Guest commentary: As the Atlantic claims more than 30 homes since 2020, it’s past time to shift from the cycle of federal subsidies and reactive cleanups toward insurance reforms and proactive retreat programs.
Outer Banks
Dare chairman to deliver state of the county later this month
Dare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Bob Woodard is scheduled to deliver a state of the county presentation in Buxton March 21, three days after making the same presentation to a full Kill Devil Hills audience.
NCDOT to expand Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry schedule
With daylight saving time little more than a week away and spring temperatures on the horizon, state transportation officials are adding more departures to the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route.
Outer Banks summer camp registration to open March 2
Online registration for summer camps at Coastal Studies Institute at the ECU Outer Banks Campus in Wanchese opens March 2.
Dare students can enter essay, art contest for America’s 250th
Students in third through 12th grade are encouraged to enter the committee’s essay contest and student art exhibit, both “designed to celebrate local history, highlight student talent and support innovative learning in the lead-up to the Dare A250 Faire” on April 18.
How this famous Outer Banks cook made ‘Banker’ fish cakes
To taste a fish cake in the style of coastal North Carolina “Bankers,” the name locals use for the ancestral residents of these islands, is to take a bite of history.
Recreational Gulf flounder season to open in March
A two-week recreational fishing season will open for Gulf flounder in ocean waters between the north end of Portsmouth Island to the South Carolina line next month.
With court relief, work resumes on Virginia offshore wind
Dominion Energy’s 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, which was ordered by the Trump administration to stop work in December, is now on track for completion by early next year — but at a considerably higher cost.
State seeks public input on migratory bird hunting seasons
The public comment period for the 2026-27 migratory game bird hunting seasons for waterfowl, webless migratory species and extended falconry is now open through March 4.
Buxton beach nourishment focus of community meeting
Dare County officials will be joined by representatives from the National Park Service – Outer Banks Group at a public meeting to provide general information about Buxton’s beach nourishment project scheduled for this year.
Guided birding tour at Lake Mattamuskeet set for Monday
Budding birders and seasoned ornithologists can sign up now for a guided winter birding experience at Lake Mattamuskeet Monday morning with Coastal Studies Institute educators.
Winter storm takes 4 Buxton houses, leaves inches of snow
The weekend storm that covered North Carolina with more than a foot of snow in some places caused four unoccupied Buxton houses to collapse in about 24 hours on Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches.
Black history key to understanding Outer Banks’ past
Learn about Black history on the Outer Banks during a special event Feb. 28 at the Pea Island Cookhouse Museum on Roanoke Island.
Critically endangered right whale found dead off NC coast
The carcass of a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale was spotted about 25 miles offshore of Avon on Jan. 27.
Coastal attractions to close ahead of winter storm
Popular attractions including Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Wright Brothers National Memorial will remain closed through at least Monday morning.
Fort Raleigh closer to installing shoreline erosion protection
Both the National Park Service and state have comment periods open on an erosional control measure along the shoreline of the national historic site on Roanoke Island.
