With an approximate total of 90.05 inches of rain, 2018 was one of the wettest years on record in the past three decades, per the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. The 90.05 inches of rain was tallied from data collected at Cape Hatteras, and is the second highest recording in the […]
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Sheriff’s Office Needs Help Identifying Suspects Breaking into Cars
Your assistance is requested. Please contact Dare Central and ask to speak to a Dare County Sheriff’s Office. 252 473 3444. Thank you! Here is a quick video and some picks of suspects in two car B&Es that occurred in Rodanthe on 12/29. Nothing was stolen. They happened around 2300 on Surf Side Drive and […]
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An Ocean Plunge for a New Year on Ocracoke
Several first-timers were among about 45 kids and adults of all ages Tuesday afternoon for Ocracoke’s version of the Polar Plunge at the airport beach off Ramp 70. As kids ran around the beach in their bathing suits and swimmers gathered for a group photo, air temperatures in the upper 60s and an ocean temperature […]
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Night Sky: Uranus, Mars and Neptune and other Highlights for January
The large, bright nebula in the lower two-thirds of this image is M42, the Orion Nebula. It’s big, about 24 light years across, and bright! With a magnitude of +4, you can spot M42 with your naked eye! M42 is only 1,400 lights years away from us. It’s an area of intense star formation – […]
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A New Look for the New Year
I don’t know about you, but I like to make New Years’ Resolutions that are ridiculously easy to achieve. In previous years, this included resolutions like “Eat more chocolate” or “Vacuum the living room.” By going this route, I can just get my resolution out of the way within hours, while enjoying a vague feeling […]
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Coast Guard assists sailing vessel 50 miles off Cape Lookout
The Coast Guard saved three mariners aboard a disabled sailing vessel more than 50 miles east southeast of Cape Lookout, Saturday evening. At 9:45 a.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina received notification of the 36-foot disabled sailing vessel Cloud from Sea Tow. All persons aboard the sailing vessel had donned their life jackets […]
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IFP 2.0: Our News History in a Working Archive
A High Priority on Island History As our team considered a new platform for publishing the Island Free Press, a priority was placed on preserving our archive of more than 10 years of stories. Though it’s partly a sentimental decision, as the only newspaper on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands for many years, our island’s history […]
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IFP 2.0 Offers Simple Navigation and Supports All Devices
Easily Navigate your Outer Banks News on the Island Free Press – Whatever your Device We are committed to making local news accessible and convenient on any device at any time. Our new website supports all devices and is simple and intuitive to navigate. There is a sections menu which pops out from the left […]
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Homeowners Insurance Rate Hikes Proposed up to 30%
The North Carolina Rate Bureau (NCRB) submitted a Homeowners Insurance Rate Filing to the NC Department of Insurance NCDOI) on Dec. 20. The filing reflects an overall statewide average increase of 17.4 percent for homeowners, renters and condominium rates. However, NCRB has requested a rate increase of 30 percent in the homeowner rate in the […]
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The Island Free Press gets new website to better publish Outer Banks News
New website makes reading and publishing Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands’ News Easier and More Efficient A long-awaited Christmas Gift is under the tree for The Island Free Press, its readers and supporters! It’s not the traditionally wrapped present, but something long-awaited – A New Island Free Press. – a new website for better publishing the […]
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