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SOUTHERN SHORES — William “Bill” Robert Sharp, Jr. died peacefully at his home on August 11, 2019 in Southern Shores, North Carolina at the age of 76. Bill is survived by a son, Charles Robert Sharp of Round Hill, Virginia; a son, Grant Harrison Sharp, his wife, Natalya Gurskaya Sharp, and their two children, Alexander [...] Obituaries |  Full Article

Heavy rainfall will continue on Sunday, especially across the Outer Banks, as an area of low pressure moves along the coast and eventually heads offshore, per a Sunday morning update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office.  Standing water was reported on multiple portions of N.C. Highway 12 on Sunday morning, and [...] Local News |  Full Article

Heavy rains brought minor flooding all across Hatteras and Ocracoke islands on Friday, with standing water reported on N.C. Highway 12 in multiple locations throughout the day and night, and especially in the Tri-villages area of Rodanthe, Waves and Salvo. Per the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office, the showers and thunderstorms are [...] Local News |  Full Article

The Dare County Working Watermen Commission hosted Director of the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF), Steve Murphey, at its quarterly meeting on Wednesday evening. The commission, whose role is to make recommendations to the Dare County Board of Commissioners on governmental decisions affecting the local commercial fishing industry, is currently made up of [...] Fishing |  Full Article

The Island Free Press is proud to announce its recent acceptance as one of the newest members of the longstanding North Carolina Press Association (NCPA.) The North Carolina Press Association was established in 1873, which makes it one of the oldest organizations of its kind in the United States. The NCPA is a member-owned and [...] Local News |  Full Article

The state Coastal Resources Commission is giving its science advisory panel the option to look at sea level rise predictions beyond 30 years in its 2020 update to an assessment that was previously limited in scope. The report first published in 2010 and updated in 2015 is a way for the CRC to provide understandable [...] Island Features |  Full Article

The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) recently announced the opening of several popular beaches as shorebird and sea turtle nesting season continues to wind down.  On Ocracoke Island, off-road vehicle (ORV) access to South Point on the island is expected to reopen by noon this Saturday, August 17.  On Hatteras Island, visitors can now walk [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities and seashore conditions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News items and events related to the National Seashore for the week of August 8 include the following: Seashore Updates As of August 15 at 1 p.m., staff have found [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) continues to experience high levels of recreational visitation this year. July 2019 visitation was up by over eight percent compared to visitation in July 2018. So far in 2019, the Seashore has hosted 1,573,212 recreational visits, up almost 2.5% versus the same period last year. Year-to-Date Recreational Visits (through July) [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

The Coast Guard medevaced a man who was reportedly suffering from severe abdominal issues on a fishing vessel in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina, Wednesday morning. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet were notified by a crewmember on the fishing vessel Capt Phillips, via VHF FM radio channel 16, that a 57-year-old crewmember was having [...] Local News |  Full Article

Some Ocracoke charter fishermen have ramped up their gamesmanship with a new and exciting level of fishing. They’ve begun going after swordfish out in the Gulf Stream, and some of the fish caught this year have exceeded 400 pounds. “It started last year, but they really started hitting this year,” said Bill Gilbert, owner of [...] Fishing |  Full Article

The Dare County Waterways Commission met on Monday night in Buxton to get updates on issues related to channel and harbor access, and particularly the emergency ferry channel in Rodanthe. According to an expedited July 29 survey done by the Army Corps of Engineers on the emergency ferry channel, which runs from Rodanthe to Stumpy [...] Local News |  Full Article