In September I was in Norfolk, Virginia, and had the opportunity to beachcomb along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. By sheer coincidence, I was able to beachcomb on the Bay during a new moon, which is significant to a beachcomber because of the effects the moon can have on the tidal heights, which impact the […]
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With its newly released report, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has dramatically increased the potential for wind energy from Delaware to Cape Hatteras. The six new areas to be considered are included in a Nov. 14 draft report titled Development of the Central Atlantic Wind Energy Areas. The draft concludes that in those areas, […]
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Students from the UNC Institute for the Environment, who have been studying Buxton Woods vegetation for the past several years, will present their findings at a Buxton-based event scheduled for Monday evening, December 5. Each fall, students from UNC spend a semester at the Outer Banks Field Site (OBXFS) where they take classes, engage in […]
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RODANTHE — Naomi L. Sallinger died peacefully of natural causes in Nags Head on November 27, 2022, at the age of 87. Naomi was born in Nelson County VA. After graduating high school she relocated to Portsmouth, VA, and attended William and Mary College where she earned a business degree. Naomi married and had two […]
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The Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) is undergoing the final steps to transfer power to the new-in-2022 Jug Handle (or Rodanthe) Bridge, with the transition expected to be fully complete by next week. During the construction of the new bridge, CHEC was also hard at work to build a new conduit system located under the […]
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June 11, 1958 – November 22, 2022 NAGS HEAD — Tammy Lee Heath Roughton, 64, of Nags Head, NC passed away peacefully after a long illness on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at Peak Resources – Outer Banks. Born in Parkersburg, WV on June 11, 1958, she was the daughter of the late Shyrlene Taylor and […]
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November 8, 1956 – November 23, 2022 KITTY HAWK — Michael Granderson Buckner, 66, of Kitty Hawk, NC died Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Born in Warren County, NC on November 8, 1956, he was the son of the late Gussie Lewis Kimball Buckner and Roy Lee Buckner. From the age […]
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Wayne Joseph Strickland of Kitty Hawk, NC passed away on Monday, November 21, 2022, after a very tough year of fighting cancer. Wayne was born in Maryland on August 14, 1956 to Joseph and Ruth Strickland. He grew up in District Heights, MD, and graduated in 1974 from Bishop McNamara High School. It was during […]
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The Wings Over Water (WOW) Festival’s weekend-long encore session begins on Friday, December 9, and the event features a dozen birding activities and trips for visitors who want to explore Eastern North Carolina’s wild side. The original Wings Over Water, (which began in 1997), is held over a multiple-day period in October, but this special […]
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Outer Banks Forever, the official nonprofit partner of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Wright Brothers National Memorial, has partnered with REAL Watersports and Carolina Brewery for a $10,000 Giving Tuesday matching challenge on November 29th. Giving Tuesday began in 2012 and has expanded to become a global day of giving […]
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