Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Mr. T, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Mr. T, 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/
Bodie Island Lighthouse opens for climbing April 27; Cape Hatteras Lighthouse may open this summer
The Bodie Island Lighthouse will be open for climbing this year from Wednesday, April 27 through early fall. A limited climbing season at the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse may be possible this summer but potential dates have not been finalized. Bodie Island Lighthouse Standing nearly 165 feet tall, the Bodie Island Lighthouse is listed on the […]
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Dare County Arts Council Announces Artist Support Grant Recipients
Six North Carolina artists were recently awarded Artist Support Grants that were made possible through a partnership between the North Carolina Arts Council, Pocosin Arts, Arts of the Pamlico, Dare County Arts Council and Martin County Arts Council. A panel of artists, art professionals, and experts in various disciplines selected the six artists below from […]
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2020 and 2021 COVID Rapid Response Grants Impacts
Two years ago, the world was shocked to learn about COVID-19, a new, frightening, and rapidly spreading disease. The entire country was in lockdown. In Dare County, bridges were closed, cutting off the local community from the outside world. The silence on our roads and in our schools and other public places was deafening and […]
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Historians at OBX event reveal enigmatic Thomas Harriot
In July 1587, the English ship Lyon put ashore on Roanoke Island with 118 men, women and children. The attempt to establish an English colony in the New World was the culmination of Sir Walter Raleigh’s investment in exploiting lands he had been granted by Queen Elizabeth I. Hoping to be met by the 15 […]
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Severe weather possible on Thursday afternoon and evening
Severe weather is possible for the Outer Banks on Thursday afternoon and evening, per an update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. There is a minor risk for severe weather from 3:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. ahead of a cold front approaching the area. The main threats will be damaging […]
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Update: Large Item Pickup for Unincorporated Areas of Dare County is Ongoing
Large item pickup for unincorporated Dare County is still underway. The Dare County Public Works Department initially requested that residents in all unincorporated areas within Dare County place their items at the curbside by Monday, April 4, 2022, to ensure that no one missed the collection. This did not mean that all areas would have their items […]
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Dare County Public Works announces Good Friday holiday trash collection schedule
In observance of Good Friday, all Dare County offices will be closed on Friday, April 15, 2022. In addition, the Dare County Public Works Department—which provides trash collection for the unincorporated areas of Dare County as well as the Town of Kitty Hawk*—has announced a revised trash collection schedule for the week of April 11, […]
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Rodanthe Pier reopens after wintertime repairs
The Rodanthe Pier reopened to the public for the 2022 season on Saturday, April 2, after conducting a series of storm-related repairs over the winter months. The pier sustained significant damage from a November 2021 storm which brought ocean overwash to the Outer Banks, and closed N.C. Highway 12 from Rodanthe to Oregon Inlet for three […]
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That’s 838,820 pounds of large marine debris
Some impressive numbers from the NC Coastal Federation (North Carolina Coastal Federation) Throughout the course of 2021, The North Carolina Coastal Federation, in partnership with several other organizations, made huge strides in removing marine debris from the North Carolina coast. Now in its second year of implementation, The North Carolina Marine Debris Action Plan (Action […]
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