Residents, visitors, and emergency ma nagers on the Outer Banks are breathing a big sigh of relief, but we’re not in the clear yet. Hatteras and Ocracoke islands are in for more heavy rain and punishing surf between now and Monday. “There’s an upper low, a northeaster-type low, that would have affected us anyway, even […]
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BUXTON– Kenneth Lee Jennette, 52, was a man of many hats including proudfather, grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin, co-owner of Cape PointExxon, and diehard Redskins’ fan. With peace in his heart, Ken spent his last days surrounded by devotedfriends and family and departed for Heaven on October 2, 2015, after ashort illness. Many angels await him […]
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BUXTON — Marsha Hanssen died on Oct. 1, 2015. She was born on Aug. 25, 1955 in Henderson, N.C. Marsha is survived by a daughter, MaryAnne; grandson, David; agreat-granddaughter; mother and stepfather, Laura and Tommy; brother,Steve, and sister, Joannie, and her husband, Jeff, and their son,Cameron. Thank you to Colleen and John for adopting Marsha’s […]
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Although Hurricane Joaquin looked a lot less threatening to the North Carolina coast as of late Thursday afternoon, Outer Banks officials remain concerned nonetheless about potentially dangerous soundside flooding, torrential rainfall, and punishing ocean surf as the storm moves north off the coast over the weekend. An evacuation order was issued for Ocracoke Island at […]
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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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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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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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