Two of Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s (CHNS) campgrounds – Cape Point Campground and Frisco Campground – will close at the end of the week, however, the National Seashore’s other two campgrounds at Oregon Inlet and Ocracoke will continue to stay open year-round, per a recent update from CHNS. The Ocracoke Campground, which has 136 sites, […]
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The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission selected their preferred management options for the draft Shrimp Fishery Management Plan Amendment 2 during their November business meeting. The goal of the shrimp plan amendment is to further reduce bycatch of non-target species and minimize ecosystem impacts. The commission selected options to permanently close all trawling in crab sanctuaries; […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) has requested the public’s help in identifying the individual(s) responsible for stealing beach safety signs and additional National Park Service property, per a recent update from CHNS. “Over the last couple [of] weeks, Cape Hatteras National Seashore employees have noticed that several signs have been taken from Buxton Beach […]
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We are now into what is commonly known on the Outer Banks as the “off-season.” I am not sure that there is an absolute date on which the off-season begins. Years ago, it probably would have been right after Labor Day, but we’ve become more of a shoulder season destination – with visitation even slipping […]
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SALVO — Ronald L. Kline, 69, passed away November 17, 2021, after a long battle with cancer. Ron was born in Beaver Falls, PA on March 8, 1952, to the late William and Betty Kline. Ron was also preceded in death by his wife, Glenn; his son, Matthew Kline; his brother William Kline, Jr.; and […]
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One day, when I was visiting my friend and mentor, the great Outer Banks historian David Stick, at his Kitty Hawk home, we discussed the durability of historical statements. In the course of our discussion, he made a comment for which I had no reply: “You know, Kevin, in the past 50 years, not once […]
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With the newly redrawn voting maps, Hyde County will be in three new voting districts next year unless a court orders them to be redrawn. Throughout the country, every state is redrawing political maps based on new data from the 2020 census. North Carolina ratified new districts on Nov. 4. The new districts for Hyde […]
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Manuel S. “Manny” Medeiros, Jr. a nuclear power engineer, an Outer Banks investor since 1969 and a full-time Outer Banks resident since 1986, passed away on November 17, 2021. Born in Little Compton, R.I. in 1934, he received his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering in 1956 from what is now known as the University of […]
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NAGS HEAD — Edith Paige Perry Williams loved to laugh and to try to lift the spirits of others. Her rich sense of humor and faith in Christ carried her through many trying and difficult circumstances during her lifetime. Edith passed away during the morning of November 16, 2021, as a consequence of renal failure. […]
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John Burton Vick or “JB” as he was best known, went home to be with his Heavenly Father on November 16, 2021. He was surrounded by his family and listening to his favorite gospel hymns. JB grew up in Red Oak, North Carolina. He was born July 9,1930 to his parents- Irene and Levy Vick. […]
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