The North Carolina Department of Transportation has awarded two of three contracts to repair damage from Hurricane Sandy on Highway 12 on Hatteras Island and is making progress clearing sand from roads along the Outer Banks. DOT is also making plans to open a four-wheel-drive route between Rodanthe and the Bonner Bridge. Currently, Hatteras Island […]
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The Wings Over Water Wildlife Festival has shifted to other locations several events planned for this week on Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge after an eruption of public outrage about the group being given access to the area, which is closed to the public. The Wings Over Water festival is scheduled to begin tomorrow and […]
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Dare County has listened to Hatteras residents who need to leave the island for doctor’s appointments, jobs, and other business and has announced that beginning Monday, Nov. 5, priority boarding will be given to Hatteras Island residents traveling weekdays on the emergency ferry service between Stumpy Point and Rodanthe. Priority boarding for residents will be […]
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Lines today and yesterday for the emergency ferry from Stumpy Point to Rodanthe were long. However, reports last evening was that the Ferry Division was getting all vehicles from both sides moving. The Ferry Division will add more ferries beginning tomorrow. Re-entry restrictions on visitors to Hatteras were lifted today. If you plan to use […]
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All of our thoughts have been on Superstorm Sandy for more than a week now as we handle the impacts here on Hatteras and Ocracoke and watch with horror what happened to folks in the northeast. We?re cleaning up after the storm surge, collecting information on Highway 12 and when it will reopen and the […]
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Beginning Friday, Nov. 2 at 6 a.m., all re-entry restrictions for Hatteras Island will be lifted and ferry service will be available for everyone, including visitors. The only access to Hatteras Island is by ferry until further notice. The only priority given for emergency ferry service is for essential commodities and materials, as determined by […]
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Dare County, North Carolina Department of Transportation, and Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative officials met with residents today in a community meeting, hosted by the Avon Volunteer Fire Department, to address recovery from Superstorm Sandy. Dare County commissioners Allen Burrus and Warren Judge, county manager Bobby Outten, Susan Flythe from the CHEC, and Sterling Baker, division […]
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