Re-entry after a hurricane is always a messy business. It?s hard to please all of the folks who have a stake in when they can return ? residents, non-resident property owners, and visitors. And never have I seen a re-entry situation messier than the one we are still dealing with a month after Hurricane Irene. […]
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BRIDGING THE GAPS: DOT update on Highway 12 repairs ….WITH SLIDE SHOW
NCDOT update for Sept. 16 NCDOT update for Sept. 13 WITH SLIDE SHOW Good Weather is forecast for Highway 12 repair efforts (Sept. 10) WITH SLIDE SHOW High seas from Katia suspend road work Thursday night (Sept. 9) WITH SLIDE SHOW Pieces of temporary bridge arriving daily (Sept. 9) WITH VIDEO Progress on Highway 12 […]
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Really, Really Free Market is aiding all islanders in need
Really, Really Free Market is aiding all islanders in need By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The same folks who brought you the Really, Really Free Market one weekend a month in Avon are now bringing you the Really, Really Free Market every day in Waves – along with a new group […]
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Those left homeless on Hatteras are living a nomadic lifestyle By ANNE C. BOWERS By ANNE C. BOWERS By ANNE C. BOWERS It was the day before the evacuation for Hurricane Irene was ordered, and Marilyn Midgett got the carpets cleaned in her Rodanthe home. One week later, her carpets were stripped out of her […]
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County updates re-entry information for Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo visitors
County updates re-entry information for Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo visitors Dare County Emergency Management today advised visitors with upcoming travel plans to the Hatteras Island villages of Rodanthe, Waves and Salvo that visitor re-entry will not begin until a future date, sometime after Thursday, Oct. 6. That announcement pushed the possible reopening of the tri-villages […]
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North Carolina’s loggerhead sea turtles will not be listed as endangered
Loggerhead sea turtles that spend at least part of their lives off the coast of North Carolina have been maintained as threatened on the federal Endangered Species Act list, unlike their U.S. Pacific Coast counterparts which are now listed as endangered. The final rule issued last week by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and […]
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FERRY UPDATE: Ocracoke residents and vendors to have priority
FERRY UPDATE: Ocracoke residents and vendors to have priority Dare County’s decision to allow visitors on southern Hatteras Island through Ocracoke via the ferries from Cedar Island and Swan Quarter has created an enormous demand for ferry reservations, especially on the weekends. And the demand for reservation has created issues with vital services and vendors […]
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Many Ocracoke businesses are unhappy with Dare’s visitor re-entry decision By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH By CONNIE LEINBACH While Ocracoke residents and business owners are sympathetic to Hatteras Island’s plight in the wake of Hurricane Irene, many are not happy with Dare County’s decision to allow visitors back to the southern villages via Ocracoke. […]
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BRIDGING THE GAPS: Mother Nature is not cooperating with repair efforts on Highway 12
BRIDGING THE GAPS: Mother Nature is not cooperating with repair efforts on Highway 12 Strong northeast winds over the weekend created powerful ocean swells that pelted the Outer Banks coastline for the last four days. For the workers who are putting in long hours to restore road access to Hatteras Island, this is yet another […]
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Emergency medical team helped islanders for six days
Emergency medical team helped islanders for six days By ANNE C. BOWERS By ANNE C. BOWERS By ANNE C. BOWERS While Hurricane Irene was still terrorizing the entire northeast coastline, a temporary medical team arrived by helicopters on Hatteras to provide around the clock health care at the HealthEast Family Care clinic in Avon. The […]
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