By Kip Tabb By Kip Tabb The Inez Daniels Austin Scholarship is one of the largest scholarships awarded to graduating seniors from Hatteras Island. A merit-based award, it is named after a devoted teacher who believed in the potential of education and community. And Inez’s scholarship is growing; a surprise bequest from her daughter, Josephine […]
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Ocean overwash and moderate beach erosion is possible along the Outer Banks this week, per a Monday afternoon update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City Office. Large, period swells from a strong storm system over the Atlantic Ocean could lead to coastal flooding, and Highway 12 on Hatteras Island may become flooded […]
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Dare County Emergency Management officials are encouraging local residents, business owners, and non-resident property owners to review their evacuation and reentry plans and make sure they have the necessary permits and documentation for reentry following any Mandatory Evacuation. Visitors are encouraged to review their Vacation Rental Agreements to ensure they understand the evacuation requirement set […]
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A prescribed burn on a portion of the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge is scheduled for Tuesday, March 27, provided that weather conditions cooperate. “As long as the conditions stay as forecast, a burn is currently planned for the southern edge of the refuge,” said Wildlife Refuge Specialist and Assistant Manager Art Beyer. The prescribed […]
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The 2.4 mile Jug Handle Bridge project, which will bypass the area north of Rodanthe known as the S-Curves, is quietly gearing up for a June 2018 construction start date. “We’re doing a lot of behind the scenes work right now, such as permitting and right of way acquisitions,” said NCDOT Public Relations Officer (Ferry […]
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By CATHERINE KOZAK When I first traveled through Texas in the 1980s, I visited Galveston, an old Gulf Coast town not far from lovely San Antonio. Naturally, considering the blistering humid heat of the Texas June day, I wanted to take a dip in the Gulf of Mexico. Wading in, I was immediately struck by […]
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Coast Guard Sector North Carolina is urging mariners to use extreme caution when transiting the channel at Oregon Inlet due to significant shoaling and extremely shallow water. The shoaling, especially in the vicinity of Oregon Inlet Buoys 4 (LLNR 27990) and 6 (LLNR 28003), poses a significant threat to mariners. The Coast Guard strongly advises […]
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N.C. House District 6 incumbent State Representative Beverly Boswell had been incorrectly identifying herself as a registered nurse before the North Carolina Board of Nursing recently intervened, according to a story this week in The [Raleigh] News & Observer. Boswell, a former Dare County Commissioner and first-term state representative, is facing a Republican primary challenger—Currituck […]
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It may not feel like it outside, but spring has sprung on the North Carolina coast. That means the North Carolina Ferry Division will be enhancing schedules on two of its most popular seasonal routes. On Tuesday, March 27, the Hatteras-Ocracoke route will move to its full spring schedule, going from 18 daily round trips […]
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In December 1941, shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Adolph Hitler declared war on the United States. Not long afterward, German submarine Adm. Karl Doenitz put into action a plan to close off the transport of oil, lumber and other products crucial to U.S. military operations along the East Coast. The plan was […]
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