A line of low pressure systems will impact the Outer Banks region this week, bringing numerous rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms beginning Monday night through Saturday, per a recent update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. The latest forecast calls for up to 6-10 inches of rain for Hatteras and [...] Local News |  Full Article

A high risk of rip currents is in effect for southern Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island on Sunday, while severe thunderstorms remain possible through Sunday night, per a recent update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Rip currents remain a threat throughout Sunday for beachgoers on the southern Outer Banks, with [...] Local News |  Full Article

John and Rauna Conner don’t like the limelight, but the spotlight shone on them recently when they were among six recipients of the North Carolina Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards. The Conners, who live in both Ocracoke and Buxton and who founded Conner’s Supermarket in Buxton, were honored for their efforts in providing meals to displaced [...] Local News |  Full Article

Dare County announced 103 new positive COVID-19 test results over the past week, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 3,606. With this week’s new cases, the current number of active cases in the county is now 83. There are also three recent hospitalizations reported. The 83 additional [...] Local News |  Full Article

From OBX Today Dare County parents overwhelmingly want school officials to leave decisions on mask wearing to them, according to a school division survey released Thursday. The survey about mask requirements was conducted this week and received over 1,500 parents/guardian responses and 375 staff responses, schools officials said in an email to parents Thursday. Among [...] Local News |  Full Article

From Coastal Review Online Friday Update: The launch of the ULA OFT-2 mission for NASA and Boeing has been delayed. The combined NASA, Boeing and ULA teams are working to determine the next launch attempt. Officials said the earliest available launch opportunity is 1:20 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3. • Rocket: Atlas V N22 • Mission: Boeing’s CST-100 [...] Local News |  Full Article

On Thursday, July 29, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. announced that state government would begin verifying vaccination status of its workers. Employees not vaccinated are required to wear a mask and be tested at least once a week. Today’s announcement comes as North [...] Local News |  Full Article

Current TV, in conjunction with Dare County and the Coastal Studies Institute, has released a new video highlighting the Graveyard of the Atlantic, and its local namesake museum. The video features information on the dynamic shoals off the coasts of Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, the Graveyard of the Atlantic itself, (where more than 2,000 ships [...] Local News |  Full Article

The Dare County Public Works Department has announced the temporary shutdown of dumpster service at the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Recycling Center due to the upcoming construction of a parking lot for the new boat ramp located at the end of Myrna Peters Road in Rodanthe. These changes are slated to go into effect beginning on Monday, August [...] Local News |  Full Article

Dare County released the following update for Tuesday, July 27, which provides details on recent Coronavirus cases, vaccine data, and more COVID-19 information. Back to School Vaccine Clinics Dare County Department of Health and Human Services will be offering two COVID-19 vaccination clinics (and the corresponding second dose clinics) prior to the start of the [...] Local News |  Full Article

Dare County announced 83 new positive COVID-19 test results over the past week, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 3,503. The county provides weekly case counts on Tuesdays, and this number has been increasing steadily for the past month. Last week, Dare County reported a total of [...] Local News |  Full Article

The N.C. Ferry Division announced on Tuesday that it will be suspending operations for the Currituck-Knotts Island route from Tuesday, July 27, through Friday, July 30, to divert ferry personnel to the Hatteras-Ocracoke vehicular ferry. The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry, which is the busiest of the N.C. Ferry system’s seven routes, has had to cancel a number [...] Local News |  Full Article

The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division has canceled several trips scheduled for the Hatteras-Ocracoke vehicular ferry on Monday, July 26, due to staffing issues. The following departures are canceled for Monday: Hatteras vehicular ferry: 9:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. Ocracoke vehicular ferry: 11:00 a.m., 2 p.m., 5 p.m., and 8 p.m. [...] Local News |  Full Article

Monday Update: The driver of the pick-up truck that wrecked on Sunday night was charged with driving while impaired and felony death by motor vehicle. One fatality has been confirmed in the accident.  A major traffic accident was reported in Frisco on N.C. Highway 12 near the Frisco Rod & Gun market on Sunday night, July [...] Local News |  Full Article

At approximately 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 25, a single-engine airplane flipped over onto its roof shortly after landing at Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Ocracoke Island Airport (W95). Per the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the airplane came to rest in the grass near the north end of the runway. The Hyde County Sheriff’s Office and [...] Local News |  Full Article