From Wobx.com The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission will meet this week on Roanoke Island, where the commission is scheduled to continue discussing updates to CAMA regulations on septic tanks on oceanfront properties. The meeting will take place Wednesday, April 26 beginning at 9 a.m. at the Dare County Government Complex, 954 Marshall C. Collins Drive, […]
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One of the most iconic and dangerous sailboat races in the world will once again head towards Hatteras Island in 2024, with a 50th-anniversary competition that promises to be bigger and better than ever. “For the 2024 race, we honor ‘The spark that lit the flame,’” stated race organizers in a recent update. “Officially dubbed the […]
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The Hatteras Island Rescue Squad (HIRS) will be offering a public CPR class on Thursday, April 27, at 6:00 p.m. at its station in Buxton. The one-night, three-hour class will cover adult, child, and infant CPR and the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), and the class is part of a long-term effort to […]
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With 297,267 visitors recorded in the first three months of the year, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) is on track to have another busy year in 2023. Per statistics from the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, CHNS recorded 147,925 visitors in March, 67,735 visitors in January, and 81,607 visitors in February, which was the highest […]
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Video from OCEARCH OCEARCH, a non-profit organization that conducts research on sharks around the globe, is in the middle of its 45th ocean research expedition to learn more about these animals as they begin to leave the Carolinas region and transition north for the summer. “Our data shows that prior to their spring migration north, many […]
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The Coast Guard, Maritime Administration (MARAD), North Carolina Emergency Management, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, and more than 40 other agencies completed a full-scale oil spill preparedness exercise in Kitty Hawk. The joint exercise is designed to test and improve the effectiveness of federal, state, and local agencies in Virginia and North Carolina to respond to a major pollution incident. The exercise scenario was of a vessel colliding with a submerged object 40 miles off […]
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The 11th Annual Rock the Cape will celebrate the visual and performing arts on Hatteras Island June 1-2 with an art show, live music, and a gallery tour. Artists wishing to participate in the Rock the Cape Art Show can sign up online here. The application deadline is Friday, April 28. Priority will be given […]
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Have you ever come across something on the beach and have no idea what it is? We have a challenge for you! The North Carolina Aquariums are leading the Coastal North Carolina team in the NC Bioblitz—part of the City Nature Challenge (CNC) April 28-May 1. Started in 2016 as a competition between San Francisco […]
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Severe thunderstorms will be possible Saturday afternoon and Saturday night, especially west of Highway 17 on mainland North Carolina, per a recent update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Damaging wind gusts and the possibility of an isolated tornado are the main threats and are possible from 3:00 p.m. until 10 […]
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The Bodie Island Lighthouse will be open for climbing this year beginning Wednesday, April 26. Standing nearly 165 feet tall, the Bodie Island Lighthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is the third lighthouse to serve this area. Climbing tickets go on sale at 7 a.m. and may only be purchased […]
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