Take a look around the Outer Banks landscape, and you’ll notice a recurring theme when it comes to the homes that make up the region’s barely-above-sea-level communities – stairs. With a few notable exceptions in the high-and-dry areas of maritime forest, most of the residences on Hatteras Island are perched on pilings. It’s an unusual […]
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New harvest reporting requirements for recreational and commercial fisheries have been delayed by one year and will now become effective on Dec. 1, 2025. The N.C. General Assembly recently passed Session Law 2024-45, which, in part, amends legislation from last fall that would have implemented the harvest reporting requirements on Dec. 1, 2024. This extension will allow the […]
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January 11, 1947 – July 2, 2024 Ruth Marion Jennette, 77, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at home surrounded by family and friends. Ruth was born January 11, 1947 in Fall River, Massachusetts to William Horace McMillian and Irene Blanche McMillian. She was predeceased by her parents, her brother, and the love of […]
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Frisco Native American Museum announces a series of Native American presentations by Jeannie and Mike Cranford, Tsalagi (Cherokee). Long-time supporters and volunteers of the museum. The Cranfords attend powwows, demonstrations, and lectures sharing Native topics. Wednesday July 17th please join them for “All about Regalia” (what natives wear for special events) from 11am to 11:45, […]
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Showers and thunderstorms will remain in the forecast through the weekend, with up to 3” inches of additional rainfall along the Outer Banks, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. Flash flooding is possible, especially in urban and poor drainage areas that have already received heavy rains over the past several […]
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The North Carolina Press Association (NCPA) recently announced the winners of its annual contest for journalism across the state, and the Island Free Press (IFP) was honored with seven awards for work published between March 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024, which included the NCPA’s special Public Service Award. The Public Service Award is given […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The Dare County Board of Education and Dare County Board of Commissioners held a special joint meeting and public comment session on Wednesday about the Dare Early College that has been proposed to open in August 2025. Early colleges allow students to earn both a high school diploma and an associate’s degree at […]
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The Buxton Civic Association will hold its monthly public meeting on July 11 at 7:00 p.m., and while there have been no concrete remediation actions along Buxton Beach since a pipe was removed in May 2024, both the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the National Park Service (NPS) have conducted various testing efforts […]
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Published jointly with Coastal Review If there is a hurricane on the Outer Banks that renders Hatteras Island’s only highway impassable, the emergency channel between Rodanthe to the Dare County mainland at Stumpy Point currently would not be accessible for ferries to provide supplies or evacuations. “This needs to be very clear to our county […]
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The North Carolina Museum of History is pleased to announce that Maria Vann will now lead the three North Carolina Maritime Museums: the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras, the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Beaufort, and the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport. Vann is a historian and museum professional from New York […]
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