The Old Lighthouse Beach in Buxton was packed on Tuesday morning, May 16, as six sea turtles that had completed their rehabilitation at the Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation (STAR) Center at the NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island were released back into the ocean. The released sea turtles included four green sea turtles, one juvenile […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Spot, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Spot, 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/
On Tuesday, May 16 at 9:30 a.m., the public is invited to watch six rehabilitated sea turtles from the N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island’s STAR Center get released back into the ocean. The event will occur on the beach at the Old Lighthouse Beach Access (located just north of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse) in Buxton. […]
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September 29, 1974 – May 12, 2023 WANCHESE — Melissa Christine DeJarnette, known to her loved ones as Missie, passed away on May 12, 2023, at the age of 48. She was born on September 29, 1974, in Jacksonville, Fl., and then adopted by Vicki Daniels Simpson and Rex Edward Simpson at the age of […]
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July 12, 1925 – May 12, 2023 NAGS HEAD — Alice Skinner, 97, of Nags Head, NC passed away at her home after a long illness on May 12, 2023, surrounded by loved ones. She was born on July 12, 1925, in Robersonville, NC to Maggie and Jimmie Roberson. Alice attended the University of North […]
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The OCBA May 16 meeting at 6 p.m. will be devoted to Hatteras ferry issues. See agenda below. Ocracoke Islanders are concerned about uncertainties this spring and summer with the passenger ferry and the vehicle ferries. An official start date for passenger ferry service this year has not been announced, said Jamie Kritzer, assistant director […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) plans to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Ocracoke Light Station at a special event on Thursday, May 18, 2023. In addition to the special event, a series of weekly educational programs are being planned for this spring and summer. In 1822, the federal government purchased two acres at the […]
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The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management and the Cape Hatteras National Seashore will host an interagency work group meeting on May 24 by web conference to discuss the role of public and private insurance in addressing erosion-threatened structures. The public may listen by computer or phone. The work group was […]
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Ocracoke Preservation Society (OPS), a non-profit, community-based organization dedicated to the preservation of Ocracoke Island’s heritage, recently announced that it is one of 44 institutions in the United States selected to participate in the Collections Assessment for Preservation (CAP) program. CAP helps museums improve the care of their collections by providing support for a general conservation assessment […]
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by Stephanie Baker, Associate Director, Outer Banks Hotline Outer Banks Hotline, Dare County’s only interpersonal violence crisis prevention and intervention agency, invites all OBX men to participate in our inaugural “OBX Men for Safe Relationships” campaign to promote a safe and compassionate community in the Outer Banks. This campaign kicked off with a breakfast held […]
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