Ranger Karol Jones reports that there was a motor vehicle rollover accident with no injuries in between Ramp 44 and Cape Point that occurred due to a beach ledge caving in along the shoreline. Please use caution if driving on beach ledges, and utilize the interdunal road when travelling to Cape Point when necessary. Ranger […]
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May 27, 1938 – December 1, 2017 BUXTON — Connie Basnett Jennette Fox, 79, of Buxton, NC suddenlypassed away on December 1, 2017. A native of Buxton, she was thedaughter of the late Raymond Basnett and Grace Williams Basnett. In addition to her parents, Connie was predeceased by her son Leon E.Jennette, Jr., her husband Albert […]
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With a Dec. 8 renewal deadline looming, lawmakers in Washington are set to decide the fate of the debt-ridden National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), something that affects roughly 9,000 Dare County property owners. The NFIP, which has been renewed in the House, now awaits action in the Senate, and that could conceivably mean changes to […]
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The Avon Fishing Pier typically closes for the season on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, but this year, historic fishing conditions have led to a week-long extension – and some very happy anglers. For the first couple of days after the annual wintertime closure, the longtime manager of the pier, Keith Matthews, typically lets some of […]
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The hopper dredge R.N. Weeks was able to operate about 75% of the time over the past week and completed 52 loads. Weeks Marine reports that almost 1.4 million cubic yards of sand has been placed on the beach or about 53% of the project total. The completed section of beach is expected to open […]
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation has awarded a $9.7 million contract for construction of a new river class vehicle ferry for the N.C. Ferry Division. The vessel is due to be delivered by March 1, 2019. “This is a great first step in phasing out our smaller boats and replacing them with larger ones,” […]
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As the former Lego Bridge on Pea Island is dismantled, and progress continues on the new Bonner Bridge, the third bridge in the trio of Hatteras Island projects – the “Jug Handle” Bridge – is nearing its early 2018 starting date. “Construction is scheduled to begin in March 2018, and starting in January and February, […]
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A fire broke out in the apartment above the Pirates’ Chest souvenir shop at the corner of Irvin Garrish Hwy and Back Road early Wednesday afternoon. Ernie Doshier, assistant chief of the Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Dept. (OVFD), who was in charge at the scene, said the fire was called in to 911 at 1:20 p.m. […]
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A whale was spotted hanging around the Avon Fishing Pier on a sunny Monday afternoon, surprising anglers who were already enjoying great weather and plenty of catches. “It was hanging around the pier for a while – it moved a little ways down, and then it came back again,” said a staff member at the […]
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The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission is looking for commercial and recreational fishermen, scientists and other interested parties to sit on various fisheries advisory committees. Two regional advisory committees – Northern and Southern – and three standing advisory committees – Finfish, Habitat and Water Quality, and Shellfish/Crustacean – review matters referred to them by the commission, […]
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