James Louis Heinrich

December 23, 1931 – October 21, 2022 SOUTHERN SHORES — Jim Heinrich of Southern Shores, NC died on October 21, 2022 at 90 years of age. Jim was the son of Kenneth C. Heinrich and Ada L. Cook Heinrich of Brockport, NY, on December 23, 1931. Jim grew up on Park Ave. and at Onteo […]

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Ryan Allen Bowles

COLINGTON — Ryan A. Bowles, 63, stepped into eternity in Colington, NC October 19, 2022.  He was predeceased by his father, Russell Bowles several years ago. Ryan was born and raised in Richmond Virginia.  He had an idyllic childhood playing sports and developing into a great athlete.  Favoring baseball, Ryan became a great pitcher while […]

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Cape Hatteras National Seashore reports more than 2.4 million visitors as of September 30, 2022

With 358,962 visitors recorded in September, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) is on track to have another banner year for visitation in 2022. Per statistics from the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, CHNS recorded a total of 2,402,866 visitors for the first nine months of the year, or from January 1 through September 30, 2022. […]

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Ocracoke ferries operating on an amended schedule for Friday, October 21

The Ocracoke-Swan Quarter and Ocracoke-Cedar Island ferries announced several cancellations to their regular fall schedule for Friday, October 21, due to shoaling. The cancellations are as follows: 10:00 a.m. Ocracoke to Swan Quarter 1:30 p.m. Swan Quarter to Ocracoke 4:30 p.m. Ocracoke to Cedar Island In addition, the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry is also running on an […]

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Outer Banks Forever releases “Sea Turtle Scoop” with 2022 turtle statistics

From Outer Banks Forever Did you know that biological science technicians at Cape Hatteras National Seashore carefully track, learn from and protect hundreds of sea turtle nests each summer? While human visitors flocked to the Seashore this summer, more than 370 sea turtles also made their way here to nest.  Outer Banks Forever is excited to announce that more than 28,000 sea […]

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With 378 nests reported, 2022 is the second-busiest sea turtle nesting season ever for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore

The 2022 sea turtle nesting season is winding down, but with 378 turtle nests recorded along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) as of mid-October, 2022 boasts the second-highest number of nests reported since data collection began. Sea turtle nests laid by loggerheads, green turtles, and leatherbacks have been monitored at CHNS since the 1970s. […]

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