In accordance with the Park Service’s new Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) Management Plan for Cape Hatteras National Seashore, night beach driving restrictions for ORV use on seashore ocean beaches go into effect Tuesday, May 1, at 9 p.m. From May 1 until Sept. 14, ORV routes on ocean beaches are closed to ORVs from 9 p.m. […]
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Salvo Day Use Area reopens to the public The National Park Service’s Salvo Day Use Area, south of the villages of Rodanthe, Waves and Salvo, will reopen on Tuesday, May 1, to the general public. The area was temporarily closed in September of last year because of flooding from Hurricane Irene. After the storm, NPS […]
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The Coast Guard assisted six people after a 46-foot charter vessel ran aground in Hatteras Inlet Saturday. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders received a report via VHF-FM channel 16 of an aground vessel, the Nancy K, with eight people aboard at approximately 6:45 a.m. Sector North Carolina watchstanders dispatched a 25-foot response boat – […]
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I have a list in my desk, at the real estate office, where I record every inquiry for long-term housing. Folks come in and I take their name and phone number and put a date next to the notation. Every once in a while, I get to match a landlord with a tenant. The other […]
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Bodie Island Lighthouse restoration resumes The second phase of the Bodie Island Lighthouse restoration project has begun, according to the National Park Service. The prime contractor, United Builders Group, LLC from New Bern, N.C., has installed the construction fence boundary, secured a protective “bubble wrap” of the Lantern Room, and laid logging mat materials to […]
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released a comprehensive draft management plan and environmental assessment for the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary for public review and comment. The plan, based on several years of scientific assessment and public input, will serve as a roadmap for addressing issues facing the sanctuary over the next five years. […]
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BY DARYL LAW Jennette’s Pier BY DARYL LAW Jennette’s Pier At least 300 folks showed up to enjoy the inaugural Earth Fair OBX on Earth Day, Sunday, April 22, despite the rainy weather that afternoon at Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head. At least 300 folks showed up to enjoy the inaugural Earth Fair OBX on […]
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The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, located in Buxton on Hatteras Island, opened for climbing for the 2012 season on Friday, April 20, and will remain open through Columbus Day on Oct. 8. Climbing hours are 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. daily in the spring and fall, and 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. May 25 through Labor […]
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Park Service establishes colonial waterbird pre-nesting areas National Park Service has installed pre-nesting areas for colonial waterbirds, as required by the new off-road vehicle management plan for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The pre-nesting closure areas are based on the recent breeding history of the respective protected species at the seashore and the actual […]
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“Have struck iceberg.” The alarming message sent from the RMS Titanic 100 years ago on the night of April 14, 1912, was first received and recorded at the Hatteras Weather Bureau Station. The long-lost log page from that date will be on public display at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras village for […]
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