Rodanthe News

Residents of and visitors to the Outer Banks should be aware of a high threat of dangerous rip currents and extremely rough surf through Friday.

The Down East FolkArts Society Series will present a band next week that has been called one of Ocracoke Island's favorites.

Published: Monday, September 21, 2009 at 9:35 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, September 21, 2009 at 9:34 a.m. There's Wrightsville Beach, and then there's Nicholas Sparks' version of Wrightsville Beach.

Basically, it rained all week except for a few hours where I managed to fall asleep in the sun and get burned on the front of my body.

Published: Saturday, September 5, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, September 4, 2009 at 10:17 p.m. Wrightsville Beach is the setting of 'The Last Song,' the new Nicholas Sparks novel that officially comes out Tuesday from Grand Central Publishing.

THE GREATEST THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR A COUPLE HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE.

A more generous tax credit signed by Gov. Beverly Perdue should help return more lights, cameras and action to North Carolina with more movie and television deals and ultimately more jobs, state film boosters said Thursday.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore authorities are trying to determine who removed fencing that had been set up to protect a sea turtle's nest not far from Rodanthe, North Carolina.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore authorities are trying to determine who removed fencing that had been set up to protect a sea turtle's nest not far from Rodanthe, North Carolina.

Scenes filmed from the mountains to the coast of North Carolina are exciting to moviegoers, but the result at the cash register sends an even more dramatic message to local economies and state coffers.

North Carolina lawmakers are pushing through a hefty increase in the tax credit for movie makers even though a study commissioned by the state film office says the state would lose money on the deal for at least two years.

" Gov. Bev Perdue has proclaimed June 2009 as Motion Picture Industry Month, recognizing and celebrating the state's successful film industry.

MOCKSVILLE a ' Davie County Senior Services, 278 Meroney St., Mocksville, offers the following opportunities in June: - Summer Dance, Saturday, June 13, 6:30-9:30 p.m., MP Rooms A and B. With deejay Barry Rentz,cost $5. There will be a variety of music for all kinds of dancing, with or without a partner.

Colony Tire Corp., headquartered in Edenton, N.C., has signed-on as the newest Michelin Retread Technologies franchisee.

A year or so ago, officials and agencies lined up behind an iffy option to replace the Bonner Bridge -- that shaky span over Oregon Inlet on the Outer Banks.

A state transportation official says the discovery of two old deeds will help North Carolina save $300 million when it replaces the bridge across Oregon Inlet on the Outer Banks.

The discovery of two old deeds will allow the state Department of Transportation to save $300 million on a replacement for the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge.

Loading... Bob Maffit of Mentor, Ohio, walks along the beach during sunrise under the Rodanthe Fishing Pier in Rodanthe, N.C. 441-1711, cate.kozak@pilotonline.com