Tropical Storm Debby is expected to make landfall on Monday morning around the Big Bend area of Florida and then move slowly across the Southeast U.S. this week, per an update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport/Morehead City office. There remains considerable uncertainty in the track and impacts beyond Monday due to weak steering […]
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By Ocracoke Observer The first Red Drum Shootout, a catch-and-release fishing tournament from boats, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 21. Anglers of all skill levels are invited to test their skills and compete for the longest and most Red Drum in or offshore of Ocracoke Island. The general (Level 1) entry fee is $150 […]
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This event has been postponed due to incoming weather and rescheduled for August 21 and Thursday, August 22, at 11 am and 2 pm. Frisco Native American Museum announces a series of Native American presentations by Jeannie and Mike Cranford, Cherokee. The Cranfords are long-time supporters and volunteers with the museum. They attend powwows, demonstrations, […]
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April 18, 1952 – July 31, 2024 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Hickman Lee Finch II, 72, of Kill Devil Hills, NC, succumbed to kidney failure on July 31, 2024. Hickman was a native of Henderson, NC, born April 18, 1952, to Hickman Lee Finch and Thelma “Jackie” Jackson Finch. He attended school in Henderson, graduated […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Valerie S. Norris nee Brooks of Kill Devil Hills, NC, passed away suddenly on her birthday – July 31, 2024. She is reunited with her daughter, Dusttany L. Rector, parents William and Joyce Brooks, and best friend Daneen Wicks. Valerie’s love for her family and friends kept her roots in Ohio, […]
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers posted the following press release on Friday, August 2, regarding a roughly 500-yard section of Buxton Beach which has been closed to the public since two offshore hurricanes brushed the Outer Banks in September 2023. The back-to-back storms, (Franklin and Idalia), resulted in heightened erosion, exposed infrastructure from the […]
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Excessive heat is expected to continue on Friday along the Outer Banks and throughout Eastern North Carolina, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. A Heat Advisory has been issued for all of Eastern N.C., including Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, for heat index values of 100-110 degrees from 11 a.m. until […]
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In honor of the anniversary of the signing of the Great American Outdoors Act, entrance fees will be waived at Wright Brothers National Memorial and other fee-collecting parks across the country this Sunday, August 4. The next fee-free day at Wright Brothers National Memorial is scheduled for National Aviation Day, which is Monday, August 19. Be on the lookout […]
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Due to continued public interest, the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management (DCM) has received an extension from NOAA to conclude the division’s review of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Office of Protected Resources federal consistency submission regarding the proposed amendments to the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel […]
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The Hatteras Library would like to know more about the needs of the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo (RWS) community in order to better serve and prepare for pop-up library visits. As such, they are requesting that members of the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo community take a few minutes to complete a community survey. Click here to take the survey The RWS […]
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