The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division will be switching to a modified spring schedule on its Hatteras-Ocracoke route Tuesday, April 15, adding four scheduled daily departures from both sides while adding unscheduled shuttle service to alleviate backups when they occur. Dredging operations on the original ferry route continue in Hatteras Inlet, so the […]
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North Carolina lawmakers will not receive a completed final report on the Coastal Resources Commission’s inlet management study by year’s end. “We are not going to know everything by final report time,” CRC Chairman Frank Gorham said last week following the last of a series of public meetings held to discuss inlet issues. “We have […]
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The Hyde County commissioners on Monday night passed a resolution asking the Cape Hatteras National Seashore to implement day passes for driving on the beach, open an area on the north and south end of Ocracoke Island for 24-hour vehicle access, and remit 20 percent of the beach pass revenue back to the county to […]
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation today named Ed Goodwin to lead the North Carolina Ferry Division as its new director. According to a Ferry Division news release, “Goodwin has a long history of leadership in both civilian and military positions that will be vital as the division redoubles its efforts to develop new strategies, […]
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Finally, after one of the harshest winters I’ve experienced in a 13-year career on the Outer Banks, the weather showed some mercy and reminded us why we love living or visiting here. The snow, ice, rain, and wind gave way to some nice and steady springtime weather last week. The temps were mild. The sun […]
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In 2013, the North Carolina General Assembly passed VIVA, the Voter Information Verification Act. As a result of VIVA, same-day voter registration is no longer available. In order to vote in the upcoming May 6 primary election, Dare and Hyde county residents must register to vote by 5 p.m. on Friday, April 11. If you […]
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Last night when I was watching television, a national cable-news show host paid homage to community newspapers at the end of her hour-long program. She was noting that she and other national news folks were reporting on the problems that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie had with ?Bridge Gate,? the big traffic tie-up on the […]
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Warm weather marks the end of oyster season on the North Carolina coast, which might cause ice cream-maker Karel Blaas to scratch his head and wonder why. Blaas’ from-scratch ice cream, made with local ingredients, is known far beyond his downtown Wilmington-based Velvet Freeze shop. He’s played with lots of interesting flavors: herb concoctions made […]
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By LARA RIZZUTI By LARA RIZZUTI Only four months after its grand reopening in November 2013, the Hatteras Village Medical Center closed its doors once again. This time, however, it is only temporary. Services were suspended for the first week of April to accommodate the center’s transition between primary care providers and will resume on […]
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(Editor’s Note: This article is republished from the current issue of the North Carolina Beach Buggy Association Bulletin.) As all of you know this winter has been unusually long and cold, which has tested the resolve of our visitors with ice on the sound and snow in the dunes. Because of this, visitation is down […]
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