A combination of very warm temperatures and high humidity will result in dangerous heat index values on Friday and Saturday, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. A Heat Advisory has been issued from Friday at 11 a.m. until Saturday at 7 p.m. The intense heat and humidity will significantly increase the […]
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Due to popular demand and anticipated funding in next year’s state budget, the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ocracoke Express will extend its operating season through Sept. 4. The season was previously slated to end on July 31. “This is great news for visitors and businesses on Ocracoke,” said Ferry Division Interim Director Jed Dixon. “This extension will […]
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As we near the end of July, there seems to be a general feeling on the island that summer is on its way out already, but the season is far from over. In terms of fishing, there is something to be had for the novice, the seasoned angler, and everyone in between. Despite some extreme […]
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With 1,192,372 visitors recorded from January through June, 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 417,968 visitors in June, 248,371 visitors in May, 228,766 visitors in April, 147,925 visitors in March, 81,607 visitors in February, and […]
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A combination of very warm temperatures and high humidity will result in dangerous heat index values on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. Minimum heat indices of 1oo degrees are expected through Saturday, with a heat index of up to 105 forecasted for Thursday on Hatteras […]
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The Coast Guard rescued 11 people from the water Wednesday after an airboat capsized near Oregon Inlet, in North Carolina. A Dare County, North Carolina, dispatcher contacted watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina at about 10:15 a.m. Wednesday to relay that the OBX 1, a 20-foot airboat, capsized about half of a mile west […]
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The NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island and Network for Endangered Sea Turtles (N.E.S.T) released two rehabilitated sea turtles back into the ocean on Tuesday morning, July 25, at the Coquina Beach Access on Bodie Island. The two sea turtles included one 355-pound male loggerhead turtle named Behemoth, who was found stranded in August 2022 with […]
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Native son of Kinnakeet, Blake Wesley Miller, suddenly departed this life on Friday, July 21, 2023, at the family home in Camden, NC at the age of 28. Blake was the only child of his mother, Jettie Miller, and John B. Miller, Jr. (deceased), and the grandson of his paternal grandmother, Nita Miller, all of […]
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The rates charged by the Dare County Water Department for water connection and water system development fees will soon increase, following an evaluation conducted by Raftelis Financial Consultants. The purpose of the evaluation was to examine Dare County’s water connection fee—which is the cost to install a meter in the ground and connect it to […]
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How much blue crab was harvested commercially and recreationally last year? What’s going on with striped bass in the two management areas? What did the division see in its sampling last year? These are all questions that are answered in the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries’ 2022 Fishery Management Plan Review, released today. The annual Fishery Management […]
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