Canadian Hole at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon. Video by Mandy Haage Fuller 4:00 p.m. update: Additional soundside flooding has been reported in Buxton, Frisco, and Hatteras village. N.C. Highway 12 in Avon is now flooded throughout the village. Soundside flooding was also reported between Avon and Buxton, as well as between Avon and […]
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As the temperatures on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands drop in the winter months, cold-stunned sea turtles begin to make an appearance along the soundside beaches. The North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island recently reported that five cold-stunned Kemp’s ridley sea turtles and 22 green sea turtles were found on December 20 on Hatteras Island, bringing the […]
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A strong storm system will bring a number of impacts to the Outer Banks starting today, December 22, including strong winds, possible oceanside and soundside flooding, heavy rains, and freezing temperatures, per a Thursday morning update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport/Morehead City office. Minor to moderate soundside flooding is possible, with water levels […]
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Photos by Don Bowers Hatteras Islanders are clearly in the holiday spirit, as evident by the number of lights and displays at local residences, businesses, and everything in between. IFP Photographer Don Bowers took a tour of the island this past week to collect a sample of these eye-catching displays, and from Hatteras to the […]
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A strong storm system could bring a number of impacts to the Outer Banks starting on Thursday including strong winds, oceanside and soundside flooding, heavy rains, and freezing temperatures, per a Wednesday morning update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport/Morehead City office. Minor to moderate soundside and oceanside flooding is possible, with water levels […]
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On July 26, 2020, a bottle was launched into the Gulf Stream off the Outer Banks, N.C., celebrating the Ocracoke School’s Class of 2020. More than two years later, the same bottle was found near Setúbal and the Tróia Peninsula in Portugal, per a Facebook announcement from the discoverer, Elena M Bretan. “Ocracoke School… we found […]
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On Friday, December 16, at 5:48 p.m., SpaceX launched the Falcon 9’s SES O3b mPOWER mission to medium-Earth orbit from the Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, and folks on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands were able to catch the show from multiple locations. SpaceX is targeting Saturday, December 17, […]
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The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum is in the middle of a transformation. The Hatteras village landmark, (which first opened in 2002), was slowly but continually stocked with new exhibits over the past 20 years, but as of early December 2022, the 7,500-square-foot space was a blank slate. “The galleries are absolutely empty right now,” […]
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The first-ever Shuck Hatteras Music Festival is just hours away, and the inaugural event has already garnered tons of interest and support from the island community. Held at the Cape Hatteras/Outer Banks KOA Resort in Rodanthe, the sprawling site will feature free parking at an adjacent soundside lot, a ticket booth, a Merry Muse Market, […]
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Joseph and Amanda Jones moved full-time to Buxton in March 2020, hours after the Outer Banks was closed to non-residents due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. The former Virginia Beach couple already had jobs lined up with HI-Caliber Kitchen & Bath in Frisco, and they also had a Buxton residence to call home that Joseph’s […]
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