After receiving the final total of Dare County’s occupancy tax revenue for 2020, (which goes towards the county’s Beach Nourishment Fund), county officials have found that the proposed beach nourishment tax for Avon property owners can be lowered from a rate of 40 or 10 cents per $100 dollars of property value to 25 or […]
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Dare County will hold a virtual public meeting to discuss the proposed beach nourishment project for Avon on Wednesday, February 24, at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will serve as an opportunity for Avon property owners to weigh in on the proposed project, (and the corresponding tax increase), before a final decision on whether to move […]
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After a dry and sunny break on Wednesday, more rainfall is expected along the Outer Banks with up to 2 inches of rain forecast through Friday, per a recent update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Rain will return on Wednesday evening and will continue through Friday, which could bring flooding […]
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A bout of severe weather that impacted Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands on Monday night and early Tuesday morning brought up to 54 mph wind gusts along the Outer Banks, and led to standing water and sand on N.C. Highways 12 in several locations, per multiple reports. Standing water and hazardous travel conditions were reported on […]
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A snowy owl has been spotted again in coastal North Carolina, this time along the South Core Banks, per a recent update from the Cape Lookout National Seashore. “Almost blending in with the color of the sand is a rare winter visitor to our beach — A Snowy Owl!” stated the National Seashore. “Spotted today, […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) recently opened a new beach access parking area on the oceanside of N.C. Highway 12, in between the villages of Avon and Salvo. The parking area is situated in between ORV Ramps 27 and 30, and provides access to the adjacent oceanside beach. The site is an unpaved parking […]
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Multiple days of rain, and erosion caused by wintertime swells, have led to the temporary closure of several off-road vehicle (ORV) routes, as well as difficult driving conditions at other beach access points on Hatteras Island. Per the Feb. 3 Beach Access Status, which is regularly updated by the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS), Ramp […]
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A struggling and cold-stunned 120-pound loggerhead sea turtle was transported to the STAR Center in Manteo after a physically-demanding endeavor that required a harness, a roughly half-mile trek, and a lot of manpower from a makeshift team of volunteers. Frank Welles, the Hatteras Island Coordinator for the Network for Endangered Sea Turtles (NEST), spotted the […]
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While Winter Storm Olena brought several feet of snow to the New England region, (and a small bout of ocean overwash close to home), the storm also brought some big waves for Outer Banks surfers who braved the roughly 45-50 degree water temperatures and not-quite-freezing air temperatures to take advantage of the swell. The moderate […]
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Though snow flurries were reported on both Hatteras and Ocracoke islands on Thursday morning, there was no accumulation on the southern Outer Banks, and N.C. Highway 12 remained open and passable as of 8:30 a.m. Some standing water and blowing sand was reported in several vulnerable stretches of N.C. Highway 12, including Pea Island and […]
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