The Village Market Red & White of Hatteras officially opened to the public with new owners on Friday, May 18, after a long winter and spring of remodeling and preparations. Just hours after opening its doors, the market was already crowded with locals and visitors who were eager to see the “new” old market, which […]
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Hands Across the Sand on Ocracoke Scheduled for Saturday
In early January, President Donald Trump’s administration announced a five-year plan that would invite drilling in the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic oceans. So, with the real possibility of offshore drilling off the mid-Atlantic coast looming again, islanders and visitors will once again have an opportunity to show their opposition by participating in Hands Across the […]
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Ferry Division Provides Update on Ocracoke Passenger Ferry Service
The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division today provided stakeholders an update on the Ocracoke Express passenger-only ferry service. Among the items included in Friday’s progress report: The four trams that will carry visitors on a half-hour loop around Ocracoke Village will be delivered to Hyde County by the end of July. The tram system […]
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The Land Use Plan Survey, and Why You Should Take It Now
The Dare County Planning Department is in the early stages of a massive project that takes a couple of years to complete, and which requires the public?s input to proceed. The project in question is the Land Use Plan for Unincorporated Dare County, (which includes Hatteras Island), and it?s a project that has technically been […]
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Temporary Wildlife Protection Area Installed at Cape Point on Saturday
By JOY CRIST Per a recent announcement from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, beginning early Saturday morning, May 19, a temporary wildlife protection area will be installed near the tip of Cape Point to protect nesting shorebirds. When the protection area is installed, Off Road Vehicles (ORV) and pedestrians will be able to travel approximately […]
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Hatteras Inlet’s Navigable Condition and Emergency Ferry Channel Covered at Waterways Commission Meeting
As the fishing tournament season kicked off this week in Hatteras, members of the Dare County Waterways Commission were relieved that conditions in Hatteras Inlet are finally in good shape. “We’ve got the best channel we’ve had in four or five years,” Commissioner Steve “Creature” Coulter, a Hatteras charter boat captain, said at Monday’s […]
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New Mental Health Center on Track for Summer Opening
The new PORT Health office, which will occupy a section of the former Hatteras Medical Center, is getting closer to an anticipated summer opening, thanks to the approval of a three-year lease by the Dare County Board of Commissioners at their May 7 meeting. Per Michelle Hawbaker of PORT Health Services, the county will orchestrate […]
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Dare Asks State Lawmakers to Fund Purchase of Hopper Dredge
Dare County is actively pursuing creation of a partnership between the state and a yet-to-be-identified private company to purchase a shallow-draft hopper dredge, with the county paying for its operation in Oregon and Hatteras inlets and other channels. And while Dare would likely be using it the most, the dredge would be available to help […]
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Town Hall Meeting Focuses on What’s Next for Outage Claims
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina overseeing the class action filed against PCL granted preliminary approval on May 2 to a $10.35 million settlement to compensate businesses, vacationers, and residents of the Ocracoke and Hatteras Islands. From there, the settlement boils down into three distinct classes: At the Tuesday meeting, […]
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Summer Speed Limits in Effect Throughout Island Villages
With the peak of the summer travel season just around the corner, N.C. Department of Transportation crews today changed out seasonal speed limit signs along N.C. Highway 12 in several areas of Currituck and Dare counties. The speed limits on Hatteras Island in the areas through Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon and Frisco, drop from 45 […]
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