Kevin Duffus wants Blackbeard Pirate Jamboree attendees to realize that the event is celebrating history, not criminals. Duffus, an award-winning North Carolina historian, is the founder of the event, which will take place Oct. 29 and 30 on Ocracoke, the place where the famous Blackbeard met his demise at the hand of British Royal Navy [...] Local News |  Full Article

New FEMA flood insurance system means bigger local premiums Effective October 1, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has implemented a new rating system called Risk Rating 2.0 to determine how much policyholders must pay in premiums. And while the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hails the new rating system as a more equitable one [...] Local News |  Full Article

As the NC12 Task Force continues to address how to keep open the only road connecting Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands with the rest of the world, consensus is growing within the group that short-term and temporary fixes will not solve the problem. At its Oct. 14 meeting in the Dare County Administration building, the working [...] Local News |  Full Article

At 4:37 p.m. on Friday, October 15, the vessel Roe Boat with two people on board reported a hydraulic leak and loss of steering approximately 16 nautical miles southeast of Hatteras Inlet. Commercial salvage was unable to respond, and a Marine Assistance Request Broadcast was also made with no response. At 5:15 p.m. on Oct. [...] Local News |  Full Article

A federal workplace safety investigation into an April 14 incident at the Bonner Bridge replacement project found that established procedures were ignored, causing a 42-year-old welder on the Bonner Bridge in Rodanthe to fall more than 50 feet to his death when the last remaining part of the structure collapsed. Employed by PCL Civil Constructors [...] Local News |  Full Article

By Maggie Miles and Mark Jurkowitz | Outer Banks Hotline Amid firings and allegations, board to discuss findings of internal investigation With the firing of two top employees, and with its board of directors scheduled to discuss the findings of a private investigator’s report on Monday, this appears to be a time of uncertainty and [...] Local News |  Full Article

Those wishing to volunteer this winter in rescuing cold-stunned and stranded sea turtles will have the opportunity to get training this Sunday (Oct. 17), 1 p.m. in the Ocracoke Community Center, 999 Irvin Garrish Highway. The session will last approximately two hours. Karen Clark, wildlife biologist for North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission, Amy Thompson, Ocracoke’s [...] Local News |  Full Article

The Dare County Board of Education did not take any action on a mask mandate during its Oct. 12 meeting, leaving in place the schools’ universal masking requirement it unanimously adopted on Sept. 1. The board, however, did vote on some COVID-19 related items. By a 3-2 margin, board members voted at the meeting to [...] Local News |  Full Article

Dare County released the following update for Tuesday, October 12, which provides details on recent Coronavirus cases, vaccine data, and more COVID-19 information.  Dare County COVID-19 Case Update The number of new COVID-19 cases has been relatively stable over the past two weeks, however, Dare County continues to experience widespread community transmission of the COVID-19 [...] Local News |  Full Article

The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a 27-year-old woman missing in the water in the vicinity of Portsmouth Island in Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina, Monday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina command center received a report via 911 at approximately 4:15 p.m. on Saturday of a capsized canoe with two people aboard. [...] Local News |  Full Article

Standing water and ocean overwash have been reported on several stretches of N.C. Highway 12 ahead of Monday’s high tide, however, the highway is open and passable throughout, per a recent update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT.) “While we do have some standing water in areas of Buxton and north of Hatteras [...] Local News |  Full Article

The Coast Guard is searching for a 27-year-old woman in the vicinity of Portsmouth Island in Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina, Sunday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina command center received a report via 911 at approximately 4:15 p.m. on Saturday of a capsized canoe with two people aboard. Watchstanders subsequently lost communication with the reporting [...] Local News |  Full Article

A high risk of rip currents and the potential for ocean overwash and coastal flooding continues on Monday, October 11, per a recent update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. Minor ocean overwash is possible along N.C. Highway 12, especially around times of high tide. (The next high tide is around [...] Local News |  Full Article

The Coast Guard is searching for two people in the water in the vicinity of Portsmouth Island in Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina, Saturday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina command center received a report via 911 at approximately 4:15 p.m. on Saturday of a capsized canoe with two people aboard. The reporting source witnessed [...] Local News |  Full Article

A strong offshore low pressure system could bring ocean overwash, soundside flooding, and wind gusts in excess of 45 mph late Saturday night through Sunday, per a recent briefing from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. The low pressure system will continue to meander close to the N.C. coast tonight and [...] Local News |  Full Article