By JOY CRIST A new video with updates on the Bonner Bridge progress was released by Dare County on April 12th on their Government and Education Channel’s Facebook page. The update chronicles the latest projects that crews have been working on to complete the new Bonner Bridge as well as the Interim Bridge, which are […]
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Wait… Is it Summer Already? By JOY CRIST
It seems like only a day or so ago that islanders were shivering in cool temps and winds, or driving along a lonely NC Highway 12 past businesses that were closed for the season… In reality, it was more like a week. Just last Wednesday, folks were hunkered down for a strong rain and wind […]
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Coastal Towns Brace For Beach Funding Cuts
Coastal North Carolina could be looking into a budgetary abyss if local and state entities don’t adapt quickly to new funding realities. “With this new administration, it’s not going to be business as usual,” Kathleen Riely, executive director of North Carolina Beach, Inlet and Waterways Association, said at the nonprofit’s annual meeting held last week. […]
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Island Cooking: Breaking Bread with Irene By LYNNE FOSTER
Irene Nolan, recently deceased editor and co-owner of the Island Free Press, was a woman of many talents and varied interests and her friendships reflected that. She was a very good cook and enjoyed food, and she loved to entertain. Of her many friends, the closest enjoyed dining experiences together for many years, both […]
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Hatteras-Ocracoke Spring Ferry Schedules Begin Tuesday
Just in time for a round of beautiful spring weather, the North Carolina Ferry System will be switching to a spring schedule on Tuesday, April 11. The new schedule, which increases the number of daily round trips from 18 to 26, will include a new 10:30 a.m. run from Hatteras. The added departure was specifically […]
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UPDATE: National Park Service Rangers Respond to Report of Fatality Near Ramp 34 in Avon
At approximately 2:00 am on Monday, April 10, National Park Service Law Enforcement Rangers responded to a report of an unresponsive male near Ramp 34, just north of Avon, North Carolina. A citizen or visitor walking on the beach early this morning found the victim and called 911. Upon arrival on the beach, Rangers discovered […]
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New recreational cobia regulations take effect May 1
New size and bag limits will go into effect May 1 for the recreational cobia fishery in North Carolina waters. The minimum size limit will increase to 36 inches fork length (measured from the tip of snout to the fork in the tail). The possession limit will decrease to one fish per-person per-day, with a […]
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New “Fixtation” is Stationed Outside St. John United Methodist Church in Avon By JOY CRIST
The grassy exterior and entrance of the St. John United Methodist Church in Avon village has a few enticements that make visitors take a second look. There’s the original church bell from the 1800s, the wrap-around bench near the towering oak tree that’s covered with colorful handprints, and the recently added food pantry that’s stationed […]
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Lighthouses to Open on April 21
Outer Banks Group Superintendent Dave Hallac has announced that the Bodie Island and Cape Hatteras Lighthouses will be open for climbing this year from Friday, April 21 through Monday, October 9. Ticket sales begin daily at 9 am with the last tickets sold at 4:30 pm at each site. Climbing tickets for the Cape Hatteras […]
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The Long And Tortured Road To Reach The North Rodanthe Bridge Option
BY CATHERINE KOZAK For folks who?ve been around long enough, the ongoing lawsuit against the proposed north Rodanthe bridge might be just another frustrating chapter in the decades-long struggle to keep Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands? only highway passable.Back in the late 1990s, a mothballed N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) panel that had earlier studied the […]
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