In July, it was brought to the county’s attention that recent shoaling in Rodanthe Harbor had made the Rodanthe-Stumpy Point emergency ferry route unnavigable. As a result, the county is taking steps to clear the way for an upcoming dredging project. The emergency ferry route was created in 2009 by the North Carolina Department of […]
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A disturbance that is currently near Cuba is forecast to move to the northwest and become a Tropical Storm sometime this weekend near Florida, per an update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport/Morehead City office. Regardless of storm strength or final track, the Outer Banks may see impacts from the system as early as […]
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There have been several record-breaking years in recent history when it comes to sea turtle nests on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS), and with 268 nests recorded so far, 2024 is on track to be another highly active year for visiting sea turtles as well. Sea turtle nests laid by loggerheads, Kemp’s Ridley turtles, […]
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The 11th annual Ocracoke Fig Festival returns on August 2-3 with special guest Sheri Castle, host of the Emmy Award-winning cooking show “The Key Ingredient,” and multiple events that will be held at The Berley Barn and venues throughout Ocracoke Village. The festival, which is sponsored by the Ocracoke Preservation Society (OPS), features live music, […]
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As the 2024 Hurricane Season approaches its August and September peak, National Weather Service’s (NWS) local Warning Coordination Meteorologist Erik Heden and Dare County Emergency Management Director Drew Pearson hosted a timely community forum in Avon on July 30. These NWS and Dare County-hosted hurricane forums are held every year to inform at-risk communities like […]
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This year’s 150th Anniversary of the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station has been marked by a number of distinctive “firsts.” 2024 marks the first time that the Little Kinnakeet Life-Saving Station opened to the public, and it’s also the first time that multiple Outer Banks Life-Saving Stations have come together to celebrate the arrival of the U.S. […]
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19 communities selected for Phases 3 and 4 of the Resilient Coastal Communities Program The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management (DCM) is awarding 20 grants to 19 communities for Phases 3 and 4 of the Resilient Coastal Communities Program (RCCP), which includes two projects on Hatteras Island. The primary objective […]
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The Dare County-managed Miss Katie hopper dredge conducted maintenance dredging in Sloop Channel this past week, following a collaborative effort by Hyde County, Dare County, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), and the Amry Corps of Engineers (Corps) to coordinate emergency dredging over the past few months. An emergency dredging project was authorized by […]
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Following a mid-summer push to keep Buxton Beach on the public’s radar, multiple members of the Hatteras Island community spoke out during the public comments section of the Dare County Board of Commissioners’ July 16 meeting, urging the Board to keep the momentum going. However, County Manager Bobby Outten introduced some good news early on […]
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Video by Ryan White of Hatteras Jack in Rodanthe A small waterspout was spotted off of northern Rodanthe at around 7:30 a.m. on Monday, July 22, in the open waters of the Pamlico Sound, and ahead of an approaching front. The waterspout dissipated after approximately five minutes, and made no contact with land, according to […]
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