Seasonal off-road vehicle (ORV) routes in front of Hatteras Island villages and the Ocracoke Campground become pedestrian-only starting this Saturday, April 15. These routes, which run parallel to the towns of Hatteras, Frisco, Avon, and the Tri-villages, open to ORVs annually in the winter months when the visitor population is low, and close from April […]
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NOAA has selected Mike Brennan, Ph.D., to serve as the next director of NOAA’s National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, as preparations continue ahead of the 2023 hurricane season. He will assume this new role effective today, April 10, 2023. “The NHC director is one of the most visible and important jobs in the nation, […]
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The Outer Banks Lighthouse Society, utilizing a grant from North Carolina Humanities, will present Joseph Smith as Augustin Fresnel, inventor of the Fresnel lens, Friday, April 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the Ocracoke Community Center, 999 Irvin Garrish Highway. The public is invited to this free event. From the first lighthouse known to man, the […]
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James D. Charlet of Salvo, AKA Keeper James, will present a program about our connection to the Titanic at the Hatteras Weather Bureau in Hatteras Village on Friday, April 14 at 1:00 p.m. The well-known tragic sinking of the White Star liner RMS Titanic is THE most documented with media coverage of any shipwreck in […]
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NAGS HEAD — Judy Ann Manor, age 81, of Nags Head, NC passed away on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023. Born in Washington, DC on November 26, 1941 Judy was the daughter of the late Charles and Frances Fleet. She was also predeceased by her eldest daughter, Kathleen Gray. A long-time resident of Nags Head, […]
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The Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation recently announced that they are publishing a new “Cooking for a Cause, Vol. 4” cookbook, and they need your help filling it with your tried and true favorite recipes. The Vol. 3 cookbook was a huge hit and featured a collection of recipes from Hatteras Island residents and friends who love cooking. […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Frankie, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Frankie, 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/
The Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) will require a brief planned power outage on Wednesday, April 12, in order to replace a transmission pole near Askins Creek Dr. in Avon. The power outage scheduled for Wednesday is as follows: Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, and Avon will experience a 5-minute outage at 7:oo a.m. There will also be a brief […]
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Dr. Albert Plueddemann, senior scientist with Massachusetts-based Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, will discuss the new research ocean observing array to be relocated offshore of the Outer Banks during this month’s “Science on the Sound” lecture series. The program, “Relocation of the Ocean Observatories Initiative Pioneer Array,” is at 6 p.m. April 20 at the Coastal Studies Institute […]
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All Ocracoke ferry operations resumed service on Monday morning, and N.C. Highway 12 remained open and free of ocean overwash after an Easter weekend nor’easter that impacted the Outer Banks. “NC12 is open and passable, with NO ocean overwash issues last night,” stated the North Carolina Department of Transportation in a Monday morning update. “Our […]
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