10, 2021, after a short, but courageous battle with cancer. Bobbie, as she was known lovingly to her family and friends, was born on March 27, 1961, in Williamsport, PA to John […]
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VIDEO: The perfect “Halloween Storm” pounded Outer Banks beaches 30 years ago
While this Halloween weekend is kicking off with high surf and windy conditions, it is by no means close to what happened three decades ago from Cape Hatteras to Canada. The infamous Halloween Storm of 1991 that would later also be named The Perfect Storm, caused extensive damage and flooding that many said were the […]
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With 390,994 visits in September, Cape Hatteras National Seashore is on track to have its busiest year ever
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS), which includes Bodie Island, Hatteras Island, and Ocracoke Island, is on track to have its busiest year ever in 2021, with 390,994 visitors reported during the month of September. This marks the second-highest number of September visitors since the National Seashore was established in 1953, and the top five busiest […]
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Public Input Needed on NCDOT Services
The N.C. Department of Transportation is again asking the public for feedback on how the agency is performing and ways it can improve its customer service. Now in its sixth year, NCDOT’s survey takes about 15 minutes to complete, and the link is mobile-friendly. Participation can help the department identify ways to make North Carolina […]
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That’s it, that’s the list! Subtropical Storm Wanda forms in central Atlantic
For the second straight year, and only the third time in the satellite era, the list of hurricane names for the year has been exhausted as Subtropical Storm Wanda formed in the central Atlantic on Saturday. What was the remnants of a nor’easter that brought high winds and power outages to the coast of New […]
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