A developing coastal low pressure system will affect the Outer Banks area on Sunday and Monday, bringing localized heavy rainfall, gusty winds, and the potential for minor coastal flooding along the soundside, per a Saturday morning update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Wind gusts up to 30-40 mph on Sunday […]
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The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet in-person Feb. 22-24 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel New Bern Riverfront, 100 Middle St., New Bern. The meeting will also be livestreamed on YouTube. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23, and at 9 a.m. on […]
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February 15, 1935 – January 29, 2023 WAWNCHESE — Marie Helen Swain, 87, of Wanchese, NC, passed away peacefully at her home on the morning of January 29, 2023, surrounded by her family. Marie was born on February 15, 1935, to Wesley Gilchrist and Marie Masson in Moorestown, NJ. Previously of Brigantine, NJ, she was […]
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A developing coastal low pressure system will affect the Outer Banks area on Sunday and Sunday night, bringing localized heavy rainfall, gusty winds, and the potential for minor coastal flooding to the region, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Wind gusts up to 35-45 mph on Sunday and […]
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries recently certified a new state record for the Common Thresher, (Alopias vulpinus), breaking the previous record that was set near Oregon Inlet approximately 18 years ago. Steven Viltoft of Southport caught the 589-pound, 1-ounce shark near the Knuckle Buoy off Oak Island on Jan. 10, 2023. The previous state […]
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Dare County recently announced that Miss Katie—the 156-foot-long shallow-draft hopper dredge that is tasked with tackling shoaling issues in various waterways throughout the region under the direction of the Oregon Inlet Task Force—completed a 10-day dredging project in Hatteras Inlet on Sunday, February 5, 2023. Miss Katie began dredging Hatteras Inlet on Friday, January 27, […]
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William “Bill” Miles Askew, Jr., 74, of Kitty Hawk, died suddenly Tuesday, February 7, 2023. He was the son of the late William Miles Askew, Sr., and Eleanor Hetrick Askew. Bill was born and raised in Elizabeth City, NC, and served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. Bill enjoyed fishing, was […]
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A contractor for the N.C. Department of Transportation will be closing a section of U.S. 158 (also known as the Beach Bypass) in Nags Head starting Monday to remove and replace the drainage pipe under the roadway. The highway will be closed for a roughly half-mile section between East Epstein Street and South Seachase Drive. […]
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Video from U.S. Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet At approximately 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 7, the U.S. Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet received a report of a disabled vessel, the F/V STUBBORN ONE, which was located approximately 30NM due southeast of the Oregon Inlet sea buoy. Conditions on the Oregon Inlet bar warranted […]
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The League of Women Voters of Dare County is holding an essay contest for all high school seniors in Dare County during the month of March in honor of Women’s History Month. The contest will open on March 1st and close March 31st 2023. Contestants will answer the question, “Why Should I vote?” in a […]
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