Note: If you search for this owl, keep a distance so as not to spook it causing it to fly away. These photos were taken with a long lens. Ocracoke went on alert to the possibility that a Snowy Owl would return here when one was seen Dec. 29 on Pea Island. According to OBX Today, […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Laurie Lilja Martin, 68, of Kill Devil Hills, NC, passed peacefully in her home on January 14, 2021 after a long illness. Born in Arizona and raised in suburban Denver, she was a graduate of Colorado State University. She raised her own children in Norfolk, Virginia, and moved to the Outer […]
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The North Carolina Coastal Federation and partners nearly tripled their goal to restore 50 million oysters in coastal waters. Through its 50 Million Oyster Initiative to build acres of new oyster reef and support at least 50 million oysters, there are now 140 million oysters on 43 acres of newly created oyster reefs in coastal North Carolina. Oyster sanctuaries […]
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Outer Banks photographer Wes Snyder caught something unusual while shooting video last week at the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. Amid a scattering of stars, an object moves past. An object no one has been able to positively identify. Snyder’s camera picked up the object at 10:20 p.m. on Jan. 7, while he was facing the south […]
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Coastal Review Online is featuring the research, findings and commentary of author Kevin Duffus. First of three parts It was not Shakespeare but Pythagoras who likely first imagined the world as a stage “whereon many play their parts.” No more often am I reminded of this proverb than when I am traveling across the inlet […]
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Per a recent announcement from Dare County Schools, a vaccine clinic will be held for Dare County Schools (DCS) personnel on Saturday, January 23, at the First Flight High School, with a second clinic to follow on February 13. Dare County Schools Superintendent Dr. John Farrlley shared the announcement with DCS parents, and provided the […]
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Per a recent update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS), the Cape Point and Frisco campgrounds will open for the 2021 camping season on Friday, April 2nd. They will remain open until Monday, November 29, 2021. Reservations and campsite payments can only be made online at www.recreation.gov. Oregon Inlet and Ocracoke campgrounds are currently open, […]
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by Chloe E. Williams Whether due to pirates, war or storms, the Outer Banks has a history of shipwrecks. Ships have been running aground in the Graveyard of the Atlantic since 1526, and in October, Cape Hatteras National Seashore revealed last fall in a Facebook video post that the barrier islands’ shifting sands had once again uncovered the […]
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Dare County announced 55 new positive COVID-19 test results and one additional death on Wednesday, January 13, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 2,149. With Saturday’s new cases, the current number of active cases in the county is now 191. The 55 additional cases consist of 40 […]
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January 25, 1948 – January 11, 2021 MANTEO — William “Sonny” C. Bush, 72, of Manteo, NC died Monday, January 11, 2021, at Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center. Born in Dublin, GA on January 25, 1948, he was the son of the late Geraldine Baum Bush and George Bush. In addition to his parents, Sonny […]
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