The North Carolina Board of Elections has approved additional student and government identification cards, including IDs issued by two eastern N.C. community colleges, to be used for voting purposes in the primary and general elections in 2024. Student identification from Beaufort County Community College, which serves Beaufort, Washington, Tyrrell and Hyde counties, and student and…Read More from Community college IDs from Beaufort, Pitt approved by state elections board for voting purposes
The Ocracoke-Swan Quarter and Ocracoke-Cedar Island ferries will run on an amended schedule from January 2 through February 26, per an update from the North Carolina Ferry System. Departures for both routes through Feb. 26 will be as follows: Ocracoke to Swan Quarter: 7:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m. Swan Quarter to Ocracoke: 10:00 a.m., 4:30 p.m. Ocracoke to Cedar…Read More from Ocracoke-mainland ferries to run on amended schedule through Feb. 26
The Town of Duck has announced the company building the Living Shoreline and Resiliency Project along N.C. 12 will be transitioning to a 24-hour, five days a week schedule starting the first week of January. After being delayed for one year, work began this fall on upgrading protection of Duck Road from flooding by the…Read More from REMINDER: Work on N.C. 12 shoreline project in Duck moves to 24-hours-a-day this week
A new analysis breaks down how much the gross domestic product of the 12 northeastern North Carolina counties, which totaled $9.98 billion in 2022, has changed in the previous five years. Gross domestic product is the dollar amount that measures how many goods and services businesses created in a given time period. It’s measured quarterly…Read More from Evolution of Greater Outer Banks’ gross domestic product since 2018
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries wants to remind the public to report any cold stunned spotted seatrout, known locally as speckled trout, they may see in North Carolina coastal waters. During the winter, spotted seatrout move to relatively shallow creeks and rivers, where they can be vulnerable to cold stun events. Cold stun events…Read More from Public asked to report sightings of cold-stunned speckled trout along N.C. coastal waters
A fundraising campaign by the Sentara Foundation for a state-of-the-art GPS system in the Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance is nearing its goal of $1 million. Grateful patients and other generous donors have pushed the campaign to more than 70 percent of its goal. The new Garmin GTN 650 and 750 systems are installed and operational. Sentara Health fronted the…Read More from Sentara Nightingale GPS campaign nears $1 million goal
The First Flight Society has announced two new Honorary Lifetime Members of the organization that honors the Wright Brothers’ accomplishments on the Outer Banks: Record holder Mack Rutherford, and pilot Erik Lindbergh. Mack Rutherford became the youngest person to fly solo around the world and the youngest person to fly a microlight aircraft solo around the…Read More from Erik Lindbergh, Mack Rutherford newest honorary lifetime members of First Flight Society
Ferries traveling between Hatteras and Ocracoke will begin using a different route on Thursday, December 7, that will add approximately 20 minutes to crossing times as shoaling no longer allows the N.C. Ferry Division’s vessels to safely navigate the current channel. The change comes as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is set to begin…Read More from Hatteras-Ocracoke ferries to use longer route starting Thursday due to shoaling
The North Carolina Board of Elections has approved additional student and government identification cards, including IDs issued by two eastern N.C. community colleges, to be used for voting purposes in the primary and general elections in 2024. Student identification from Beaufort County Community College, which serves Beaufort, Washington, Tyrrell and Hyde counties, and student and…Read More from Community college IDs from Beaufort, Pitt approved by state elections board for voting purposes
The Ocracoke-Swan Quarter and Ocracoke-Cedar Island ferries will run on an amended schedule from January 2 through February 26, per an update from the North Carolina Ferry System. Departures for both routes through Feb. 26 will be as follows: Ocracoke to Swan Quarter: 7:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m. Swan Quarter to Ocracoke: 10:00 a.m., 4:30 p.m. Ocracoke to Cedar…Read More from Ocracoke-mainland ferries to run on amended schedule through Feb. 26
The Town of Duck has announced the company building the Living Shoreline and Resiliency Project along N.C. 12 will be transitioning to a 24-hour, five days a week schedule starting the first week of January. After being delayed for one year, work began this fall on upgrading protection of Duck Road from flooding by the…Read More from REMINDER: Work on N.C. 12 shoreline project in Duck moves to 24-hours-a-day this week
A new analysis breaks down how much the gross domestic product of the 12 northeastern North Carolina counties, which totaled $9.98 billion in 2022, has changed in the previous five years. Gross domestic product is the dollar amount that measures how many goods and services businesses created in a given time period. It’s measured quarterly…Read More from Evolution of Greater Outer Banks’ gross domestic product since 2018
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries wants to remind the public to report any cold stunned spotted seatrout, known locally as speckled trout, they may see in North Carolina coastal waters. During the winter, spotted seatrout move to relatively shallow creeks and rivers, where they can be vulnerable to cold stun events. Cold stun events…Read More from Public asked to report sightings of cold-stunned speckled trout along N.C. coastal waters
A fundraising campaign by the Sentara Foundation for a state-of-the-art GPS system in the Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance is nearing its goal of $1 million. Grateful patients and other generous donors have pushed the campaign to more than 70 percent of its goal. The new Garmin GTN 650 and 750 systems are installed and operational. Sentara Health fronted the…Read More from Sentara Nightingale GPS campaign nears $1 million goal
The First Flight Society has announced two new Honorary Lifetime Members of the organization that honors the Wright Brothers’ accomplishments on the Outer Banks: Record holder Mack Rutherford, and pilot Erik Lindbergh. Mack Rutherford became the youngest person to fly solo around the world and the youngest person to fly a microlight aircraft solo around the…Read More from Erik Lindbergh, Mack Rutherford newest honorary lifetime members of First Flight Society
Ferries traveling between Hatteras and Ocracoke will begin using a different route on Thursday, December 7, that will add approximately 20 minutes to crossing times as shoaling no longer allows the N.C. Ferry Division’s vessels to safely navigate the current channel. The change comes as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is set to begin…Read More from Hatteras-Ocracoke ferries to use longer route starting Thursday due to shoaling
