The National Park Service (NPS) announced that there are several excavation viewing opportunities this week on Hatteras Island. An excavation will take place near Ramp 55 in Hatteras village on Thursday, August 2, at 10 a.m., and a second excavation is scheduled for Friday, August 3, at 10 a.m. at the Frisco Day Use Area, […]
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For more information, visit www.weather.gov/mhx for weather forecast information, or the National Weather Service office in Newport / Morehead City’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/NWSMoreheadCity/. RELATED ARTICLES: Record Rains Lead to High Water on Roads; Still More to Come Heavy Rains Cause High Water, Delays on N.C. Highway 12 Highway 12 Remains Open, But Standing Water Reported […]
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CHEC is excited to announce the installation of two public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations on Hatteras Island. One station will be installed in Rodanthe in the parking lot of Kitty Hawk Kites, and another station will be placed at Hatteras Landing in Hatteras Village. The Level 2 ChargePoint stations will each have two charging […]
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Dare County Mosquito Control has been hard at work trying to curb the mosquito population after more than 10 days of continual rain and standing water. “We are spraying with our trucks pretty hard, and our spraying has increased” says Mac Gray, Vector Control Supervisor. “Typically, we have a four night window we play with […]
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With the exception of some rope work which will be done in-house, the renovations to the famed Mirlo rescue surfboat conducted by conservators from the National Park Service (NPS) are complete. The team of conservators worked on-site at the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station last week, completing a number of projects to make the surfboat shine. The […]
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For more information, visit www.weather.gov/mhx for weather forecast information, or the National Weather Service office in Newport / Morehead City’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/NWSMoreheadCity/. RELATED ARTICLES: Heavy Rains Cause High Water, Delays on N.C. Highway 12 Highway 12 Remains Open, But Standing Water Reported in Multiple Spots Flash Flood Watch Remains in Effect Through Wednesday Flash […]
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For more information, visit www.weather.gov/mhx for weather forecast information, or the National Weather Service office in Newport / Morehead City’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/NWSMoreheadCity/. RELATED ARTICLES: Highway 12 Remains Open, But Standing Water Reported in Multiple Spots Flash Flood Watch Remains in Effect Through Wednesday Flash Flood Warning Issued for Hatteras Island Total Rainfall Now up […]
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By JOY CRIST Ask anyone who follows news and conversations about Hatteras and Ocracoke islands, and they?ll attest that one of the biggest topics for the summer of 2018 is rip currents. With this recent rash of heavy rains, Hatteras and Ocracoke islands have had a moderate or high risk of rip currents on a […]
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Four generations of the descendants of Captain John Allen Midgett Jr., Keeper of the Chicamacomico Station during the famed Mirlo rescue, visited the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras on Friday to get a sneak peek at a new exhibit honoring this local legend. Capt. Midgett led one of the most dramatic rescues in […]
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On July 27, 2017, residents and visitors all across Hatteras and Ocracoke islands woke up in the dark. With clear weather conditions and no storms in sight, most folks initially believed that the surprise power outage must be due to maintenance, or some small issue with the power lines – like a stray kiteboarding kite. […]
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