Meet the Outer Banks SPCA Pet of the Week Big Yellow
Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on this…
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Budget strips certain powers from local governments
North Carolina Legislative Building, Raleigh. by Trista Talton and Jennifer Allen Assembly approved a long-awaited state budget that includes provisions that strip counties and municipalities of…
Coastal Flood Advisory issued for Wednesday, September 27
Avon Pier on Tuesday morning. A Coastal Flood Advisory has been issued for the Outer Banks area from 5 a.m. until 9 p.m. on Wednesday,…
Precautionary Public Health Advisory issued for Buxton beach
Buxton Beach Access on Old Lighthouse Road on September 1, 2023, after Tropical Storm Idalia. Photo by CHNS The Dare County Department of Health &…
Local volunteers put Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station on the national map with a historic rescue reenactment in Maine
The Chicamacomico Team at the Wood Island Life-Saving Station in Maine. Photo from John Griffin. Volunteers are listed below. A team of local volunteers who…
There’s still time to register for the 14th Annual Red Drum Tournament
Registration is currently open for the 14th annual North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) Red Drum Tournament, which is scheduled for Wednesday, October 25, to…
All Ocracoke ferry operations resume after Tropical Storm Ophelia
Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry. Photo by Joy Crist The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry, Ocracoke-Cedar Island ferry, and Ocracoke-Swan Quarter ferry resumed regular operations on Sunday morning, September 24, per an update…
National Seashore reopening most facilities on Sunday; Cape Point Campground temporarily closed due to flooding
Standard campsite at Ocracoke Campground. Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Wright Brothers National Memorial are reopening all facilities, except for…
Soundside flooding reported on northern Hatteras Island on Saturday afternoon
Photo credit: Ellen Wulf Soundside flooding was reported in multiple locations on Hatteras Island on Saturday afternoon, including side streets in Avon, in the Tri-villages…
Coast Guard rescues five from sailing vessel near Cape Lookout during Tropical Storm Ophelia
https://islandfreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/DOD_109902251-1024×576-2000k.mp4 Video from U.S. Coast Guard The Coast Guard rescued five people Friday from an anchored 38-foot catamaran that was beset by weather conditions caused by…