While N.C. Highway 12 remained closed between Oregon Inlet and Rodanthe as of 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) stated in an update that they hope to open the roadway in the late morning or early afternoon. “The overnight high tide did cause some overwash and blown sand at Mirlo [...] Local News |  Full Article

Political newcomer Mike Burrus of Wanchese is challenging incumbent Ervin Bateman of Kitty Hawk for the Dare County Board of Commissioners at-large seat in the upcoming May 17 Republican primary election. Democratic candidate Heather Euler of Buxton will face the winner of that primary in November. Burrus, 38 and a native of Wanchese, works as [...] Local News |  Full Article

State recreational water quality officials advised the public on Wednesday, May 11, to be aware of potential pollution from possible septic system failures in ocean swimming waters along parts of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The Outer Banks of North Carolina is experiencing extreme high tides caused by a low pressure system that may have [...] Local News |  Full Article

N.C Highway 12 will remain closed from Oregon Inlet to the village of Rodanthe for the rest of the day Wednesday due to safety concerns surrounding the severity of the next two high tide cycles. A stationary low pressure system has brought strong winds and large waves to the Outer Banks for the last four [...] Local News |  Full Article

Volunteers are currently being recruited for an upcoming beach clean-up in Rodanthe and northern Hatteras Island, per a recent announcement from the non-profit organization Outer Banks Forever “As you may have seen in the news, two unoccupied houses collapsed into the ocean in Rodanthe yesterday, creating a large debris field along Cape Hatteras National Seashore,” [...] Local News |  Full Article

As a storm-crazed ocean churned furiously around its spindly pilings, a weather-beaten house collapsed Tuesday afternoon into the surf on this Hatteras Island beach. It was the second house that day to fall into the raging sea. The first one fell early in the morning. A number of people at the beach captured the moment [...] Local News |  Full Article

N.C. Highway 12 remains closed between Oregon Inlet and Rodanthe on Wednesday morning, per an 8:00 a.m. update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). “The overnight high tide was not kind to our efforts to reopen the road, as more overwash and sand covers the road at the Pea Island Visitor Center and [...] Local News |  Full Article

Another round of ocean overwash was reported with Tuesday afternoon’s 3:30 p.m. high tide on multiple stretches of N.C. Highway 12, including northern Buxton, in Avon near Ocean View Drive, in the S-Curves/Mirlo Beach area of northern Rodanthe, and on Pea Island. The public is advised to avoid driving through these areas, as standing water and [...] Local News |  Full Article

N.C Highway 12 will remain closed from Oregon Inlet to the village of Rodanthe for the remainder of the day today, as worsening conditions during this afternoon’s encroaching high tide make it too unsafe to reopen the road to traffic. A stationary low pressure system has brought strong winds and large waves to the Outer [...] Local News |  Full Article

A second unoccupied home collapsed along the oceanfront in Rodanthe at approximately 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, per multiple reports. The home was located at 24265 Ocean Drive, and was adjacent to a home that collapsed overnight at 24235 Ocean Drive. The property was a 4 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom home that was originally built in 1980. The first [...] Local News |  Full Article

N.C. Highway 12 is currently closed between Oregon Inlet and Rodanthe due to ocean overwash that occurred with Tuesday morning’s 3:00 a.m. high tide, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). Crews will assess the roadway at daylight, and updates are available via the NCDOT’s travel conditions website at https://drivenc.gov/ and on social [...] Local News |  Full Article

An unoccupied oceanfront house located at 24235 Ocean Drive in Rodanthe has collapsed overnight, per a Tuesday morning update from Chicamacomico Banks Fire & Rescue and the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. “Unfortunately, there may be more houses that collapse onto Seashore beaches in the near future,” said David Hallac, Superintendent for the National Parks of Eastern North [...] Local News |  Full Article

Minor to moderate ocean overwash was reported with Monday afternoon’s high tide, which occurred at roughly 2:30 p.m. While N.C. Highway 12 remains open throughout, standing water and sand remain on the roadway, and flooding may continue through the afternoon. Travelers are advised to use caution, and to avoid driving if possible, as saltwater can [...] Local News |  Full Article

Due to adverse weather conditions, Dare County Public Works will not conduct commercial trash collection on Hatteras Island on Monday, May 9, 2022. Weather permitting, this trash collection will be completed on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Residential trash collection was performed on Monday, May 9, 2022, in the villages of Buxton, Frisco and Hatteras—with the exception of [...] Local News |  Full Article

While minor ocean overwash was reported with the early morning 2:30 a.m. high tide in Buxton and northern Rodanthe, N.C. Highway 12 remained open and passable throughout as of Monday morning, with minimal amounts of water and blowing sand on the roadway. However, additional ocean overwash is expected up to several hours before Monday afternoon’s [...] Local News |  Full Article