Hatteras, Ocracoke ferries experiencing service interruptions on Tuesday due to high winds

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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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA Pet of the Week Snowflake

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/

National Park Service announces programs and hours of operation for Thanksgiving Week

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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Cape Point, Frisco campgrounds close this week; Ocracoke and Oregon Inlet campgrounds will be open all year

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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Marine Fisheries Commission selects Shrimp management options and approves CHPP

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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Cape Hatteras National Seashore requests the public’s help in sign and property theft

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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