NAGS HEAD — Jean Hardy Dexter, born August 18, 1927, in Midland MI, passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 23, 2021. A stay-at-home mother in her early years after marriage, she was an artist at heart and pursued pottery and painting, using both acrylics and (her favorite) watercolors. She was a member of […]
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A new horror movie with ties to Blackbeard the pirate will be filming on the Outer Banks in the month of January, per a recent press release from the movie’s production team at Taylor Film Group. The upcoming horror film, “Outer Banks Slasher,” is a story about a descendant of Blackbeard living on the Outer […]
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Snow Geese recently arrived at the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge as part of the annual migratory season, per a recent update from the Coastal Wildlife Refuge Society. Using tag information, one of the visiting snow geese in the photo above was traced via the United States Geological Survey banded bird laboratory website to Quebec, […]
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With the Rodanthe Pier closed for the 2021/2022 winter season, repairs are currently underway to fix the damage that the pier sustained during an early November storm. The November storm brought ocean overwash to the Outer Banks and closed N.C. Highway 12 for three consecutive days from Rodanthe to Oregon Inlet, and while structural damage […]
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With a nod to Major Henry Livingston, Jr. who wrote the Original Version ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all over the isle, Not a creature was stirring, mile after mile. The ghost crabs were snug in their holes on the beach, Hoping that the high tides would stay out of reach. The surfers were […]
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Despite another round of rainfall over the past week, the Outer Banks and northeastern North Carolina remain in the clutches of severe drought. There were no changes in the update published by the N.C. Drought Monitor on Thursday. Around 0.5 to 0.75 inches of rain fell in eastern North Carolina from a fast-moving coastal storm […]
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New support vessels, infrastructure improvements and rebounding ridership levels were highlights of a busy year for the North Carolina Ferry System. This year’s notable milestones include the addition of five tugs and two barges to the Ferry System’s support fleet, a project to repair hurricane damage at the Ocracoke Welcome Center and the dorms in […]
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(Dare County Tourism Board) The monthly Dare County Tourism Board recap of occupancy and food collections is getting to be something of a broken record. And the recently released October data were no exception. As Outer Banks Visitors Bureau Executive Director Lee Nettles points out during the recap, the October 2021 numbers mark the 17th straight […]
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More gypsy moths has been found in more locations along the Outer Banks, with the state planning to treat the affected areas in late spring of 2022. The invasive species feeds on the leaves of more than 300 species of trees and shrubs, predominantly oaks and hardwoods. When areas become heavily infested, trees may be […]
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold an online listening session about the Draft Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan Amendment 3 on Jan. 5 at 1 p.m. The listening session prefaces three Marine Fisheries Commission advisory committee meetings where public comment will be accepted. NCDMF Listening Session Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan Jan. 5 at […]
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