Nearly 100 cold-stunned sea turtles were found and transported to the Network for Endangered Sea Turtles (NEST) Rehabilitation Center at the N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island, after two days of cold temperatures that led to approximately 89 sea turtles being rescued on Tuesday alone. The coordinated effort by local and northern Outer Banks volunteers, […]
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Monday, January 20, was by far the coldest day of the New Year with temperatures hovering in the mid-30s, and as a result, islanders were treated to a brief but very rare event for the southern Outer Banks – an intermittent scattering of snow flurries. Snow was reported in the northern Outer Banks communities of […]
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Travelers driving past Canadian Hole may have noticed some unusual activity in recent days, as Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) and contractor Carolina Power and Signalization (CPS) are working to replace a transmission pole along the soundside in the area. The work is taking place during the week of January 6, and the existing wooden […]
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Rodanthe will once again be the home base for a local tradition that’s older than the village itself with the upcoming celebration of Old Christmas on January 4. Held at the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Community Building, this full-day affair is a celebration of the island’s deep holiday roots with plenty of fun and entertainment to go around. […]
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Starry Nights, a celebration of stargazing on one of the darkest stretches of the East Coast, is returning for its fifth year in Hatteras village, and this year’s event promises to be light-years beyond normal. The event, (which will be held at the Hatteras Village Community Center on Saturday, February 15, from 2-8 p.m.), will […]
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Ready to leave 2019 behind and start the new decade in style? Well, if you’re living on island time, then you’re in luck. Hatteras Island is offering a host of events that are designed to ring in the New Year with plenty of food, drinks, and miles of fun to go around. From Roaring 20s […]
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We’re on the verge of a new decade, and as such, it’s time for our annual wrap-up of stories to keep an eye on in 2020, which will likely pop up in the headlines in the weeks and months to come. Most of these topics are leftovers from 2019 that are drifting into the New […]
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More than 40 cold-stunned sea turtles were found and transported to the Network for Endangered Sea Turtles (NEST) Rehabilitation Center on Friday morning after Pamlico Sound temperatures throughout Hatteras Island significantly dropped overnight. The coordinated effort by local and northern Outer Banks volunteers is a regular endeavor during the winter months, when the occasional freeze […]
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Hatteras Island’s youngest community members are invited to a special breakfast with Santa Claus himself followed by a free holiday shopping spree this Saturday, December 21, at the Salvo Fire Station. The full-morning event kicks off with breakfast at 8 a.m., and Santa will arrive at 9 a.m. to hear last-minute Christmas wishes and to […]
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) collected public comments and feedback at a heated scoping meeting in Manteo on Tuesday night as part of their long-term process to create management strategies for the upcoming Amendment 3 to the Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan. On August 23, the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) voted […]
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