Marine Fisheries Division encourages anglers to donate flounder carcasses to science

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will collect flounder carcasses of legal size (15 inches or greater) from recreational fishermen during the upcoming recreational flounder season. The division has set up eight temporary freezer locations, in addition to the ten carcass collection locations available throughout the year, where recreational fishermen can take their flounder carcasses. […]

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Updates on the at-risk oceanfront homes in Rodanthe are the focus of public meeting

National Parks of Eastern N.C. Superintendent David Hallac provided updates on the problematic and endangered oceanfront homes in Rodanthe at a well-attended public meeting at the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Community Building on Wednesday night, August 24. In the past two years, four homes along a severely eroded stretch of shoreline in Rodanthe have collapsed into the ocean, […]

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Murphy introduces bill to study plan for Oregon Inlet jetties

Nearly 20 years ago, the White House Council on Environmental Quality seemed to have finally put its federal sword through the heart of the Oregon Inlet twin-jetty proposal, a project that Congress had approved in 1970 after it had brewed in local committee rooms for at least a decade. But now, as shoaling has continued […]

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Applications now open for the community conservation assistance program

Dare Soil & Water Conservation District Now Accepting Applications for Community Conservation Assistance Program The Dare Soil & Water Conservation District has announced that it is now accepting applications for the Community Conservation Assistance Program (CCAP). The CCAP is a voluntary, incentive-based program designed to improve water quality through the installation of various best management […]

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Ralph W. Woodard, Jr.

June 25, 1936 – August 25, 2022 KILL DEVIL HILLS –Ralph W. Woodard, Jr., 86, of Kill Devil Hills, NC died Thursday, August 25, 2022, at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth. Born in Portsmouth, VA on June 25, 1936, and raised in Suffolk, VA, he was the son of the late Camille Dennis and Ralph W. […]

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RWS Civic Association reviews accomplishments and eyes new events for next year at annual meeting

Association members and attendees at Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Civic Association Annual Meeting enjoyed a year in review of the Civic Associations’ accomplishments of the past year and the goals for the upcoming year.  Over 30 attendees enjoyed the pre-meeting social & meeting held at the Rodanthe Community Center. Accomplishments of the past year included: Held the first […]

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South Point on Ocracoke reopens, and more National Seashore updates for the week of Aug. 25

  The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities and seashore conditions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News items and events related to the National Seashore for the week of August 25 include the following: Seashore Updates On Aug. 23, the National Park Service approved a […]

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Sea turtle nest excavation to take place in Buxton on Friday, Aug. 26

Visitors and residents on Hatteras Island are invited to join rangers at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore for a public sea turtle nest excavation tomorrow, August 26, at 10 a.m. in Buxton, per an update from the nonprofit organization, Outer Banks Forever. The details of the event are listed below: Parking location: Buxton Lifeguard Beach parking lot. Nest […]

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