Registration will open for the 15th annual North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) Red Drum Tournament on February 1, with the tournament scheduled for Wednesday, October 23, to Saturday, October 26, 2024. NCBBA Committee Chairman Mike Regan is working with his team to finalize some details for the event, held on the beaches of Hatteras […]
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Island History: A spotlight on stories from the Outer Banks’ Life-Saving Service
The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station (CLSS) is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, as one of the seven original Life-Saving Stations to be built in North Carolina in 1874. As such, the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station and Historic Site in Rodanthe will be sharing stories about the seven 1874 Outer Banks stations in the months ahead, leading […]
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Night Sky: Visible planets, two comets, and more highlights for February
Must be the Season of the Witch! This is the Witch Head Nebula, IC 2118. It’s a large, faint, reflection nebula located in the constellation Eridanus, near the star Rigel. The red area in the following image shows you where IC 2118 is located: With a visual magnitude of +10, IC 2118 is impossible to […]
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CHEC’s 10th Annual Member Photo Contest ends on Thursday, February 1
The Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) is wrapping up its annual photo contest, with the deadline to submit a Hatteras Island photo set for Thursday, February 1. Winning photographers in the contest will earn a coveted spot on CHEC’s annual calendar, as well as credit towards their electric bill. Prizes will be awarded to the […]
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UNCW researchers to study how waves, storms move sand
From CoastalReview.org Have you ever stopped and stood on the part of the beach where ocean waves rhythmically skim up toward the dunes then back to sea? That area, the one where you feel your feet sink little by little into the wet sand, is called a swash zone. University of North Carolina Wilmington Assistant […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA Pet of the Week, Donny
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/
Hatteras Island community is encouraged to contribute to Estuaries Magazine: A Visual Arts and Literary Review
Submissions are still being accepted for Estuaries: A Visual Arts and Literary Review, and while the January 31 deadline is imminent, Editor Jill Lettieri hopes that the Hatteras Island community will contribute, and contribute in earnest. Estuaries is an annual visual arts and literary journal featuring poetry, fiction, non-fiction, photography, and art that is created by […]
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Outer Banks Health announces opening of Cowell Cancer Center
Outer Banks Health is proud to announce the opening of the Carol S. and Edward D. Cowell, Jr. Cancer Center, a 15,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility made possible through the collaboration of Outer Banks Health, ECU Health, Chesapeake Regional Healthcare and the generous support of the Outer Banks community. The center opened its doors to patients […]
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Dare County releases 2024 State of the County Video
Dare County has released a video of the 2024 State of the County event that was held on Tuesday, January 23, at Captain George’s Seafood Restaurant in Kill Devil Hills. During the annual event, whose 2024 theme was “Teamwork,” each of the seven Dare County commissioners presented information and updates on several topics of local […]
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Construction work begins at Ocracoke Light Station; limited visitor access to site expected over next 12 months
Construction work is proceeding for a $3.6 million project to raise and make repairs to the Double Keepers’ Quarters (DKQ) and other structures at Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Ocracoke Light Station. Terra Site Constructors LLC has been contracted to complete the project. During the 12-month project, access to the boardwalk and lighthouse will mainly remain open, though there will be temporary […]
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