Dare County has released its latest video update on the Bonner Bridge replacement project. “The bridge’s framework is steadily emerging,” the video notes. On the northern end of the Bonner replacement, the first three girders have been installed and the bridge deck is beginning to take shape. Over the water, crews are getting ready to […]
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In a special meeting on Monday, Dec. 19, the Dare County Board of Commissioners heard the final presentation of the year-long economic development study that was conducted by outside consultants from North Carolina State, Research Triangle International (RTI) and Economic Leadership LLC. The initiative began in January of 2016, when the board approved $58,640 for […]
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There were two sessions of the North Carolina General Assembly last week in Raleigh, one aimed at disaster recovery that resulted in unanimous approval, and one that ended in acrimony, and dozens of arrests after House and Senate leaders pushed through broad government restructuring legislation that dialed back the powers of incoming governor Roy Cooper. […]
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A 77-year-old Frisco commercial fisherman, who had been missing overnight, was found alive this morning in his boat, which was grounded on a reef in the Pamlico Sound off Avon on Hatteras Island. He was transported by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, where he is being treated. Wayne Basnett left […]
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By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The Federal Highway Administration has issued a Record of Decision on the proposed “jug handle” bridge in north Rodanthe that will bypass the frequently overwashed S-curves and Mirlo Beach area. The decision was issued Thursday by the FHA and announced yesterday by Gov. Pat McCrory’s office. […]
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The congregation at St. John United Methodist Church in Avon village has a new take on helping those who need it. You’ve seen or heard of the Little Free Libraries? There is one in Waves that I have written about several times. The idea is that you take a book and replace it with another […]
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January 31, 1928 – December 16, 2016 BUXTON — Delores Jennette Lewis, 88, died after a brief illness onDec. 16, 2016. She was a native of Dare County and proud of herfamily’s rich Hatteras Island heritage. She was librarian for manyyears at Cape Hatteras School, serving as counselor of life to highschool students and world-class […]
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Video by Orville Scarborough Photos and videos of the Kinnakeet Shores area beach in Avon – a stretch of shoreline that extends from the Avon Pier south to roughly Ramp 38 – have been circulating on social media as startling erosion has surfaced in the past days and weeks. While seasonal erosion is nothing new […]
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The Dare County Waterways Commission discussed a range of current and upcoming dredging projects at a lightly attended meeting in Buxton on Monday, Dec. 12. The commission currently has two major goals, both related to shoaling in Hatteras Inlet. The immediate goal is to keep the channel west of the gorge — or the long […]
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Dare County utilities crews have still not located a suspected water leak on southern Hatteras Island. The Dare County Cape Hatteras Water System, which serves the villages of Avon, Buxton, Frisco and Hatteras, reported on Dec. 1 that it had experienced higher than normal water demands since Hurricane Matthew on Oct. 9. Initially, system officials […]
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