While taking advantage of exceptional weather conditions to conduct two boat training sessions for coxswain and crew proficiency, personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet made an impromptu rescue of a cold-stunned sea turtle near Hatteras Village on Tuesday, January 23. “We have received several new members in the past couple of months, […]
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More than 100 cold-stunned sea turtles rescued during recent cold spell
January 23, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist | 2
More than 100 cold-stunned sea turtles were rescued from Bodie Island to Ocracoke during a recent cold spell that lingered from January 18 through January 22, per an update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Most of the turtles were collected and transported to the Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation (STAR) Center at the North Carolina […]
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With temperatures dropping this weekend, beachgoers should be on the lookout for cold-stunned sea turtles
January 17, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
As the temperatures on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands drop in the winter months, cold-stunned sea turtles begin to make an appearance along the soundside beaches. As cold-blooded reptiles, a sea turtle’s body temperature closely matches that of their environment. When water temperatures dip under 50 degrees Fahrenheit for multiple days, these turtles become lethargic, float […]
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Construction begins on new ABC store in Buxton
January 16, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist | 2
Construction of a new Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) store in Buxton has officially begun as of January 8, with the new store expected to be open and operational by the spring of 2025. The new store is being built by contractor A. R. Chesson Construction, which has built several other ABC stores on the Outer […]
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Without a new location, the Buxton Hotline is in danger of permanently closing
January 15, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
The Hotline Thrift Store has been a Buxton fixture for roughly two decades. Popular with both residents and visitors, the shop is a resource for locals who need essentials on a tight budget, vacationers who broke something at their rental home and who need a replacement, and anyone who wants a little shopping spree without […]
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Starry Nights, a celebration of stargazing, returns to Hatteras Village on February 3
January 13, 2024 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist | 2
Starry Nights, a celebration of stargazing on one of the darkest stretches of the East Coast, is returning to Hatteras village after a four-year hiatus on Saturday, February 3, 2024. The afternoon and evening event, (which will be held at multiple spots along southern Hatteras Island), is sponsored by the Hatteras Village Civic Association and […]
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Sea turtles “Behemoth” and “Miss Piggy” start to head south for the winter
January 11, 2024 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
After months of hanging around the Outer Banks, two loggerhead sea turtles – “Behemoth” and “Miss Piggy” – are finally starting to head south for the winter, according to an online satellite tracker that has followed the turtles’ movements since their mid-2023 releases. Miss Piggy, a 209-pound loggerhead turtle, was found along the Cape Hatteras […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore personnel collected 1,786 balloons off the beach in 2023
January 11, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) personnel who patrol the Bodie Island, Hatteras Island, and Ocracoke Island beaches collected a total of 1,786 balloons along the shoreline in 2023. CHNS biological technicians and other staff regularly pick up trash while working on the beaches, but collecting and tallying balloons specifically is a somewhat new endeavor that […]
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Roseate Spoonbill spotted at Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge
January 9, 2024 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
A Roseate Spoonbill was recently spotted at the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge during a post-Christmas Bird Count, per an announcement from the Coastal Wildlife Refuge Society (CWRS). “This Roseate Spoonbill…has been hanging around the impoundments at Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge for several weeks now, and conveniently showed up again in time for the […]
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Celebrating Old Christmas in Rodanthe
January 5, 2024 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
Rodanthe will once again host a local tradition that’s older than the village itself with the upcoming celebration of Old Christmas on Saturday, January 6. Old Christmas technically began centuries ago when word finally spread to isolated Hatteras Island that England had adopted the Gregorian calendar in the mid-18th century, (effectively changing Christmas to December […]
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