Commercial flounder trip limits for pound nets revised for 2025 season
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries has removed pound net trip limits for the upcoming commercial flounder season. All pound…
Author: Staff Reporter
Red Drum fishing tournament on Ocracoke Island to benefit local fishing
The Red Drum Shootout, a catch-and-release fishing tournament, will be held on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 19 and 20 from 3 to 7:30 p.m. both…
Ocracoke-mainland ferry routes switch to off-season schedules on Sept. 9
The air is turning cooler and the kids are back in school, and that means it’s time for the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Swan Quarter-Ocracoke…
Highlights of the September 2025 Dare County Board of Commissioners Meeting
The following is a summary of the September 3 Dare County Board of Commissioners meeting and does not include all items that were discussed. To view…
CHNS thanks North Carolina Beach Buggy Association and local community for helping clean beaches following Hurricane Erin
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) thanks the North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) and local community for helping to clean beaches following the departure of Hurricane Erin….
Meeting on the threats to N.C. Highway 12 on Ocracoke Island scheduled for Sept. 10
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill recently completed a study conducted through a cooperative agreement with the Cape Hatteras National Seashore…
CHNS announces rescheduled public workshop on coyotes at Ocracoke Community Center
Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will co-host a Sept. 23 public workshop on Ocracoke Island covering the behavior and biology of coyotes,…
Hatteras Island students train with top basketball programs, thanks to CHEC scholarships
Three local students practiced alongside athletes and coaches from top-ranked college basketball programs this summer, thanks to Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative’s (CHEC) Touchstone Energy Sports…
Outer Banks History Center to hold grand reopening event on September 30
The Outer Banks History Center (OBHC), the eastern branch of the State Archives of North Carolina, and part of the N.C. Department of Natural and…
Dare County Airport to Host Celebration for 80th Anniversary of the End of WWII
Step back in time and join us at the Dare County Regional Airport’s Celebration of the 80th Anniversary of the End of World War II…