On Tuesday, August 8, the popular Cape Point beach in Buxton reopened to off-road vehicles (ORVs) and pedestrians after a seasonal closure for bird nesting, per an update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Cape Point was initially closed to pedestrians and ORVs on June 28, 2023, due to newly hatched American oystercatcher chicks, as […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on this pet, 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 Friday, August 11, the five members of the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program will wrap up a busy summer season making the Outer Banks a more attractive place to visit, alongside personnel from the National Park Service. The YCC is a unique summer job that’s offered at scenic parks and destinations all over the […]
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Dare County has announced that Robin “Skyler” Foley has been promoted to serve as clerk to the Dare County Board of Commissioners following the retirement of former clerk to the Dare County Board of Commissioners Cheryl Anby. Foley—who had served as an administrative assistant in the Dare County Planning Department since January 2023—was officially sworn […]
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September 17, 1928 – August 6, 2023 WANCHESE — Lillie Daniels “Doll” Gray was welcomed into her heavenly home on August 6, 2023. She was 94 years old. Doll was born in Wanchese, NC, to the late Ivy Ethelbert Daniels and Edna Simpson Daniels. She was named after her grandmother, Lillie (Mom) Daniels. In addition […]
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August 21, 1963 – August 1, 2023 KITTY HAWK — Sallie Marie Baum, known as Marie to many, gained her angel wings on August 1, 2023, at her residence in Kitty Hawk, NC, with her husband by her side at the age of 59. She was born on August 21, 1963, in Marion, North Carolina, […]
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The Ocracoke community and Ocracoke School officials are gearing up for the grand reopening of the Ocracoke School at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 25. The brief ceremony will be followed by a walk-through tour. It’s been almost four years since the island and many buildings, including the school, were flooded by Hurricane Dorian on Sept. […]
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Sea turtle hatching season has begun on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) with several nests that have hatched in the past few days, and many more approaching the hatching window, per an update from CHNS. When a nest is within its hatching window, (typically after 50-60 days of incubation), park biologists install black filter […]
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Severe weather is possible for the Outer Banks on Monday evening, while excessive heat will impact coastal North Carolina throughout the day, per an update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport/Morehead City office. A dangerous combination of heat and humidity is forecast across eastern North Carolina on Monday, with heat index values in the […]
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Everyone knows about lighthouses; what they do and the people who run them. They know about the important job the keepers do: hauling the oil cans up the stairs, lighting the wicks and cleaning the prisms and greenhouse glass. Warning ships at night where the land was and to steer clear. But most of the […]
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