A FEMA/state Mobile Disaster Recovery Center has opened outside of the Hatteras Civic Center and will remain operational through Wednesday, Nov. 2. The recovery station, which is open daily from 10 a.m. through 7 p.m. and is easy to spot because of its extensive outdoor office, is a “one-stop shop” for any resident of Dare […]
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A FEMA and state mobile disaster recovery center (MDRC) is opening on Monday, Oct.31, at the Hatteras Civic Center and will be open there for three days — until Wednesday, Nov. 2, to help victims of Hurricane Matthew. A MDRC is a readily accessible mobile office where you can go for information about FEMA, other […]
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The Cape Hatteras Anglers Club invites residents and visitors to fish in its annual Bob Bernard Open Individual Tournament on Saturday, Nov. 5, along the beaches of Hatteras Island. Now in its 58th year, the open individual tournament has been ongoing since 1958, the year after the start of the Anglers Club. The open tournament […]
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry Division will begin dredging a portion of the channel used for the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route that was affected by Hurricane Matthew. Because of the work and the tides, passengers using that route may experience sporadic service interruptions over the next two weeks. Preparation for the operation is already […]
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The recovery from Hurricane Matthew is a work in progress on southern Hatteras and Ocracoke with important new information coming out every day. And, at the same time, island residents must focus on a very important election on Tuesday, Nov. 8, that includes voting for the President and Vice-President of the United States, governor of […]
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The annual island-wide food drive to stock the shelves of the Hatteras Island Food Pantry is currently underway. Residents and visitors are asked to participate in this drive as contributions of both food and money are badly needed. Without them, organizers say that the pantry will be unable to meet the needs of the […]
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A $46 million waterpark is now under construction in lower Currituck County and developers are hailing it as one of the most innovatively designed and uniquely located waterparks in the world. Earlier this week, invited guests enjoyed a preview of the H2OBX Waterpark, which sprawls across 80 acres just off U.S. 158 in Powell’s Point, […]
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Jan Willis has a lot of experience when it comes to hurricanes. She moved to Hatteras Island in the middle of a hurricane in 1971 to be the new kindergarten teacher at the Cape Hatteras School after taking a road trip to Hatteras Island and stopping at Conner’s while en route to find out who […]
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EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA — Floodwaters were starting to recede last week upstream along the Tar, Pamlico, Cape Fear and Neuse rivers, but an increasingly contaminated flow of freshwater is headed downriver, eastward to the coast. The short-term prospects don’t look good for those ready for their first taste of local oysters this season. Throughout the river basins, sounds […]
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Almost 800 fishermen will descend on Hatteras Island beaches for the annual Cape Hatteras Anglers Club Invitational Surf Fishing Tournament, which will be on Wednesday, Nov. 2, through Friday, Nov.4. The tournament is considered one of the largest surf fishing tournaments in the world. Celebrating its 59th year, the tournament draws fishermen from throughout the […]
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