The North Carolina Select Committee on Transportation Planning will meet on mainland Hyde County on Monday, Jan. 25, to discuss transportation, specifically focusing on ferries and aviation. The group, chaired by Rep. John Torbett, R-Gaston County, is meeting to discuss transportation issues unique to our coastal area. There are 20 legislators on that committee, but […]
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By JOY CRIST The greatest day in Hatteras Island’s long and storied history is — without question — Nov. 30, 2006. Because, on this day, a genuine miracle happened. It was a miracle that bettered the lives of so many residents, that renewed faith across the island in the rewards of beachcombing, and that still […]
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As drones become more common in American households and businesses, the N.C. Department of Transportation is working to help promote safety on the air and on the ground by educating drone operators in the state. Drones, also called Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), offer a wide variety of uses – from tech-loving hobbyists to professional photographers, […]
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It seems that there’s always talk by local officials, politicians, and business leaders about economic development, but Dare’s Board of Commissioners is poised to next week take an important step forward toward growing and diversifying the county’s economy. At the board’s Jan. 4 meeting, North Carolina State University’s Office of Outreach & Engagement presented a […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore law enforcement staff are investigating a suspicious fire on seashore property. On Tuesday, Jan. 12, Nags Head and Roanoke Island fire departments extinguished a human-caused fire south of Whalebone Junction and on the east side of Highway 12. There were no injuries or property damage, but the human-caused blaze put firefighter […]
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By BRAD RICH Coastal Review Online “A lot more research is needed before anyone can be sure that any alligator hunt in North Carolina won’t harm the species. The data just isn’t there. ” Dinkelacker recently expressed that same opinion in formal comments to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, which has proposed an alligator hunt […]
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By JOY CRIST Lynn Hartshorne, a Frisco resident, has found a unique way to utilize her creative talents into a project that does a lot of good, and fulfills a small but important niche for the volunteering community of the Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters (CHKD) in Norfolk, Va. She creates burial gowns for […]
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On Tuesday evening, Jan. 12, a small wildland fire burned approximately 3/4 of an acre south of Whalebone Junction on Cape Hatteras National Seashore between Highway 12 and the power transmission corridor in south Nags Head. The National Park Service was assisted in managing the fire by firefighters from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Nags Head Fire […]
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With a dredging project just completed in Hatteras Inlet, conditions that have clogged the channel since the summer have been considerably improved. “I’ve talked to my captains and they’re pretty comfortable right now,” Jed Dixon, deputy Director of the state Ferry Division, said at Monday’s meeting of the Dare County Oregon Inlet and Waterways Commission. […]
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Following several years of scientific and archaeological assessment and public input, NOAA last week announced plans to consider possible expansion of Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, off the North Carolina coast. NOAA says that the proposed expansion would protect a collection of historically significant shipwrecks including vessels sunk during World War II’s Battle of the Atlantic. […]
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