35 years of fishing in the Gulf Stream didn’t leave me with much time or desire to go on beach walks or drives. I have discovered, however, that it can be very therapeutic and rewarding. I started driving out with Wendy on occasion… OK, she made me go. I didn’t expect to enjoy it but […]
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During the week of March 18, contractors for the N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will be installing gates and fences around the southern end of the Bonner Bridge and adjoining catwalks, as workers prepare for demolition work on the bridge. This will temporarily end public pedestrian access to the bridge while the demolition takes place […]
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The N.C. Department of Transportation will close a section of N.C. Highway 12 in Frisco from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 24, to replace two cross pipes under the road. The closure will take place between Delmer Willis Road and Sunset Strip in Frisco. A marked detour route along the beach will […]
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On April 13, from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m., Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) and the North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) will host drop-in volunteer beach cleanup efforts. The Seashore will host volunteer beach cleanup events at the following locations: Coquina Beach on Bodie Island (meet park staff at the bathhouse) Old Cape Hatteras […]
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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. Seashore Updates The Seashore is currently recruiting local and RV volunteers to assist at the lighthouses on Bodie and Hatteras Islands this spring! For more information and to apply, visit: […]
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Legislators at the helm of key House and Senate committees said they will try again to reach a broad agreement on the path forward for the state’s mariculture industry. A bill that would have established a new leasing program and new rules to encourage mariculture in state waters failed in the final days of last […]
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With a dredging project at the South Ferry Channel expected to start soon, another of the Rollinson Channel recently completed, and a third planned in the coming months in the Sloop Channel, members of the Dare County Waterways Commission for a change heard more concerns on Monday about waterways other than Hatteras Inlet. Challenges have […]
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The Outer Banks Community Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications on its website: www.obcf.org. The application deadline is 11:59 pm, Sunday, March 31. The Community Foundation manages 50 different scholarship programs and expects to award about $170,000 to local students this year. Graduating high school seniors from Dare County, Currituck County, and Ocracoke are eligible to […]
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State lawmakers in the North Carolina House of Representatives unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday honoring the life and legacy of Congressman Walter B. Jones, Jr., who served ten terms in the state House and twelve terms in the U.S. Congress as a fierce advocate for his constituents and the military. Senate Joint Resolution 216 Honor […]
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Visitation to National Park System sites across the country was down in 2018 versus 2017, however the Cape Hatteras National Seashore was one of the notable exceptions of the park system’s 418 units, with the highest recorded visitation since 2003. Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) recorded 157,353 more visitors in 2018 over 2017, with a […]
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