The Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) announced on Tuesday morning that islanders should expect two planned power outages on Thursday, as transmission lines are relocated at the site of the Jug Handle Bridge. The power will be out at the following times and locations on Thursday, April 11: Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo and Avon: 30 minute […]
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The North Carolina Ferry System’s Hatteras-Ocracoke vehicular route switches to its springtime schedule on April 9, increasing the number of daily round-trip departures from 18 to 26. The daily schedule will be as follows: From Hatteras: 5, 6, 7, 8, 8:30, 9, 10, 10:30, 11 and 11:30 a.m., noon, 1, 1:30, 2, 2:30, 3, 4, […]
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The Avon Fishing Pier is opening for its 56th season on Good Friday, April 19, and longtime visitors can expect some familiar faces and events, as well as some new additions for 2019. In 2018, the Avon Pier had a delayed reopening due to damage from a month of nor’easters that battered the island in […]
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During the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new bridge on April 2, crews were already hard at work removing the spans of the old Bonner Bridge in a demolition project that is currently scheduled to be completed by late 2019 / early 2020. The discarded bridge material is being removed by cranes, and is being […]
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For the first time in more than 25 years, the Froggy Dog restaurant is opening its doors for the 2019 season with new owners. But longtime fans of the Avon eatery, which first launched as a hot dog stand a few decades ago, will find that the Outer Banks landmark is in very capable hands. […]
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Back in 2016, when the National Park Service was celebrating its 100-year anniversary, our own local Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) was orchestrating several initiatives to mark the Centennial Celebration, which included taking the initial steps to designate CHNS as an official “International Dark Sky Park,” or IDSP. This designation is made by the International […]
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SOUTHERN SHORES — Etta Kealy Price, a dual resident of Southern Shores, NC, and Fairfax Station, VA died Wednesday April 3, 2019 at her home in Southern Shores, NC surrounded by family and friends. Born in Rocky Mount, NC and raised in Halifax and Dare Counties, Kealy was a graduate of Manteo High School and […]
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SOUTHERN SHORES – Julia R. Bair passed Thursday, April 4, in the comfort of her home in Southern Shores, North Carolina surrounded by her family. Julie was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania in 1951 and grew up in nearby State College. She became an elementary school teacher following graduation from Penn State University. Julie taught at […]
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January 21, 1965 – April 3, 2019 BUXTON — Monica F. Collinsworth Scarborough, 54, of Buxton, NC died Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at her home. Born in Greenville, SC on January 21, 1965, she was the daughter of Thelma Southerland and Theron Collinsworth of Bratt, FL. A reservationist for Midgett Realty, Monica loved her work, […]
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National studies consistently rank electric lineman among the most dangerous jobs in the country, and for good reason. Laboring high in the air wearing heavy equipment and working directly with high voltage creates the perfect storm of a dangerous and unforgiving profession. But linemen are up to the task. These brave men are committed to […]
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