The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission and N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission are accepting public comments on temporary rules to implement mandatory harvest reporting requirements passed by the N.C. General Assembly in Session Law 2023-137, Section 6. The comment period will close at 5 p.m. on May 20, 2024. Members of the public may submit comments in any […]
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Ocracoke is an island where folks think they can find the purported treasure of Blackbeard, but island homes and businesses will unveil their own treasures for all to peruse and plunder as the Ocracoke Civic & Business Association hosts the spring Ocracoke Island-Wide Yard Sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 4. […]
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Members of the National Park Service, Oregon Inlet Fishing Center LLC, the United States Coast Guard, and Marine Patrol met at the new Oregon Inlet Fishing Center building in Nags Head for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday morning, April 22. On the first floor, the nearly 10,000-square-foot building has retail space for fishing and boat […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on this pet, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/
Outer Banks motorists can expect a much smoother ride between Nags Head and Manteo this summer as the westbound lanes of the Washington Baum (Pirate’s Cove) Bridge on U.S. 64 reopen to traffic on Friday. Beginning tonight, traffic will be switched to both outside lanes as workers make final preparations for a compete traffic shift […]
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The Hotline South Thrift Store has been a Hatteras Island fixture for two decades, but for a brief spell in 2024, the island community was concerned that the store was in danger of permanently closing. After leasing retail space in Buxton for roughly 20 years, the store discovered in 2023 that they would need to […]
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The Buxton Civic Association (BCA) recently launched a Change.org petition to encourage the public to demand an immediate solution for the environmental and public safety hazards at Buxton Beach. The online petition is part of a flood of recent initiatives by the BCA to quickly facilitate a resolution for the roughly 500-yard shoreline at the end of […]
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From OuterBanksVoice.com A new hotel is set to open in Rodanthe this June, according to representatives of Edgecamp Pamlico Station. The new lodging facility is a 14-suite-style boutique hotel that will be located at 24267 NC 12 in Rodanthe with an ownership team led by Richard Fertig, CEO of Stomp Capital and Owner of Edgecamp Pamlico Station. […]
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From OuterBanksVoice.com Following up on a decision taken at the April 16 Dare County Housing Task Force meeting, that group will hold a special meeting on Monday, April 22 at 3:30 p.m. with State Senators Norman Sanderson and Bobby Hanig. The agenda for the meeting states it is being called to “discuss the housing challenges […]
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Early voting for North Carolina’s 2024 statewide second primary election—which will be held on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, for the Republican candidates running for the offices of North Carolina Lieutenant Governor and North Carolina Auditor only—will begin on Thursday, April 25, 2024. Also known as a runoff election, a second primary election is held when […]
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