By ANNE BOWERS The road that runs through Mirlo Beach has been fixed and the dunes rebuilt but homeowners face serious questions on how to repair their houses on the east and west sides of Highway 12. Hurricane Irene delivered a crushing blow to Mirlo Beach, which is located in north Rodanthe, by destroying […]
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UPDATE: Really Free Market organizers have set closing date for daily markets The organizers of the very successful Really Really Free Markets on Hatteras Island, which have come to the aid of all islanders who have been victims of Hurricane Irene, have set some closing dates. The Really Really Free Market in St. Waves Plaza […]
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The Outer Banks Wedding Association (OBWA) will sponsor it 14th Annual Wedding Weekend in January. This event will kick off on Saturday, Jan. 7, with a self-guided tour of wedding-related businesses, including ceremony and reception locations. The weekend will conclude on Sunday, Jan. 8, after an Expo boasting the largest vendor meet-and-greet in the Outer […]
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The Ocracoke community celebrated a historic day on Oct. 20 when the Ocracoke School dedicated a brand new, regulation-sized gym for the Ocracoke Dolphins. “This is a long-awaited event for the island and the school,” noted Dr. Randolph Latimore, Hyde County Schools superintendent, during a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the new facility built over the spring […]
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RODANTHE– Clarence E. “CE” Midgett, 61, died Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011 at hisresidence. Born in Dare County, he was the son of the late Clarence E.Midgett, Jr. and Lillian Payne Midgett. Mr. Midgett was a veteran ofthe Vietnam War and a member of Clarks Bethel Church in Salvo. Mr.Midgett is survived by his loving wife […]
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Fall weather is pumping up the red drum bite. There has been a good red drum bite from both pier and surf, with Avon Pier producing numerous citations over the past week and the surf producing red drum of all sizes. As I write this, the North Carolina Beach Buggy Association’s Red Drum Tournament is […]
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In Rodanthe sits the oldest and most complete life-saving station on the East Coast, the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site. Still standing following the tremendous soundside flooding caused by Hurricane Irene on Aug. 27, this historic gem suffered from the high waters that knocked the 1897 boathouse off its foundation and infiltrated all eight buildings […]
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Readers have been voting on a name for our temporary bridge on Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge for a week now. We?ve had comments on the blog and Facebook page and in e-mails ? in addition to folks telling me what they think when I am traveling around. Our Island Free Press panel, mostly folks […]
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Business on Ocracoke is returning to about what people expect at this time of the year. Many business owners report that they have seen more customers since Highway 12 reopened on Hatteras Island on Oct. 11, though not in the numbers they had before Hurricane Irene came through seven weeks ago. “This was the best […]
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NCDOT begins developing long-term solutions for Highway 12 The North Carolina Department of Transportation has started the process of developing permanent solutions for the sections of Highway 12 south of the Bonner Bridge severely damaged by Hurricane Irene on Aug. 27. Department staff met on Tuesday, Oct. 18, with representatives from a dozen state and […]
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