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2008 North Carolina State Transportation Map, Coastal Boating Guide, and Ferry Schedule are available free of charge and can be ordered by calling the NCDOT Customer Service Office toll-free at 1-877-DOT-4YOU between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Maps can also be ordered online and viewed or downloaded digitally or picked up at North Carolina welcome centers, rest areas and NCDOT offices throughout the state. 

Dunkin Donuts coming to OBX - South Beach Plaza, a complex of buildings being constructed in Nags Head, will include the Outer Banks' first Dunkin' Donuts.

Kitty Hawk Bath House - 2008 Season
The Kitty Hawk Bath House will re-open on March 19, 2008 for the season.

Summer repairs on two Outer Banks bridges likely to inconvenience drivers - The older side of the Wright Memorial Bridge over the Currituck Sound is scheduled for restoration later this year. 

Work also will be done on the William B. Umstead Bridge, better known as the Manns Harbor bridge, over Croatan Sound

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse 2008 Climbing Season Announced The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse will open to the public for climbing from April 18 through Columbus Day, October 13, 2008. Climbing fees for the Lighthouse will be $7 per adult, and $3.50 for children under 12 and senior citizens. Opening day will be a fee-free day, as it has in the past, for local community members to climb the Lighthouse.

 

 

News of the Outer Banks

News in print and on the web offering news,  information and vacation tips for Outer Banks' visitors.

'Detroit Free Press article on North Carolina's Outer Banks. Article describes the Outer Banks as 100 miles of history and outdoor fun.  Covers areas from the Northern Beaches to Ocracoke.

Attendance Soars at Jockey's Ridge State Park - Virginian-Pilot reports a 43% increase in attendance at the state park.    According to figures released recently by the North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation,  Jockey’s Ridge had record attendance in 2007, the highest of all the state’s parks.   They show that the 426-acre park had 1.5 million visitors, a 43 percent increase from the previous year. 

All Star Adventures  announces the 2008 dates for its  Outer Banks, North Carolina Skate Camp. Sessions run 4-7 days, between July 6th and July 12th. For more information and details visit the Web site or call (866) 758-2267.

Outer Banks the place to be in spring.   Inside NoVA article describes the Outer Banks as the place to visit in the spring. 

Local chefs shine at 2008 Taste of the Beach Expo -
As 24 area restaurants prepared a wide array of tasty treats, more than 300 fans of fine food sampled the fare and voted for their favorites .  The big award of the night was the People's Choice Award. Attendees were asked to place a ballot for their favorite restaurant at the Expo. First place was taken by a new participant, Good Life Gourmet. Second place went to Prime Only and third place went to Awful Arthur's.

Outer Banks Sentinel reports that US District Court Judge Terrence Boyle said that although he had been ready to grant the request from the Southern Environmental Law Center for an injunction, which, if issued, would have closed large portions of Bodie Island, Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island to both vehicular and pedestrian travel , he would delay while the Defenders of Wildlife and the Audubon Society, clients of the Law Center, and the National Park Service attempt to reach a compromise plan.