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Outer Banks Ferry Runs Aground Crossing Pamlico Sound The NC Ferry System reports an Outer Banks ferry runs aground. The Silver Lake, a 220-foot ferry that crosses the Pamlico Sound between Cedar Island and Ocrocoke Island runs aground Saturday March 14, 2015 just south of Ocracoke Island. The captain of the ferry called the Coast … Read more

Ashes of the “Bear Lady” Kay Grayson Scattered Kay Grayson or the “Bear Lady” in Tyrrell County was found dead in January of this year. She lived in an isolated area and loved and protected the black bears that lived in the woods around her home near the small community of Alligator in Eastern North … Read more

Cape Point Campground Hatteras Vandalism Cape Point Campground on Hatteras Island has recently had two separate occurrences of vandalism. The first act of vandalism happened on Feb. 10, 2015 when a vehicle damaged vegetation by driving off-road spinning tires, driving in circles, running over signs and damaging fences. Days later another act of vandalism occurred when … Read more

“Bear Lady” Kay Grayson Found Dead Kay Grayson or the “Bear Lady” in Tyrrell County was found dead. She lived in an isolated area and loved and protected the black bears that lived in the woods around her home. Her body was discovered in the woods about 200 yards from her trailer. Law officials say … Read more

Boaters Rescued After Broken Mast on Catamaran Off NC Coast Five boaters rescued from the Rain Maker by the US Coast Guard off the coast of North Carolina on Friday. Their 55-foot catamaran the Rain Maker broke a mast Friday afternoon when they were about 200 miles off the NC coast southeast of Cape Hatteras. The … Read more

Passenger Ferry Trail Runs This Spring For Hatteras To Ocracoke Island Crossing This spring the North Carolina Ferry System will start trail runs for a passenger ferry between  Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands at the North Carolina Outer Banks. The passenger ferry will be  approximately 90 feet by 40 feet and would carry up to 149 passengers. … Read more

Fire overnight on Hatteras Island Avon Office of Outer Beaches Realty The Avon office for Outer Beaches Realty had a fire overnight. The building had extensive damage to the office. No one was injured in the fire. Several area island fire departments responded to the fire in the early morning hour. Responders have been on … Read more

Work by the NCDOT began this week on Highway 12 at the Pea Island bridge on Hatteras Island at the North Carolina Outer Banks. To prevent repeated overwash on Highway 12 at the site of the temporary bridge road crews are raising the level of the road at both ends. One end is being raised 18 … Read more

Another rescue off Cape Hatteras by Elizabeth City Coast Guard. Two people on a sailboat off the coast of North Carolina had to call the Coast Guard after being caught in the low pressure system off the North Carolina coast this past weekend. The man and woman were were hoisted off the sailboat  Saturday by a … Read more

A drowning at Outer Banks occurred last week. A 38 year old man from New York drowns while on a family vacation at the Outer Banks on Friday October 3, 2014 at  Southern Shores. The man from Binghamton, New York was pulled from the ocean and brought to shore where CPR was performed. Reports are that … Read more