On hot summer days in 2023, when the anticipated wait to catch the vehicular ferry from Hatteras to Ocracoke was 2-3 hours, a number of visitors in the lengthy lines jumped ship. Instead, they turned around, left their vehicle at the Hatteras ferry docks parking lot, and quickly made a last-minute reservation for the passenger […]
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On Wednesday, May 29, the public is invited to help Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) employees clean up some of the debris associated with today’s unoccupied house collapse at 24131 Ocean Drive in Rodanthe. A contractor hired by the property owner is also contributing to the cleanup efforts. Volunteer Beach Cleanup Details Date: Wednesday, May […]
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Video by Brad Hanson Clean-up efforts are in progress for a home at the end of Ocean Drive in Rodanthe that fell into the ocean at approximately 2:35 a.m. on Tuesday, May 28. A one-mile section of beach is closed from Sea Haven Drive to South Shore Drive in the immediate area, according to […]
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On May 23 at approximately 1:49 am, Dare County Sheriff’s Office, C District, conducted a traffic stop on Hwy 12 near Nace Jennette Rd. in Buxton, N.C. During the stop, probable cause was established to search the vehicle. While the Deputies conducting the search of the vehicle, an amount of Methamphetamine and Drug Paraphernalia were […]
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This is a developing story. Click here for the latest update. An unoccupied home at the end of Ocean Drive in Rodanthe collapsed into the ocean at approximately 2:35 a.m. on Tuesday, May 28. The home was built in 1970, and was a 1,728-square-foot residence with five bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. The home was uninhabitable and […]
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The Island Free Press (IFP) is excited to announce the launch of the 2025 calendar, and pre-ordering is now available for folks who want to celebrate the beauty of Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands all year long. Our IFP readers submitted all the photos in the 12-month 2025 calendar and include landmarks, beach scenes, and other […]
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There will be a slight risk of isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms developing across portions of eastern North Carolina on Monday, May 27, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. The primary severe risk is damaging wind gusts of 40-70 mph, but hail up to golf-ball size is also possible. There […]
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By Maggie Miles From OuterBanksVoice.com Recent research from the Linguistics Department at North Carolina State University has found that southern dialects of North Carolina are disappearing at a rapid rate. The primary contributing factor to this, according to Walt Wolfram, American sociolinguist and William C. Friday Distinguished University Professor at NC State who leads this […]
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At its business meeting this week, the commission closed commercial mullet fishing on the weekends and the recreational flounder season for 2024. At its May business meeting, which it held on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, in Beaufort, the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission voted on new regulations for striped mullet harvest, updated the public about […]
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An expanded schedule of ranger-led educational programs begins Memorial Day Weekend at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site. The additional programs run from Memorial Day through much of the summer, and there is no cost to attend any of the ranger-led programs. The schedule of weekly programs is listed below […]
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