On Sunday, October 28, the duty watch-stander at U.S. Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet received a distress call from an 80 ft. trawler taking on water 12.8 miles southeast of Oregon Inlet. The vessel had two pumps on board but could not keep up with the water, as they already had a reported two feet […]
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Final touches on the Basnight Bridge across Oregon Inlet will likely continue through the end of 2019 and may possibly extend into 2020, however, lane closures will only occur sporadically, per a recent update from NCDOT Public Relations Officer Tim Hass. “Lane closures will occur once or twice a week through the end of the […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Daisy, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Daisy, 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/
The Ocracoke Interfaith Relief & Recovery Team has begun its work helping to continue the relief and recovery efforts from the devastating flooding by Hurricane Dorian on Sept. 6. Ocracoke Interfaith Relief & Recovery Team, known as (OIRRT), is a cooperative body that is made up of representatives from faith-based, non-profit, government, business and other organizations […]
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The next five-year update to the state’s 2010 sea level rise assessment report will look all the way out to 2100, the science advisory panel to the state Coastal Resources Commission decided during its Oct. 18 meeting. The CRC Science Panel’s 2010 North Carolina Sea Level Rise Assessment Report, which included sea level rise projections […]
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The Outer Banks is a raw, windswept landscape dotted by ancient Southern Live Oaks gnarled by centuries of fierce winds and tropical storms that nurtures creative whimsy and mystical legends. It is no wonder the area is home to ghost sightings, spirits, legends, and lore. Some of these mysterious legends have been seeded and growing […]
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A high risk of rip currents is in effect for the Outer Banks from Topsail Beach to Duck, per a recent update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. A high rip current risk means that “wind and/or wave conditions support dangerous rip currents that could be life-threatening to anyone entering the […]
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By Lucy Papachristou Only a few days after their victory in the conference tournament, the Lady ‘Canes of Cape Hatteras Secondary School defeated the Rosewood Eagles 3-1 in their first match of the state IA volleyball playoffs on Saturday, Oct. 26 Coach Christine Van Atta said she and the girls were “exhausted” by the end […]
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Recently discovered damage from Hurricane Dorian has prompted the N.C. Department of Transportation to close the outside westbound lane of U.S. 64 over the Melvin Daniels Bridge, (also known as the Little Bridge), in between Nags Head and Manteo. Storm surge from the Sept. 6 hurricane washed out some of the supporting material underneath the […]
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Families in the northern communities of Rodanthe, Waves and Salvo on Hatteras Island will have several opportunities to pick up a free pumpkin – just in time for Halloween carving. The Fair Haven United Methodist Church (UMC) in Rodanthe is offering free pumpkins for local children at two upcoming events: The Fall Festival at the […]
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