
Editor’s Blog: So did you hear about the homes that fell into the ocean last month? Let’s discuss…
June 8, 2022 | Editor's Blog | By: Joy Crist
One of the more unique aspects of living on a barrier island is that your hometown tends to make the international news on a semi-regular basis. Five years ago, the Outer Banks graced the global headlines for the happy formation of a new and very temporary island – Shelly Island – which appeared off of Cape Point in Buxton. Three years ago, Ocracoke Island and southern Hatteras Island had a more ominous rotation in the international news cycle with the onslaught of 2019’s Hurricane Dorian. And in 2020 and 2021, there was a wide range of worldwide attention that ranged from the Outer Banks’ popularity as a tourism destination during the Coronavirus pandemic, to a Rodanthe house collapse in May of 2020 that led to miles of beach debris, (which should sound familiar.) It’s momentarily fascinating to be at the center of these big stories, and to realize that we just received anot [...] Editor's Blog | Full Article