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Monthly Archives: December, 2012

Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry operations suspended after vessel runs aground

Local News Staff Reporter -
The North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry Division has announced the temporary suspension of operations at the Hatteras-Ocracoke route due to gusting winds and...

Opening up, cleaning up, closing up

Editor's Blog Irene Nolan -
Highway 12 reopened to all traffic on Wednesday evening, Dec. 19.The road was damaged in Hurricane Sandy in late October and back-to-back northeasters...

Buxton’s Jim and Marcia Lyons are recognized for volunteerism

Island Features Coastal.Review -
Jim and Marcia Lyons of Buxton have volunteered with the North Carolina Coastal Federation on and off for about 10 years, and their devotion...

Beach nourishment still being pursued for S-curves, but nothing is definite 

Local News Staff Reporter -
Now that Highway 12 has reopened north of Rodanthe, transportation officials will be keeping a close eye on the sandbags that hold back a...

High winds close down Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry 

Local News Staff Reporter -
Travelers using the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route will encounter suspensions because of extreme high winds caused by a winter storm today, tonight, and tomorrow. ...
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NCDOT to hold public meetings on Ocracoke South Dock Study

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Susann Stokes Wright

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Traffic lights in Hatteras Village will be replaced with stop signs

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