Monitor National Marine Sanctuary’s Advisory Council will meet via conference call on Aug. 24, 2023. Members of the public are invited to attend. The meeting agenda will be made available for download from the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary website, http://monitor.noaa.gov. For further information, please contact Shannon Ricles, sanctuary advisory council coordinator, by email at Shannon.Ricles@noaa.gov or by phone […]
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An advisory against swimming was posted today at a sound-side site in Dare County, where state officials found bacteria levels in the water that exceed the state’s and Environmental Protection Agency’s recreational water quality standards. The advisory is for Sandy Bay sound-side access near Frisco, along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Test results of water […]
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NOAA Fisheries’ regional partner, Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program (ACCSP), is seeking user feedback on its eTRIPS/mobile reporting application. The Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Management Division encourages permit holders that use, or have considered using, eTRIPS/mobile, to consider completing this brief questionnaire. Multiple federal and state partners are distributing this survey, so please disregard this […]
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Severe thunderstorms will be possible Thursday afternoon and Thursday evening for all of eastern North Carolina, per a recent update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. Damaging wind gusts up to 65-70 mph are the main threat, and large hail and a few tornadoes are also possible. A high risk of rip currents […]
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The Dare County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the recommended five-year Dare County Capital Improvements Plan for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 during the Dare County Board of Commissioners meeting that was held at 9 a.m. on Monday, August 7, 2023. Each year, Dare County develops this five-year plan prioritizing upcoming projects that will have […]
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Wright Brothers National Memorial invites you to celebrate National Aviation Day with National Park Service rangers on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. In addition to free entrance for the day and a variety of ranger-led programs, the park will stay open late for a special viewing of Disney’s “Planes” on the lawn of the visitor center. […]
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On Tuesday, August 8, nighttime explorers on Hatteras Island were somewhat surprised to encounter a long chain of star-like lights brightening the Outer Banks skies. Tuesday’s unusual 9:15 p.m. show is known as a “Starlink satellite train,” and the phenomenon is due to satellites that were launched by the company SpaceX. Starlink satellites, which were […]
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Severe thunderstorms will be possible Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night for all of eastern North Carolina per a recent update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. Damaging wind gusts are the main threat, although large hail and frequent lightning are also possible. A Small Craft Advisory is also in effect for the Pamlico Sound […]
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On Tuesday, August 8, the popular Cape Point beach in Buxton reopened to off-road vehicles (ORVs) and pedestrians after a seasonal closure for bird nesting, per an update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Cape Point was initially closed to pedestrians and ORVs on June 28, 2023, due to newly hatched American oystercatcher chicks, as […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on this pet, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/
