The new Bonner fishing and sightseeing pier at the southern edge of Oregon Inlet is expected to open to the public in the late summer or early fall of 2021, per a recent update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The 1,046-ft. structure is actually a remaining section of the former Herbert C. Bonner Bridge, […]
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The Cape Hatteras United Methodist Men (CHUMM) will be hosting two training sessions in July for new and existing volunteers who want to contribute to the organization’s island-wide response after a hurricane or devastating storm hits the Outer Banks. Per Dennis Carroll of CHUMM, one of the greatest barriers to the organization’s disaster response is […]
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Due to mechanical issues, all Ocracoke Express passenger ferry departures for Friday, June 25, are canceled, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division. Visitors can call 252-996-6000 for more information. On Ocracoke Island, after several consecutive days of Ocracoke-to-mainland routes being intermittently canceled, all routes between Ocracoke, Cedar Island, and […]
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The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division has canceled several trips scheduled for the Pamlico Sound routes between Cedar Island, Swan Quarter, and Ocracoke on Thursday, June 24, due to shoaling issues in the ferry channel. The following trips are canceled for Thursday on the Ocracoke-to-mainland ferry routes: 8:00 a.m. Cedar Island to Ocracoke, due […]
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A high risk of rip currents continues again on Wednesday, June 23, for a large portion of the Outer Banks, per a Wednesday morning update from the National Weather Service. A high risk of rip currents is in effect for all Outer Banks beaches north of Cape Point in Buxton, and also on Ocracoke Island, […]
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The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division has canceled several trips scheduled for the Pamlico Sound routes between Cedar Island, Swan Quarter, and Ocracoke on Wednesday, June 23, due to shoaling issues in the ferry channel. The following trips are canceled for Wednesday on the Ocracoke-to-mainland ferry routes: 11:00 a.m. Ocracoke to Swan Quarter 5:30 […]
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A strong cold front will slowly move through the Outer Banks area on Tuesday afternoon and into tonight, bringing the possibility of strong to severe thunderstorms as well as isolated flash flooding, per a recent update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Rip currents also remain a threat for beachgoers on […]
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The 63rd annual Big Rock Blue Marlin tournament wrapped up this past weekend, and a boat based out of Oregon Inlet ended up landing the top spot, as well as the tournament’s largest cash prize for a first-place marlin in history. The vessel WideSpread, with local Captain Jay Watson and a team of anglers from […]
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The remnants of Potential Tropical Cyclone 3, which is located in the Gulf of Mexico as of Friday morning, could bring heavy rains and minor coastal flooding to the Outer Banks early next week, per a recent update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. The current forecast from the National Hurricane Center […]
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While hopes were high that the new oceanfront RV Park in Avon would be open in time for the summer season, the “Avon by the Sea RV Park” will not open to the public until the fall of 2021, per property owner and pier operator, Joe Thompson. The delay is due to the limited availability […]
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