Ocracoke’s day of reckoning may be at hand as early as Wednesday when the Regional Planning Organization may vote to toll the Hatteras Ferry. That’s what Bill Rich, Hyde County manager, announced tonight at the Ocracoke Civic and Business Association meeting in the Community Center. “The bottom line is there is going to be a toll […]
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The state Division of Coastal Management is seeking public comments on a legislatively required study of beach erosion. The 2015 Appropriations Act, Session Law 2015-241, requires the division to study and develop a proposed strategy for preventing, mitigating and remediating the effects of beach erosion in North Carolina. The study must consider efforts by other […]
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In a letter to his constituents on Wednesday, Paul Tine of Kitty Hawk announced that he would not run for a third term in the North Carolina House of Representative in November 2016. Tine, who has represented District 6 — Dare, Hyde, Washington and part of Beaufort counties — since 2012 said that serving in […]
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Most off-road vehicle ramps at the Cape National Seashore have now reopened, but a few remain closed because of the flooding caused by two weeks of torrential rain and ocean overwash in late September and earlier this month. The four ramps still closed are in Buxton, Frisco, and Ocracoke. They are Ramps 43, 44, and […]
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It’s time to pull out the fire grates, steamer pots, and shucking knives because the season for harvesting oysters in North Carolina begins at sunrise on Thursday, Oct. 15. To keep this season healthy and happy, the state Division of Marine Fisheries offers some a few things consumers and fishermen should keep in mind. FOR […]
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A sea of people in pink brightened up a gloomy morning in Avon on Saturday, Oct. 10, as 78 island residents and visitors ran, jogged, walked, biked, and pushed strollers in the Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation’s 12th annual Fun Run. The 80 percent chance of showers forecast by the weathermen held out until later in […]
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Oceanfront property owners with beach and dune erosion caused by weekend storms will be able to obtain a Coastal Area Management Act emergency general permit to allow beach bulldozing for the reconstruction of primary and frontal dune systems. The emergency permit regulations speed up the authorization process for permit approval. The rules also waive permit […]
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Cape Hatteras National Park Service officials have reopened almost all visitor facilities and off-road vehicle ramps in the aftermath of a coastal storm that flooded beaches and other areas of the park and eroded dunes. The exception is in the Buxton-Frisco area, where Ramps 43, 44, and 49 and the Cape Point Campground remain closed. […]
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Early in the last week of September, it began to look as if a coastal storm was brewing for the last weekend of the month. That made me more anxious than usual. Coastal storms are not usually life-threatening, but they sure can be a nuisance with high winds, pounding waves, and ocean overwash. In addition, […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore is in the process of reopening visitor facilities and ramps. Park facilities, off-road vehicle access ramps to popular park beaches, and all ocean and soundside beach areas are being evaluated for safe access for both pedestrians and vehicles. All seashore visitor centers, including Ocracoke, information areas, and off-road vehicle permit […]
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