At the July Community Rating System meeting, local insurance and finance stakeholders were invited to discuss the preliminary flood maps and what the changes mean for local property owners. Dare County, in partnership with Current TV, has released a video of a recent Outer Banks Community Rating System (CRS) Users Group Meeting about the preliminary […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore will host two special interpretive programs at the U.S. Weather Bureau Station on Hatteras Island. The free programs will take place on August 14 and August 28 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. At the special interpretive programs, participants will explore the historic U.S. Weather Bureau Station, (located 571090 Kohler Rd, […]
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The Hyde County Sheriff Department’s newest deputy still must learn to sit, heel and obey commands. Rocky, a yellow lab mix, lives with Cpl. Blackburn Warner. The canine deputy is only a year and a half old and still in training to detect narcotics: marijuana, opioids, methamphetamine, cocaine and MDMA (a form of ecstasy). With […]
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An infamous pirate has once again staked claim to land along the Outer Banks. The North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort has installed its traveling exhibit on Blackbeard and his flagship Queen Anne’s Revenge at its sister site in Hatteras, the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum. The display, which includes a collection of artifacts recovered […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities and seashore conditions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News items and events related to the National Seashore for the week of July 26 include the following: Seashore Updates On July 8, 2019, Jamie Lester Underwood, 39, of Winston-Salem, […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) has made an adjustment to beach access at Cape Point in Buxton as the shorebird nesting season begins to wind down. On Friday morning, July 26, a path at the southwest corner of the Cape Point protection boundary was established to provide pedestrian access to the south-facing shoreline near […]
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation has in the works a short-term fix for erosion at the Hatteras ferry terminal on Ocracoke Island but is also working with the National Park Service on a long-term solution. During its meeting at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Beaufort Lab on Pivers Island Wednesday, the Coastal Resources […]
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Growing up in North Carolina, my family often spent summer vacations on one of our state’s beautiful sandy beaches, our favorite being the tiny island of Sunset Beach. On most of the small-town Carolina beaches, time stops. Things that mattered before your vacation don’t anymore, and you instantly find yourself at peace surrounded by the […]
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There is such a wide variety of water activities to enjoy on Hatteras Island, and whether a novice or an expert, opportunities to enjoy these activities span from Hatteras village to Pea Island. While watersports are the perfect outlet for thrill seekers, they can often be quite intimidating for first-timers. For those who seek to […]
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Earlier in July, representatives from the National Weather Service (NWS) and Dare County came together to host a Hurricane Community Forum in Buxton. The goal of the event was to share essential information with island residents who are regularly impacted by coastal storms, and while the presenters were preaching to the choir when it came […]
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