A couple of weather threats may be in store this week which includes the potential for several rounds of severe thunderstorms. Late tonight into early Tuesday morning: There is a marginal threat with the potential for a few strong thunderstorms, which can include severe wind gusts and an isolated tornado. The Outer Banks falls in […]
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By JOY CRIST Two meetings were held this week in Hatteras village and Ocracoke to field public questions and comments about the upcoming passenger ferry for the islands, which is slated to be up and running by 2018. The meetings were attended by NCDOT and National Park Service (NPS) representatives and were an open house-style […]
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Two possible boat ramp layouts were presented to the public at an open house at the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Community Building on Wednesday evening, March 29. The event was hosted by Dare County, with refreshments provided by the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Civic Association, and proposed preliminary designs were on display for visitors to peruse. In addition, staff from the […]
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2016 was the last year that we’ll see a Hurricane Matthew. The name Matthew, along with the name Otto, has been retired by the World Meteorological Organization’s Region IV Hurricane Committee, of which NOAA’s National Hurricane Center is a member. The two names will be replaced in 2022 by the names Martin and Owen, when […]
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By JOY CRIST By JOY CRIST On March 25, author Dr. Wallace “J.” Nichols joined a group of roughly 50 island residents and visitors to celebrate the culmination of a global community read of his bestselling book, “Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You […]
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By JOY CRIST Does it seem a little early in the year to be discussing hurricanes? You betcha. But in early March, NOAA?s National Hurricane Center (NHC) released a detailed list of changes to their ?products and services? for the upcoming 2017 storm season. In other words, these are changes to the information and graphics […]
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Senator Bill Cook (R-District 1) and Senator Norman W. Sanderson (R-District 2) recently filed Senate Joint Resolution 205, which encourages the Wilmington District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to allow shellfish cultivation and aquaculture activities in North Carolina waters containing submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV). “The Corps of Engineers overprotects North Carolina’s submerged aquatic vegetation,” […]
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The Outer Banks scored the #1 spot in a recent Southern Living article that ranked the Best Islands of the South for 2017. “The Outer Banks calls… to those who enjoy the convenience of a house-dune-ocean commute,” the article reads. “It’s popular with families who return each summer to tumble out onto the beach in […]
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A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held on Monday, April 3 at 2:00 p.m. for the brand new Regional Emergency Communications Center (RECC), which will serve Dare, Hyde and Tyrrell counties, and which will double as the Dare County Emergency Operations Center. The new 18,200 square foot building, which is located at 370 Airport Road […]
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A deceased juvenile humpback whale washed up on a Hatteras Island beach on Friday, March 17, at about 2:00 p.m. The whale measured approximately 29’ ft. long, and washed ashore a mile south of Ramp 38, in between the towns of Avon and Buxton. At this point, the cause of death is not known, according […]
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