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Reminder: If you dig holes on the beach, fill them up when you leave
Photo courtesy Town of Nags Head With Outer Banks’ beaches busy for the Easter holiday, social media this week has been full of stories and [Read More]
Month: March 2021
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PHOTOS: Nags Head uses throwback way to feature local artists at beach accesses
James Melvin’s work featuring Glenn Eure hangs at the entrance to the Baltic Street beach access. [photo courtesy Town of Nags Head] The Town of [Read More]
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Island Free Press: Speed limit on Basnight Bridge to hit 55 by summer
The Marc Basnight Bridge over Oregon Inlet. [file photo] By Joy Crist, Island Free PressThe speed limit on the Marc Basnight Bridge across Oregon Inlet [Read More]
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LIVE VIDEO 11 a.m.: Ribbon cutting ceremony for new Dare County Animal Shelter
The new Outer Banks SPCA shelter. [Screenshot from video] [embedded content] You can take a virtual tour of the new shelter located on Airport Road [Read More]
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Another front, another chance for severe weather along the Outer Banks
The Outer Banks is riding the weather see-saw this week, with another brief warm-up ahead of a cold front that’s followed by cool, breezy conditions [Read More]
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North Carolina to place limit on spot and croaker catches starting April 15
Atlantic croaker and spot (not pictured) are among the easiest, and most popular, fish to catch from the surf and piers on the Outer Banks. [Read More]
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Dare health officials urge following the 3Ws as Easter weekend approaches
By Dare County Health and Human Services The total COVID-19 positive case count in Dare County is 2,959 of which there are 46 active cases [Read More]
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GALLERY: N.C. Forest Service conducts prescribed marsh burn in Corolla
N.C. Forest Service crews monitor a marsh burn on Mar. 30, 2021. [Nicolas Xiques photo] Nicholas Xiques shared photos of today’s prescribed burn of marsh [Read More]
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With dredging project complete, Elizabeth II sets sail once again
The Elizabeth II cruises past the Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse on Feb. 23, 2021. The ship has a diesel motor to supplement its sails. [image courtesy [Read More]
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Schedule extended for alternate Pamlico Sound ferry to and from Ocracoke
Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry wake. [Kari Pugh photo] The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division is extending the alternate schedule on Pamlico Sound between Cedar Island, Swan [Read More]