Coastal Flood, High Surf and Wind Advisories have been issued for the Outer Banks in anticipation of a winter storm that is expected to impact the area starting on Sunday, per a Saturday morning briefing from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. 1-2 feet above ground oceanside flooding and 1 foot above […]
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A coastal storm is forecast for the Outer Banks beginning on Sunday, with possible flooding, beach erosion, large waves, heavy rains, and gusty winds forecast for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands, per a Friday morning briefing from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Rough surf and coastal flooding are primary concerns with the […]
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An ongoing crisis with U.S. recycling markets came home to roost this fall when Hatteras Recycle was informed its tipping fees would go up 600 percent as of December 1. “We have had a bombshell dropped on us,” said Greg Mitchell, manager at the company. “This is not just a localized thing. This is [happening] […]
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A coastal storm is expected to bring snow to mainland eastern North Carolina, and heavy winds and rains to the Outer Banks, starting on Sunday, per a Thursday morning briefing from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Approximately 2 inches of rain is currently forecast for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands from Sunday, […]
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The Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) covered a number of Outer Banks-related issues and items of interest at their December 3 meeting in Manteo. Topics which pertained to the island and / or the local community included the following. Swearing in Ceremony Dare County Commissioners Jim Tobin, Rob Ross and Ervin Bateman were […]
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New parking areas at Kite Point in between Avon and Buxton, and at the former Naval Facility / Coast Guard housing complex at the end of Old Lighthouse Road, are slated to begin construction in early 2019. The two projects were outlined in detail at a Wednesday night meeting in Buxton hosted by the National […]
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Everything we do, and the success or failure of it, depends greatly on the weather. This has been the most unusual autumn. Southwest winds and warm one day, northwest and cold the next. Yesterday it was in the 70s, today it’s not supposed to get above the low 50s, and we’re battening down the hatches […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore is pleased to announce that the National Park Service (NPS) has executed a lease with Oregon Inlet Marinas, LLC, managed by Russell C. King, to provide for the maintenance and continued operation of Oregon Inlet Marina, also known as Oregon Inlet Fishing Center, for use as a charter boat marina. The […]
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November 1, 2018 Breaking and Entering Motor Vehicle. 900 block of Raleigh Avenue, Roanoke Island. Nothing stolen. November 1, 2018 Breaking and Entering Motor Vehicle. 800 block of Jackson Street, Roanoke Island. Nothing stolen. November 1, 2018 Breaking and Entering Motor Vehicle. 900 block of Woodley Avenue, Roanoke Island. Purse stolen. November 3, 2018 Breaking […]
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The N.C. Department of Transportation will close the William B. Umstead Bridge, locally known as the Old Manns Harbor Bridge, between 8 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 10 and 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 14. During the closure, workers will be making concrete and metal repairs in order to replace an expansion joint at the eastern […]
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