Finally! Legislators called it a wrap on the 2015 session of the General Assembly a little after 4 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, thus making it the longest legislative session since 2002. Total cost of the session extended beyond the beginning of the fiscal year that began July 1 – $2.73 million. The final days […]
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Island residents will barely have a breather between storms, as a nasty cold front is about to park itself off the coast Thursday night through the weekend, bringing more heavy rain and pounding surf. Meanwhile, Hurricane Joaquin is barreling up the coast towards the Outer Banks, and although it is still uncertain what its track […]
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While recent coastal flooding temporarily closed many popular park beaches and beach access ramps, several areas have reopened as standing water continues to recede on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. Park beaches are open to pedestrian access throughout the park unless otherwise posted. Park visitors can expect to see some safety and/or resource protection closures in […]
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The Dare County Sanitation Department will be conducting a large item household pick-up for residential customers only. No commercial business debris will be picked up. Materials must be at curbside no later than 6 a.m. on the date of collection. There will not be a second day pick-up. Large item household pick-ups on Hatteras Island […]
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After early morning assessment of Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches and facilities, Superintendent David Hallac announced today all park facilities in Cape Hatteras National Seashore remain open for the visiting public. A significant number of beach access ramps to popular park beaches are temporarily closed due to flooding, high, lunar tides and strong wind conditions […]
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Property owners in Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo now have a proposed zoning map to consider that gives the community wide berth in deciding what uses should be allowed or not. “This map is driven by community input,” Dare County Planning Director Donna Creef told residents at a packed meeting Thursday night, Sept. 24, at the Community Building in […]
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The persistent area of low pressure that has hung off the southeast coast for more than a week is finally drifting away to the northeast, and conditions on the Outer Banks are improving this morning. Highway 12 on Ocracoke opened about 8:30 a.m., and the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry began running about the same time. Highway 12 […]
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Highway 12 on Ocracoke Island has closed this morning between the Pony Pen and the Hatteras/Ocracoke Ferry Terminal because of flooding from heavy rains. There is not an estimated schedule for reopening the road at this time, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation. Locations along Highway in this area are reported to have […]
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Coast Guard Sector North Carolina yesterday began enforcing a regulated navigation area for the navigable waters surrounding the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge in Oregon Inlet. Vessels with a draft greater than 5 feet are not allowed within 100 yards of the Bonner Bridge until further notice. With Hatteras Inlet experiencing similar shoaling and navigational conditions, […]
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Hatteras islander Jarvis Williams, who owns an Exxon gas station in Buxton, went to Manteo last Monday to tell the Dare County Board of Commissioners what he thinks of their continued hammering on gas prices in Dare County. He hadn’t signed up to speak during the time the commissioners set aside to hear from gas […]
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