From SamWalkerOBXNews.com A new report from the National Park Service ranks Cape Hatteras National Seashore as the 35th busiest national park in the country in 2024. And all three units of the Outer Banks Group of National Parks ranked in the top 15 for the number of visitors to their category of park. Cape Hatteras […]
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With a number of Hatteras Inlet projects either cued up or awaiting final permits, the Dare County Waterways Commission on Monday quickly dispensed of its business at a briefer-than-usual meeting at the Dare County administrative building in Manteo. Still, with the June 1 start of the Atlantic hurricane season looming, the panel expressed its uneasiness […]
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In 1975 a group of citizens gathered at Mollie A. Fearing’s house and started a nonprofit, originally called the Sea and Sounds Arts Council, to bring cultural arts programming to Dare County, and Mollie was its first president. 50 years later, Dare Arts is proud to announce a call for entry for the 28th Annual […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com As long as the clouds cooperate, northeastern North Carolina and the Outer Banks have the potential for a great view of the total lunar eclipse that starts late Thursday and lasts into early Friday morning. But you’ll have to be a night owl, or at least set an alarm for the middle of […]
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By Maggie Miles for Outer Banks Voice Eduardo Chavez, owner of Eduardo’s Taco Stand in Ocracoke, has been fascinated by the restaurant industry since he was a young boy helping out in his mother’s restaurant in Mexico City. When he came to the United States 25 years ago, he found his first opportunity in Ocracoke, […]
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Three advisory committees to the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet this month to accept public comment, discuss, and vote on recommendations for adaptive management for the draft Blue Crab Fishery Management Plan Amendment 3 Revision. “The Draft Amendment 3 Revision contains options for adaptive management to address overall declining trends in the blue crab […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com A bill introduced last month in the North Carolina General Assembly would make it illegal to launch any type of vessel from the right-of-way of a public highway or road. But state Sen. Bobby Hanig (R-Currituck), who represents the northeast corner of the state, said in an interview he is adamantly opposed to […]
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The North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) is a statewide organization with deep Hatteras Island roots. Founded in 1965, just two years after the Bonner Bridge linked Hatteras Island with the rest of the world, the NCBBA had more than 5,000 members at one point, from more than 30 states. The NCBBA’s membership peak coincided […]
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NC State Continuing and Lifelong Education is set to launch the 71st annual Sport Fishing School this June in Hatteras, North Carolina, continuing a transformative educational tradition that spans over seven decades. This immersive five-day program offers participants a comprehensive journey into sport fishing, blending classroom instruction with hands-on training. The program’s unique curriculum combines two days […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com NOAA Fisheries has announced a voluntary slow zone has been implemented off the Outer Banks after endangered North Atlantic right whales were spotted offshore on Sunday. There are approximately 360 individual North Atlantic right whales remaining, including fewer than 70 reproductively active females. Vessel strikes are considered the primary threat to the whales […]
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