The National Park Service’s Frisco campground reopened for the 2024 season on Saturday, March 30, per an update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS). Hatteras Island’s other seasonal CHNS campground, the Cape Point Campground in Buxton, remains temporarily closed due to flooding of low-lying campsites from the recent heavy rains. The Frisco and Cape […]
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Watch Out for the Devil Comet! This is the Devil Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks on the night of March 11. It’s called the Devil Comet because it tends to change its shape and brightness rather abruptly! Some researchers believe this is caused by volcanic eruptions which release internal gases from its core. Currently, the Devil Comet is […]
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N.C. Highway 12 on Ocracoke Island between the National Park Service pony pens and the South Dock ferry terminal has reopened as of 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 29. The highway had been closed since March 23 due to severe ocean overwash and hazardous driving conditions. There is still some standing water and sand on […]
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August 5, 1948 – March 27, 2024 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Jean Sawyer Newsome, age 75, of Kill Devil Hills, NC, passed away on March 27, 2024. She was born in Durham, NC on August 5, 1948. Jean was a longtime employee at the Nags Head Ben Franklin, where she dedicated her time and efforts. […]
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Dare County has released the agenda for the upcoming Board of Commissioners meeting, which will be held on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. The seven-member Board of Commissioners, which governs Dare County, conducts public meetings throughout the year on a regularly scheduled basis. Meetings are generally held on the first Monday of the month at 9:00 […]
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From CoastalReview.org Now uninhabited and listed on the National Register of Historic Places and part of Cape Lookout National Seashore, the 250-acre Portsmouth Village established in 1753 was the largest settlement on the Outer Banks by 1770. As the former port town’s bustling industry declined and the Civil War forced islanders to leave, the island’s […]
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Two new exhibitions and live music will kick off First Friday festivities at Dare Arts in downtown Manteo on Friday, April 5. Dare Arts and the Chicamacomico Historical Association have collaborated to host the Chicamacomico Shakes Exhibit, which will open in the Courtroom Gallery at 6 pm on First Friday. Featuring over 100 cedar shakes […]
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Three advisory committees of the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet in April to discuss a proposal to protect Submerged Aquatic Vegetation through shrimp trawl area closures. The meetings will be held in person and livestreamed on YouTube. Public comment will be accepted in person during the meetings, which are scheduled for: Northern AC April […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) invites public review and comments on a proposed project to pave a small section of road at the intersection of Lighthouse Road and Flowers Ridge Road in Buxton. Public comments will be accepted from March 28 through April 10, 2024. The current roadbed at the Seashore’s boundary is gravel […]
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Soundside flooding was reported on Hatteras Island on Thursday afternoon, (particularly in Hatteras Village and in the Tri-Villages region of Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo), as a second low pressure system continues to impact the Outer Banks. A Coastal Flood Advisory has been issued for Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands until 2:00 p.m. on Friday due to […]
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