The OBX U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will offer a one-day boating safety class, along with free vessel safety checks for recreational boats of all kinds, on Saturday, October 12 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center. Taught by certified U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary instructors, the class completes all required course […]
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Submitted story from the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau Along the Outer Banks, there is a building movement to reduce artificial lighting that negatively impacts wildlife and enhances environmental stewardship. The National Park Service has also retrofitted approximately 400 outdoor lights over the past several years along Cape Hatteras National Seashore to reduce light pollution and […]
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Long periods swells from distant Hurricane Kirk will begin to arrive along area beaches on Sunday, bringing an increased rip current risk and the threat of beach erosion and ocean overwash, according to an update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport/Morehead City office. The swells from Kirk will peak Sunday night and Monday, and […]
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On Thursday evening, October 3, the Dare County League of Women Voters (LWV) hosted a debate-style forum for the candidates running in the 2024 Board of Commissioners elections. The event attracted a large in-person crowd in Manteo, as well as a group of Hatteras Island residents who watched the candidate forum live at the Fessenden […]
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The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission is looking for commercial and recreational fishermen, scientists, and other interested parties to sit on various fisheries advisory committees. Two regional advisory committees – Northern and Southern – and three standing advisory committees – Finfish, Habitat and Water Quality, and Shellfish/Crustacean – review matters referred to them by the commission, […]
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The Dare County Tourism Board Special Committee for the Outer Banks Long-Range Tourism Management Plan (LRTMP) held its September meeting at the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau administrative offices on Roanoke Island. The committee divided into three working groups to cover a variety of topics. Discussions included: Resident and Visitor Engagement Ideas to better engage with members of […]
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The Really, Really Free Market is returning to Avon on Saturday, October 12, from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at the Avon Fire Station. The Really, Really Free Market started more than a decade ago and became a valuable resource for islanders in need after several historic storms, including Hurricane Isabel in 2011, and Hurricane […]
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In the wake of Hurricane Helene’s devastating impacts on western North Carolina, Dare County encourages members of the Outer Banks community to provide much-needed assistance to those who have been affected by the storm, which caused severe damage and destruction across the western portion of the state last week. “The impacts of this disaster have come into […]
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Though Hurricane Kirk is expected to pass well east of North Carolina, a powerful long period swell stemming from the storm will lead to an increased risk of coastal impacts this weekend into early next week, according to an update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport/Morehead City office. “Hurricane Kirk, while well east of […]
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The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station (CLSS) is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, as one of the seven original Life-Saving Stations to be built in North Carolina in 1874. As such, the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station and Historic Site in Rodanthe will be sharing stories about the seven 1874 Outer Banks stations in the weeks ahead, leading up to the official October […]
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