Damage to ramp at Stumpy Point halts ferry to Hatteras The ramp used to load vehicles onto the emergency ferry running from Stumpy Point to Rodanthe and Hatteras was damaged by a piece of heavy equipment this afternoon and could be shut down for 24 hours. The shutdown comes as residents of Hatteras Island who […]
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Sunday, Sept. 4, marked the beginning for residents who evacuated before Hurricane Irene to be able to return to their homes on Hatteras Island. Dare County Government had no real data –only educated guesses — on how many vehicles left the island. Our officials anticipated problems if restrictions were totally lifted at once and devised […]
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Hatteras restaurants need donations to provide meals
Hatteras restaurants need donations to provide meals By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN Dawn Chitwood Rivers, owner of Kaia’s Kitchen and Market in Hatteras village, got a phone call from an off-island property owner and customer, just a few days after Hurricane Irene ripped up the northern parts of Hatteras Island. Pat and Bob Esposito […]
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All Hatteras residents can return after noon on Monday
All Hatteras residents can return after noon on Monday Re-entry for Hatteras Island residents, with proper identification, will begin at noon, Monday, Sept. 5. Residents must present a driver’s license showing a local address for one of the Hatteras Island villages. Re-entry for Hatteras Island residents, with proper identification, will begin at noon, Monday, Sept. […]
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Elizabeth Dean Stirling
BUXTON– Elizabeth Dean Stirling, 72, died on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011 at herresidence. Ms. Stirling was born in Edenton, N.C., and was aregistered nurse specializing in psychiatry. She was thedaughterof the late Reverend Andrew and Doris Jennette Stirling. Ms. Stirling is survived by her loving daughter, Aida Marie FeslerWilson of Buxton and son in law, […]
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The RWS Community Center is the center of life in villages ravaged by Hurricane Irene …….WITH SLIDE SHOW By ANNE C. BOWERS By ANNE C. BOWERS Every big storm, whether it is a northeaster, tropical storm, or a full-blown Hurricane, has its own signature. Hurricane Irene will be remembered for the two distinct inlets, multiple […]
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Some are calling the breaches on Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge New New Inlet since they are located very close to the site of a former inlet named New Inlet, which opened and then closed after a storm some decades ago. There is one major inlet in the area, plus several smaller breaches, that are […]
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Tailwinds, the large teal-colored house and one-time neighbor of Serendipity, the famous “movie house” that was moved last year, suddenly fell into the ocean in Rodanthe this morning around 8:30 a.m., around high tide. Its demise was predictable when a small inlet formed near the house during Hurricane Irene last Saturday. Because of many complications […]
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Re-entry woes
They told us that Hurricane Irene would be the storm of a lifetime. And they were right ? at least in the sense that it seemed to last a lifetime. Just last Friday, I was posting a blog on ?Why we stay in the face of a major hurricane.? Many of us did stay and […]
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Temporary fix for Highway 12 may open the road in a month
Gov. Bev Perdue today announced a temporary plan to return traffic to all of Highway 12 on Hatteras Island. The plan involves the placement of a temporary bridge and will allow traffic to flow in less than one month. Gov. Perdue has secured federal funding to cover the costs of the repairs. NCDOT, after […]
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