On Sept. 11, 2001, part-time Hatteras islander Mike Regan was a member of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department. Sept. 11 was a workday for him — the first day of a three-day tour. He arrived at Rescue Company No. 39 as usual about 7 a.m., and the first task was to check out […]
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A man and his would-be rescuer drown off Rodanthe beach
Two men, both visitors, drown in an apparent rip current in Rodanthe this afternoon — at the end of Dean Street just north of the Rodanthe Pier in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. According to the seashore’s chief ranger, Boone Vandzura, Dare Central received a call at 2:38 p.m. that swimmers were in trouble in […]
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Dare County updates damage estimate from Hermine By IRENE NOLAN
By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN Dare County has updated its preliminary estimate of damage from Tropical Storm Hermine, which passed over the Outer Banks on Saturday morning, Sept. 3. The storm spun up a tornado in a Hatteras village campground before it moved offshore and the wind increased to a sustained mid-30s with gusts […]
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Ferry crew honored for charter boat rescue
The North Carolina Board of Transportation today awarded the crew of the N.C. Ferry Divison’s M/V Swan Quarter with an Extra Mile Award for its actions responding to a fire on a nearby charter vessel in July. The Swan Quarter had just departed Ocracoke when it received a distress call just before 2 p.m. on […]
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NPS plans public scoping for flood mitigation planning
The National Park Service will begin a public scoping period and hold two public meetings in October to obtain feedback and ideas from the public about areas of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore in the Buxton and Frisco area that experience flooding. Several locations, including the Cape Point Campground, beach parking lots (near Ramp 43 […]
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Storm debris pickup will start Sept. 12 on Hatteras
North Carolina Department of Transportation workers have already begun removal of storm debris from state maintained roads on Roanoke Island. State and county crews will begin pick up on Hatteras Island beginning Monday, Sept. 12. Crews will pass through areas only once, so residents and businesses are asked to move debris to the side of […]
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Storm debris removal schedule to be announced
Removal of storm debris from the unincorporated areas of Dare County will begin as soon as possible and the schedule will be announced as soon as established. To expedite the process, Dare County Public Works requests that residents and businesses properly separate debris into piles as follows: Yard debris Building debris, flooded building contents Metal […]
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Dare Board talks about storm aftermath, damage estimates By IRENE NOLAN
“But we got to face the fact that there were problems and we need to fit it,” he added. County manger Robert Outten said the response was based on information that called for winds in the 40-mph range, minor to moderate soundside flooding. “So all the response, all of the efforts, all of the things […]
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NPS reports moderate sea turtle nest losses after Hermine
Since Tropical Storm Hermine has left the area, National Park Service biotechnicians have been hard at work determining the status of the remaining sea turtle nests along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Sea turtles had a banner year on the islands in 2016, breaking the record number of nests within the seashore with a total […]
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Hatteras CERT members hard at work after the storm
On Labor Day Monday, roughly 30 Hatteras Islanders were foregoing their holiday plans to move old refrigerators and soaking wet furnishings and rake piles and piles of eel grass out of the yards of their island in Hatteras village. These hardworking folks were part of the Hatteras Island Community Emergency Response Team, or CERT – […]
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