Hurricane Matthew-Surprising Power in OBX Storm
Hurricane Matthew delivered to the Outer Banks what is in tropical storm terms a haymaker—a wild punch that seemed to catch almost everyone by surprise. By Thursday of last week we knew the weekend...
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Hurricane Matthew Heads Out to Sea
It looks as though Hurricane Matthew is going to curve away from the coast and head out to sea, which for everyone on the Outer Banks is a relief. We’ll still feel the effects—are...
Horrible Hermine & the OBX
It looks as though the Outer Banks is going to be dealing with the lingering effects of Tropical Storm Hermine through today and into tomorrow. And depending on what happens when as it heads...
Kelly’s St. Patty’s Parade-27 Great Memories
With 27 Kelly’s St. Patricks Day Parades as part of Outer Banks lore reflecting back on the history of the parades seems natural. That doesn’t mean the 2016 version somehow lacked anything—it was as...
Outer Banks Year in Review
It’s been an interesting year on the Outer Banks. Progress on replacing the Bonner Bridge is real and there is reason to believe the Mid Currituck Bridge may be moving forward. There has been...
Fixing the Beach Road Again
The cranes, dump trucks and assorted heavy equipment have taken up residence on the beach in Kitty Hawk once again. The Beach Road, torn into chunks of asphalt ranging in size from boulder to...
Real Life Civics Lesson at Kitty Hawk
By Kip Tabb Taking high school civics out of the dry instruction of text books, Adam Herman’s First Flight High School advanced civics classes are applying lessons learned and using them to real life....
Surf Stoke
By Jesse Fernandez – In case you haven’t noticed, the act of riding waves has become quite popular in our coastal region. Being around the Outer Banks in the summer months, it’s hard not...
Thoughts on Hurricane Sandy
By Kip Tabb – Monday morning, October 29th, started with a call from Cathy Baldwin, publisher of the North Beach Sun, asking me to get to the office as soon as possible: “The tide’s...
