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Latest Dare County Bulletin The latest Dare County bulletin state the area is still under a Hurricane Warning and a Storm Surge Warning. Reentry to areas “north of Oregon Inlet will begin Saturday, September 15 at 7:00 a.m for Priorities One, Two and Three. This includes essential  personnel, permanent residents, essential personnel for critical businesses, … Read more

Ocracoke and Hatteras Issue Evacuations For Visitors Ocracoke and Hatteras issue evacuations for visitors on both islands. This is due to the approaching Hurricane Maria. Both Hyde County and Dare County officials have issued a mandatory evacuation for visitors for Ocracoke and Hatteras Island. Hurricane Maria is a Category 1 now and is forecast to … Read more

Another Ocracoke Drowning This Summer Another Ocracoke drowning has happened this summer. A 63-year-old man drowned on a Ocracoke beach yesterday. He drown on a beach near the Pony Pen beach access area off Highway 12. This happened in the late afternoon just after 5:00pm. It is reported he was trying to help another swimmer … Read more

Hatteras Power Outage Is Over With Power Restored Today The Hatteras power outage is over. Power was restored earlier today. The power outage is over for both Hatteras Island and Ocracoke. The Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) has worked night and day for a week now to restore power to Hatteras and Ocracoke.  The bridge construction … Read more

Outer Banks Power Outage With Evacuation An Outer Banks power outage has prompted Hyde County officials to call for a mandatory evacuation of visitors on Ocracoke Island. About 4:30am today a power outage occurred on both Hatteras and Ocracoke Island. The construction company PCL Construction apparently caused the power outage.  This is the company that … Read more

Explosive Device Washes Ashore On Shelly Island at Cape Point This morning a local fisherman was fishing on the new island (Shelly Island) off Cape Point on Hatteras Island. He came upon washed up on the island some type of unidentified explosive device. It could be an old military device such as an unexploded ordnance. … Read more

Fourth Death From Drowning at NC Beaches In 10 Days A fourth death from drowning has occurred this summer in just 10 days at the beaches of North Carolina. This includes three teenagers and one adult male. The first drowning was on Hatteras Island at a Frisco beach. A 17-year-old drowned on June 6, 2017. … Read more

Beach Nourishment 2017 at the Outer Banks Beach nourishment 2017 projects at the Outer Banks. There are several areas of beach nourishment taking place at various locations at the Outer Banks. Here is some information about those projects, the locations, when the projects start, how long they are estimated to take place and just what … Read more

Another Teenager Drowns On NC Coast Another teenager drowns at the beach on the North Carolina coast. A 17-year-old boy from Wayne County drowned at Emerald Isle beach at the Crystal Coast on Saturday. He was one of two teenagers swimming at the beach at Emerald Isle on Saturday. Both were caught in a rip … Read more

Outer Banks Drowning On Hatteras Island Near Frisco Outer Banks drowning on Hatteras Island. A search took place yesterday for a missing swimmer on Hatteras Island. The missing swimmer was last seen in the water at a Frisco beach near Ramp 49. Just after 1:00pm Tuesday a young man was reported missing on the beach … Read more