Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Ms. Pookie, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Ms. Pookie, 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/
Hatteras Community Sailing is hosting its 2nd Annual Hatteras Lighthouse One Design Regatta Sept 23-25
Hatteras Community Sailing is hosting its 2nd Annual Hatteras Lighthouse One Design Regatta this Sept 23-25 at Frisco Woods. This year, in addition to a wonderfully fun sailing event, there will be a “Build your own boat” Boatbuilders Challenge on Saturday afternoon Sept 24. Youth and even the young at heart are welcome to build […]
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Night driving for ORVs reopens on Sept. 15, and more National Seashore updates for the week of September 13
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 September 13 include the following: Seashore Updates Night driving (24 hours a day) will be allowed at […]
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Coastal commission to discuss imperiled beach houses
The state’s top coastal management official is expected to propose new rules in response to the collapse earlier this year of oceanfront homes on the Outer Banks and other beach houses currently at risk of falling into the ocean. Proposed rules are expected to be presented to the state Coastal Resources Commission when it meets this month […]
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Bodie Island Lighthouse’s 150th anniversary will be celebrated at October 1 ceremony
Cape Hatteras National Seashore, in partnership with Outer Banks Forever and the Outer Banks Lighthouse Society, will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first lighting of the Bodie Island Lighthouse during a one-hour ceremony at 10 a.m. Oct. 1, 2022. The anniversary ceremony at the historic Bodie Island Light Station will feature remarks from Cape […]
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High risk of rip currents continues Monday; N.C. Highway 12 unimpacted by Hurricane Earl
Video of the S-Curves in northern Rodanthe over the weekend by Altitude 12. A high risk of rip currents continues on Monday throughout the Outer Banks, due to the effects of the remnants of Hurricane Earl, per an update from the National Weather Service. An elevated threat of rip currents will likely remain for the […]
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Hatteras Island pays tribute to the fallen heroes of 9/11 with Lighthouse walk…WITH SLIDE SHOW
Photos by Don Bowers Volunteer firefighters, first responders, and members of the U.S. Coast Guard honored the fallen heroes of 9/11 on Sunday with a walk from the Buxton Fire Station to the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. Traditionally, Hatteras Island’s own local heroes pay tribute to the 2,997 people who died on September 11 with a […]
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High risk of rip currents continues; N.C. Highway 12 remains clear and open for traffic
While a high risk of rip currents and large surf continues on Saturday due to distant Hurricane Earl, N.C. Highway 12 has not been impacted by ocean overwash, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). N.C. Highway 12 is clear and open for all traffic as of Saturday morning at 9:30 […]
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Ocracoke mainland ferries transition to off-season schedule on Tuesday
The air is turning cooler and the kids are back in school, and that means it’s time for the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Swan Quarter-Ocracoke and Cedar Island-Ocracoke ferry routes to make their annual transitions to off-season schedules. Starting Tuesday, the new schedules are as follows: Cedar Island – Ocracoke Cedar Island to Ocracoke:7:30 a.m., […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore warns visitors to avoid beach adjacent to Rodanthe
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) visitors should avoid the beach between the north end of Rodanthe and South Shore Drive until early next week, when ocean conditions are expected to improve. Avoiding the approximately two-mile stretch of beach is recommended due to ocean overwash, rough surf and debris from nearby houses, including open and damaged […]
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