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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Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) Chairman Bob Woodard summarized the highlights of an otherwise bleak 2020, and touched on projects that the county is focused on in the months to come, in the annual State of the County presentation on January 27. Held virtually with just a handful of Dare County Commissioners in attendance, […]
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A Wind Advisory, Coastal Flood Advisory, and Gale Warning have been issued ahead of a coastal storm that is expected to impact the Outer Banks starting on late Wednesday night, and ferry operations may be impacted, per a recent update from the North Carolina Ferry System. Per the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City […]
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A low pressure system strengthening off the North Carolina coast will bring the potential for strong winds and minor coastal flooding, as well as the potential for minor snowfall accumulations in portions of Eastern N.C., per a Tuesday evening update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City Office. Strong winds, with gusts to […]
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Wet and rainy weather is expected across the Outer Banks area through early Thursday, and a coastal storm bringing strong winds and possible coastal flooding is also forecast for Wednesday night and Thursday, per a recent update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City Office. There is increasing confidence that an area of […]
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Per a recent update from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS), the latest COVID-19 County Alert System shows that 99 North Carolina counties are now listed as red or orange. Eighty-six counties, including Dare or Hyde counties, are red with critical community spread, and 13 are orange with substantial community spread. Only one […]
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A famous snowy owl that has been making headlines since first being seen at the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge on December 29 has been spotted again on Ocracoke Island, per a January 18 update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. “Seashore staff caught a glimpse of a snowy owl on a dune this morning […]
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January 31, 2021, marks the 100th anniversary of one of the most notorious shipwrecks along the Outer Banks, and the famed “Ghost Ship” of Cape Hatteras, the Carroll A. Deering. The wreck, which occurred just off of Cape Point, has resulted in countless articles, books, and unanswered questions, as researchers continue to try to discover […]
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The Cape Hatteras varsity volleyball team will host Camden in the first round of the playoffs on Tuesday, January 12, and the game will be live-streamed on CHSS Athletics’ YouTube Channel starting at 5:45 via the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XnjdiJ3aSs&feature=youtu.be. The Lady Hurricanes won the Jan. 5 home conference match against Bear Grass Charter of Williamston, […]
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The first few days of 2021 have certainly felt like a chaotic continuation of 2020, with record-breaking COVID-19 numbers, political turmoil, and even a small coastal storm to boot, but there is ample reason to believe that there are bright spots in the future. From a vaccine that is already being administered on a county […]
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