The U.S. Coast Guard made two rescues on Saturday, Sept. 15, in eastern North Carolina. One was early Saturday morning near Swan Quarter, and the other was Saturday evening off Cape Hatteras. In the Saturday evening incident, The Coast Guard rescuers came to the aid of two kayakers stranded on a sandbar east of Cape […]
Local News | Full Article
Travelers using the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route could encounter delays, load weight restrictions, and possible suspensions due to extreme shoaling of the Hatteras Inlet channel for the immediate future. The problems could persist for several weeks. A threat of severe weather when a cold front moves through Tuesday, wind-driven tides, and the narrow channel situation […]
Local News | Full Article
The Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce invites members and the community to its annual meeting and awards dinner at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11, at the Ramada Plaza in Kill Devil Hills. PNC Bank is the corporate sponsor of this event. The annual meeting coincides with the leadership change at the chamber and honors […]
Real Estate | Full Article
Acting Superintendent Darrell Echols announced today the selection of two district ranger positions for the Bodie Island and Ocracoke districts in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Ben Mckay will serve as the Bodie Island District Ranger and Ed Fuller will serve as the Ocracoke District Ranger. They will supervise the law enforcement, emergency services, […]
Seashore News | Full Article
The Hatteras Village Surf Fishing Tournament has had its issues with Mother Nature. For some reason, the tournament seems to invite unfriendly conditions — strong winds, big swell, and plenty of clouds and rain. With Hurricane Leslie churning offshore, this year’s event, which ran from Thursday, Sept. 6, through Saturday, Sept. 8, threatened to hold […]
Fishing | Full Article
The Hatteras Village Surf Fishing Tournament has had its issues with Mother Nature. For some reason, the tournament seems to invite unfriendly conditions — strong winds, big swell, and plenty of clouds and rain. With Hurricane Leslie churning offshore, this year’s event, which ran from Thursday, Sept. 6, through Saturday, Sept. 8, threatened to hold […]
Fishing | Full Article
The fourth annual Red Drum Tournament, sponsored by the North Carolina Beach Buggy Association, will begin on Wednesday, Oct. 24, and run through Saturday, Oct. 27. Registration at Frank and Fran’s Tackle shop in Avon will begin at noon on Wednesday. Fishing begins at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25, and ends at 4 p.m. […]
Fishing | Full Article
Leslie is currently a Category 1 hurricane. It is expected to pass close to Bermuda over the weekend, perhaps as a Category 2, and long-period swells – 6 to 9 feet by the weekend in coastal waters with a period of 12 to 13 seconds – will bring dangerously rough seas. The National Weather Service […]
Local News | Full Article
Leslie is currently a Category 1 hurricane. It is expected to pass close to Bermuda over the weekend, perhaps as a Category 2, and long-period swells – 6 to 9 feet by the weekend in coastal waters with a period of 12 to 13 seconds – will bring dangerously rough seas. The National Weather Service […]
Local News | Full Article
Leslie is currently a Category 1 hurricane. It is expected to pass close to Bermuda over the weekend, perhaps as a Category 2, and long-period swells – 6 to 9 feet by the weekend in coastal waters with a period of 12 to 13 seconds – will bring dangerously rough seas. The National Weather Service […]
Local News | Full Article
