Serving as the island’s unofficial kick-off to the holiday season, the annual Ocracoke Holiday Boat Parade will be returning to the waters of Silver Lake Harbor on Friday, November 27, from 5:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. This Ocracoke tradition was revived in 2016 with a total of six participating vessels, and the post-Thanksgiving boat parade […]
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Deep moisture from distant Tropical Storm Eta will interact with a slow-moving cold front, resulting in very wet conditions through much of Thursday, per a recent briefing from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City Office. Heavy downpours are possible, bringing the potential for flash flooding along eastern N.C. A Flash Flood Watch is in […]
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Chicamacomico Historical Association is hosting its Annual Season’s End festivities during Thanksgiving week, and the Rodanthe site has a wave of events on the agenda for visitors to enjoy. On Tuesday, November 24, at 2:00 p.m., visitors will have an opportunity to go back in time to the Life-Saving Station’s early 20th-century heyday by watching the Beach Apparatus […]
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Do you have a loved one who wants a pony this holiday season? Believe it or not, on Ocracoke Island, this Christmas wish is relatively easy to fulfill. Outer Banks Forever, the local nonprofit partner of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, is offering an opportunity to Adopt a Pony for the holidays, allowing horse lovers […]
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Dare County announced 2 new positive COVID-19 test results on Monday, November 9, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 789. The two new cases on Monday represent the fewest number of cases reported in a single day since Oct. 18. Monday’s 2 additional cases consist of 1 […]
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Dare County announced 7 new positive COVID-19 test results on Sunday, November 8, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 787. In addition, the county announced 8 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, November 6, and 11 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, November 7. Sunday’s 7 additional cases consist […]
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Dare County announced 11 new positive COVID-19 test results on Saturday, November 7, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 780. The 11 additional cases consist of 8 residents and 3 non-residents, and include the following: 1) resident, 25-49, female, home isolation 2) resident, 25-49, female, home isolation […]
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On Halloween morning, October 31, Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) biological technicians discovered a freshly dug green sea turtle nest almost a mile west of South Beach Road on Hatteras Island, on the borders of Buxton and Frisco. The nest will reach its hatch window of 50-55 days between December 20 and 25. According to […]
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As the weather cools and the crowds start to taper off, there is one flock of visitors who still frequent the Outer Banks in droves once November is in full swing – migrating birds at the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge. Per a recent update from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in […]
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Travellers who may be alarmed by smoke along N.C. Highway 12 on Wednesday don’t have to worry – A prescribed burn is currently underway within the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, per a recent update from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in North Carolina The 45-acre prescribed burning operation is occurring on […]
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