Drought has returned to North Carolina for the first time in more than a year. The North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council (DMAC) has identified areas in 12 counties as currently experiencing moderate drought, due to an extended period of below-normal rainfall. Parts of 38 additional counties in eastern and central North Carolina are also […]
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The first loggerhead sea turtle nest of the 2021 season was found roughly a mile north of ORV Ramp 70 on Ocracoke Island on Friday morning, per a recent update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS.) This timeframe is similar to last year, when the first sea turtle nest, (also a loggerhead nest), was […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities and seashore conditions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News items and events related to the National Seashore for the week of May 13 include the following: Seashore Updates The climbing season at Bodie Island Lighthouse began this morning. […]
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The Ocracoke Waterways Commission’s meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 18, will focus on one agenda item–the proposal by the NC Department of Transportation Division 1 to submit a South Ferry Dock relocation proposal to the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The meeting will be held in the Ocracoke Community Center and will be open […]
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May 17, 1950 – May 5, 2021 SOUTHERN SHORES — Robert Darden Bedsole of Southern Shores passed away unexpectedly on May 5, 2021. Bob was born in Norfolk, VA on May 17, 1950 to Annie Ruth and James Bedsole. Bob attended High School in Chesapeake, VA where he played linebacker on the football team, he […]
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May 22, 1931 – April 25, 2021 Rudolph Anthony Contratti, 89, a longtime resident of Southern Shores, NC died on April 25, 2021. Rudy started his career as a butcher in the Contratti Brothers Meat Market business, located in Astoria, New York. After he earned his BS degree, he became a part-time high school substitute […]
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Larry Ogden, president of the Hatteras Island Community Emergency Response Team (HI-CERT), has been awarded the prestigious North Carolina Governor’s Medallion Award for Volunteer Service. Ogden was honored for receiving the award—which is North Carolina’s highest volunteer honor—during the 2021 Governor’s Medallion Award ceremony that was held virtually from Raleigh at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, […]
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With peak travel season on the Outer Banks fast approaching, N.C. Department of Transportation crews will be changing speed limit signs along sections of N.C. Highway 12 today and Friday in several parts of Currituck and Dare counties. On Saturday, the speed limits in areas through the tri-villages of Rodanthe, Waves and Salvo, as well […]
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Today, National Park Service (NPS) South Atlantic-Gulf Regional Director Stan Austin and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Regional Director Leopoldo Miranda-Castro signed a Record of Decision (ROD) for a Sediment Management Framework Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore). Alternative B, the National Park Service’s selected alternative, provides a streamlined framework […]
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The 6th annual 2021 Cape Hatteras Sandlot Tournament was played on May 8, 2021, and the event featured beautiful weather, plenty of baseball action, and tributes to two beloved members of the Hatteras Island community. The tournament began by honoring Tom Murphy’s memory, with his wife Mary Helen Goodloe-Murphy throwing out the first pitch for […]
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