2016: The Outer Banks Year in Review
We’re more than a week into the year 2017, which gives us a little time to think back over 2016—including what has been accomplished, plus moments of joy, surprise and a few times of...
Tagged: National Park Service
NPS Centennial at Wright Brothers
The National Park Service turned 100 today. In the current climate of political squabbling and name calling maybe that doesn’t seem like such a big deal, a new item that is perhaps destined...
Fido on Federal Lands
With beautiful pristine beaches and nature at the Outer Banks doorstep there are very few places anywhere that call more to the spirit to be outdoors. There is something magical about spending a day...
2014 in Review
By Kip Tabb With 2014 rapidly drawing to an end and Champagne corks ready to welcome 2015 to the world it seems like a good time to look back over the past year on...
Alternate Transportation Options Set for N.C. 12 Closure
NCDOT Press Release – The N.C. Department of Transportation announced a necessary closure of N.C. 12 in Frisco beginning Friday, Feb. 28, and ending no later than Monday, March 3. The closure, which is necessary...
Outer Banks Recap
By Kip Tabb – Over the course of a week, here at the North Beach Sun, we get quite a number of press releases and informational bulletins. Rather than run all of them,...
Bodie Island Lighthouse-A View from the Top
By Kip Tabb The Bodie Island Lighthouse is finally open to the public. Four years after restoration work began and $5,000,000 later, for the first time in the history of the lighthouse, the public...
