A dead adult humpback whale, approximately 18′ in length, washed ashore on a Pea Island beach, approximately 0.5 miles north of Rodanthe. Per multiple reports, it displays some evidence of shark activity, but this is not necessarily the cause of death, and likely happened after the animal was deceased. Pea Island National Wildlife and […]
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Current TV has released a new video, “Dare County’s COVID-19 Grant” as part of its Destination Dare series. The video highlights the Early Childhood Education and Childcare Assistance grant, which was approved by the Dare County Board of Commissioners in January 2021 to provide financial assistance to local daycare facilities that have been negatively impacted […]
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The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Meeting scheduled for this afternoon has been postponed. Commission Chairman Rob Bizzell contacted commission members this morning to share his decision to revisit the flounder allocation decision made during the February 2021 MFC meeting. Chairman Bizzell is calling a special meeting to be held on Wednesday, March 31 at 1 […]
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October 2, 1930 – March 17, 2021 NAGS HEAD — Charles Wharton Votaw, 90, of Nags Head, NC died Wednesday, March 17, 2021, peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born in St. Louis, MO on October 2, 1930, he was the son of the late Flora Wharton Votaw and Martin Votaw. A […]
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The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management (DCM) is awarding grants to 25 communities for technical assistance in risk assessment and resilience planning work. A total of $675,000 will be made available for completion of Phases 1 and 2 of the new NC Resilient Coastal Communities Program (RCCP). DCM will contract […]
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The World Meteorological Organization’s Hurricane Committee has retired 2019’s Dorian and 2020’s Laura, Eta and Iota from the rotating lists of Atlantic tropical cyclone names because of the death and destruction they caused. The committee has also decided that the Greek alphabet will not be used in future because it “creates a distraction from the […]
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On April 17, from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) will host a drop-in volunteer beach cleanup effort at Coquina Beach Access on Bodie Island. Volunteers should meet Seashore staff at the bathhouse. Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Concurrent with the […]
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Severe thunderstorms and the potential for isolated tornadoes on Thursday night will be followed by a threat of damaging winds, coastal flooding, and ocean overwash through Saturday, per a Thursday morning update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. In addition to the severe weather starting Thursday evening, a cold front […]
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Dare County announced 22 new positive COVID-19 test results on Thursday, March 17, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 2,874. The 22 cases are the highest number of new cases reported in a day since February 2, 2021. With Thursday’s new cases, the current number of active […]
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(Reprinted from OBX Today) A gold wedding band found in the sand on Hatteras Island back in 2019 is now back on the finger of its owner. Kathie Menuet discovered the ring Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, between Ramp 43 and The Point out surf fishing with her husband Robert on their last day of vacation. […]
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