The Rodanthe Pier had an unusual visitor on Monday afternoon – a wayward deer that was spotted in the ocean waves, swimming towards the shore from the end of the pier. “At Christmas, you have ‘elf on a shelf’…At Thanksgiving you have…..deer under the pier!” stated the Rodanthe Pier in a social media update. The […]
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Ferry operations for Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands are experiencing some service interruptions on Tuesday, November 23, per a recent update from the N.C. Ferry System. Due to high winds on Tuesday morning, Ocracoke to Cedar Island’s 7:30 a.m. trip and Ocracoke to Swan Quarter’s 10 a.m. trip are both canceled. The Hatteras-Ocracoke vehicular ferry is […]
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Dare County has received bids for the Avon and Buxton beach nourishment projects from Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co., Manson Construction and Weeks Marine. The low bidder was Great Lakes Dock and Dredge Co. at $25,870,000 with a start date of May 1, 2022, and an end date of September 30, 2022. The Avon […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Snowflake, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Snowflake, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/
A new bill was introduced on November 18 in the U.S. House of Representatives that would allow the North Carolina Ferry System to compete for federal funds that have historically only been available for ferries in urban areas of the country. The “Rural Ferries Fairness Act” would make North Carolina ferries eligible for U.S. Department […]
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Thanksgiving is just a couple of days away, and there are a number of local businesses that will be open for islanders who need a few last-minute ingredients, as well as folks who want to completely avoid the kitchen altogether. From grocery stores for essential supplies, to restaurants that will be serving up full Thanksgiving […]
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The majority of National Park Service (NPS) facilities on the Outer Banks are open during Thanksgiving week, per a recent update from the NPS in its Cape Chronicle Newsletter. Hours and programs at popular park facilities, (including facilities within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and the Wright Brothers Memorial), are […]
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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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