A strong cold front will move through the Outer Banks on Wednesday, bringing high winds, thunderstorms, and the potential for coastal flooding and ocean overwash, according to an update from the National Weather Service (NWS). A Coastal Flood Advisory and High Surf Advisory are in effect for Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands due to dangerous waves […]
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Dare County Schools (DCS) issued the following message on Wednesday morning, March 5, regarding school operations on Wednesday. For more information on the local forecast, click here. Due to anticipated inclement weather, all Dare County Schools will dismiss early today, March 5. Schools will follow their Early Dismissal schedule, and all after-school activities, games, and After-School Enrichment Programs […]
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A strong cold front will move through the Outer Banks on Wednesday, bringing high winds, thunderstorms, and the potential for coastal flooding, according to an update from the National Weather Service (NWS). A High Surf Advisory is in effect for Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands from 5:00 a.m. Wednesday until 5:00 a.m. Thursday. There is the […]
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The Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge just north of Rodanthe has been nominated as America’s Best National Wildlife Refuge in USA Today 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards. The U.S. National Wildlife Refuge system comprises of 571 refuges with at least refuge one in every state, (as well as another 38 wetland management districts), and USA […]
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The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks and the Association of Park Rangers sent a letter on March 3 to Acting National Park Service (NPS) Director Jessica Bowron to initiate action in order to reinstate probationary employees who were recently fired. Bill Wade, Executive Director of the Association of National Park Rangers, confirmed that six […]
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For the third year in a row, volunteer firefighters from Dare County, Hyde County, and the rest of the state came together for an intensive three days and 30 hours of training in Buxton. The First Due Operations school, which was hosted by the Dare County Association of Fire Officers and sponsored by the College […]
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A strong cold front will move through the Outer Banks late Wednesday and Thursday, bringing high winds and the potential for ocean overwash, according to an update from the National Weather Service. Hazardous seas could lead to minor beach erosion and localized ocean overwash for beaches that are vulnerable to southerly-southeasterly swell and winds, mainly south […]
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The North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) will hold its first Adopt-a-Beach clean-up of 2025 on March 22, and its first Adopt-A-Highway (AAH) clean-up of 2025 on April 12, and everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate in either event, or both. “Join the team – Be an active volunteer member,” stated the NCBBA in […]
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1:00 P.M. UPDATE: All Ocracoke Island ferry operations have resumed operations as of noon on Sunday. N.C. Highway 12 is now clear, with a minor amount of sand near the Pea Island Visitor Center. Large amounts of sand have been reported south of the Oregon Inlet Bridge and across both lanes of N.C. Highway 12 […]
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It has been two years since Ocracoke’s Island Inn & Commons project got a second wind thanks to a new wave of volunteers, and the results of these efforts are undeniably visible. Debbie Wells, who offered to spearhead the landscaping portion of the multi-faceted project in 2023, has transformed the patchy grounds into a work of […]
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