Popular Spotlight OUTER BANKS Beloved Outer Banks tradition banned due to worsening NC drought, NPS says Mark Price The Charlotte Observer Apr 23, 2026 Apr 23, 2026 Updated 11 hrs ago 0 The worsening drought led the National Park Service to ban bonfires at the Outer Banks. Image by StockSnap from Pixabay Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mark Price The Charlotte Observer Beach bonfires are now banned along the Outer Banks due to the worsening drought in North Carolina.kAm%96 32? :?4=F56D 2== 362496D >2?2865 3J E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?AD]8@G^4292^A=2?J@FCG:D:E^4@?5:E:@?D]9E>Q C6=lQu@==@HQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm}2E:@?2= !2C< $6CG:46k^2m[ H9:49 244@F?ED 7@C E96 3F=< @7 E96 DE2E6’D 32CC:6C :D=2?5D]k^AmkAm“r2A6 w2EE6C2D }2E:@?2= $62D9@C6 92D E6>A@C2C:=J 32??65 36249 7:C6D 5F6 E@ 23?@C>2==J 5CJ 4@?5:E:@?D E92E >2J :?4C62D6 E96 C:D< @7 36249 7:C6D DAC625:?8 :?E@ 5F?6 G686E2E:@?[ 7@C6DE65 2C62D[ @C 56G6=@A65 ?6:893@C9@@5D 25;246?E E@ $62D9@C6 362496D[” E96 A2C< D2JD]k^Am Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts kAmr2A6 {@@<@FE }2E:@?2= $62D9@C6 D2JD k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]72463@@<]4@>^r2A6{@@<@FE}!$^A@DED^A73:5_bb7y)*7esB&JD`9yhK*3G6Kz{(BFrzqp?57)g;v?(?$IF&>yKst>&2@3HK@$wD"EE=Q C6=lQu@==@HQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm492C4@2= 8C:==Dk^2m C6>2:? A6C>:DD:3=6 “2D =@?8 2D E96 492C4@2= :D 2EE6?565 5FC:?8 FD6 2?5 :D 2==@H65 E@ 8@ 4@=5 F?56C 5:C64E DFA6CG:D:@?]”k^Am People are also reading… Commissioners Notebook: Board discusses opioid settlement funds; revisions to Emergency Operations Plan Kannapolis Police: Teenager shot and killed Monday Friday Five: Two new restaurants, Panda Fest, lawncare and acting broke As drought worsens Concord asks customers to conserve water Kannapolis will host document shredding event Cabarrus Health Alliance opens office at Brown Mill Around town: New office for health care, document shredding and 'Toast of the Town' Cabarrus Center at 5: From idea to impact, downtown hub reshapes local business landscape Historical marker in Rowan County honors nation’s first Black credit union A ‘Sweet’ way to close Old Courthouse Theatre’s Fiftieth Golden Season: Sweet Charity UPDATE: US military seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship Buying a home in Concord costs far more than renting, a new study finds Top 5 things to know about NHRA 4-Wide Nationals' return to zMAX Dragway 8 children killed at home in Louisiana domestic violence, police say Cabarrus Scroll: Outstanding performances and athletes moving to the next level kAm%96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]@FE6C32?<D]4@>^23@FE\FD]9E>=Q C6=lQu@==@HQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm~FE6C q2?<D ':D:E@CD vF:56k^2m C6A@CED 36249 7:C6D 2C6 2 EC25:E:@? 2?5 92G6 =@?8 AC@G:565 G242E:@?:?8 72>:=:6D H:E9 “3F586E\7C:6?5=J 6?E6CE2:?>6?E]”k^Am kAm“u@C >2?J G242E:@?6CD[ 92G:?8 2 3@?7:C6 @C 2 7:C6 A:E @? E96 36249 :D 2 72>:=J EC25:E:@? E92E 368:?D 2 H66<=@?8 DE2J 2E E96 D9@C6[” k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^~FE6C32?<D]4@>Qm~FE6C32?<D]4@>k^2m D2JD] “%96 8C62E 5C2H 23@FE E96 ~FE6C q2?<D :D E92E E96C6 2C6 =:E6C2==J >:=6D @7 D9@C6=:?6 H96C6 36249 7:C6D 2C6 A6C>:DD:3=6]”k^Am kAm!C:@C E@ E96 5C@F89E[ E@FC:DED H6C6 2==@H65 E@ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?AD]8@G^4292^A=2?J@FCG:D:E^FA=@25^_cb_`a\qtprw\ux#t\!t#|x%\@?6\A286\d_g]A57Q C6=lQu@==@HQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm3F:=5 3@?7:C6Dk^2m @? @462?\724:?8 362496D — H:E9 2 A2C<\:DDF65 A6C>:E] %96 7:C6D H6C6 2==@H65 36EH66? e 2]>] 2?5 `_ A]>] 2?5 4@F=5 36 ?@ >@C6 E92? E9C66 766E :? 5:2>6E6C]k^Am kAm%96 }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 u@C6DE $6CG:46 92D :DDF65 2 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?428C]8@G^?6HD^AC6DD\C6=62D6D^a_ae^_b^ag^DE2E6H:56\3FC?\32?\:DDF65\?@CE9\42C@=:?2\5F6\92K2C5@FD\7@C6DE\7:C6\4@?5:E:@?DQ C6=lQu@==@HQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmDE2E6H:56 3FC? 32?k^2m “F?E:= 7FCE96C ?@E:46” 5F6 E@ E96 D6G6C6 5C@F89E] “r2>A7:C6D H@F=5 36 4@?D:56C65 @A6? 3FC?:?8 2?5 2C6 ?@E 6I6>AE 7C@> E96 3FC? 32?[” E96 }]r] u@C6DE $6CG:46 D2JD]k^Am 0 Comments Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular Old Farmer's Almanac 2026 summer forecast: Will it be hot, rainy in NC? Predictions from The Old Farmer's Almanac show that North Carolina could be in for an arid summer season this year. Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio Watch Now: Related Video Unable to play video AP Top Stories April 23 FBI says SPLC paid informants without donors knowing. Feds pay them too FBI says SPLC paid informants without donors knowing. Feds pay them too AP top stories April 22 AP AP top stories April 22 How the US naval blockade on Iran chokes Strait of Hormuz oil exports How the US naval blockade on Iran chokes Strait of Hormuz oil exports
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