By Mike “Moose” Smith Normally in January realtors and others associated with the business of real estate get to take a breather. Sales would have cooled off, much like the weather. Those thinking about selling in early spring are getting their properties ready and inventory is ramping up. Not this year! January unit sales were […]
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Multiple days of rain, and erosion caused by wintertime swells, have led to the temporary closure of several off-road vehicle (ORV) routes, as well as difficult driving conditions at other beach access points on Hatteras Island. Per the Feb. 3 Beach Access Status, which is regularly updated by the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS), Ramp […]
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Professional beachcomber and columnist, Kristin Hissong, was heading back to her car after a long patrol on one of her favorite Hatteras Island beaches for shelling. It was a cold and windy day, and she was already a little irked by the big 7:00 a.m. crowd that had also flocked to the same beach in […]
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The Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program’s Citizen’s Science Group is asking fishermen and others to answer a questionnaire that will help in the development of a customizable mobile application that will allow fishermen to share information about the fish they catch. The questionnaire can be found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/citizen_science_app and asks fishermen about what features they […]
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The Dare County Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday night to begin sending students back into classrooms March 1. Under the approved plan, pre-kindergarten through fifth grades would attend school in person four days per week and students in grades six through 12 would attend face-to-face instruction two days per week. The return to buildings […]
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Dare County released the following update for Tuesday, February 9, which provides details on recent Coronavirus cases, current and future vaccine allotments, and more COVID-19 information. Dare County COVID-19 Case Update Dare County COVID-19 data from the past few weeks continues to show some hopeful trends. Specifically, the total number of new positive cases was […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Van, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Van, 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/
Legislation filed last week in the North Carolina General Assembly could help clear the way for federal assistance with the extension of jetties at Oregon Inlet and possibly secure funding for a proposed terminal groin at North Topsail Beach, according to state and federal representatives. In an interview with Coastal Review Friday, Rep. Bobby Hanig, […]
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NOAA unveils system with long-range warnings A new rip current forecasting model unveiled by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) this month is able to predict the hourly probability of rip currents along every mile of beach up to six days out — a significantly new and improved tool that experts hope will result […]
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Dare County announced 3 new positive COVID-19 test results and 1 additional COVID-related death on Monday, February 8, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 2,653. With Monday’s new cases, the current number of active cases in the county is now 127, and the total number of COVID-related deaths […]
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