Per a recent announcement from the NCDOT Ferry Division, the Hatteras to Ocracoke Ferry Route is suspended until further notice due to high winds. All sound routes for Ocracoke, Swan Quarter and Cedar Island are also suspended for the day, per a Tuesday afternoon update from NCDOT. The NCDOT reports that they will continue to […]
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The Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) announced on Tuesday that they had recently made the “final cut” for the transmission cables at the ends of the old Bonner Bridge, which means that power for the islands was completely switched from the cables at the old bridge to the new structure. “We’ve always had transmission cables […]
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Sunday’s replacement of aging drainage culverts under N.C. Highway 12 in Frisco caused an interruption in cell and internet service for southern Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island that lasted roughly 12 hours. While working at the site in between Delmer Willis Road and Sunset Strip in Frisco, a Century Link fiber optic cable was accidentally […]
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The National Weather Service’s (NWS) Newport/Morehead office issued a wind advisory for the Outer Banks from 6 a.m. on Tuesday through 6 a.m. on Wednesday, with sustained winds of 20-25 mph and gusts up to 50 mph forecast for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands. The high winds and cooler temperatures are courtesy of a cold front […]
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UPDATE: As of 9:05 p.m. generator power was switched off per an online update from CHEC. Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) asked residents and visitors to conserve power in an online statement on Monday as work continues at the old Bonner Bridge site. “Due to extenuating circumstances, Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island will remain on […]
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May 26, 1926 – March 23, 2019 SOUTHERN SHORES — Robert Munroe Hannan, 92, of Southern Shores, NC died Saturday, March 23, 2019, due to complications following a fall resulting in a broken hip in July 2018. He was predeceased by his beloved son, Tom, with whom he is now reunited. Surviving him are his […]
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On the morning of Sunday, March 24, Cape Hatteras National Seashore staff discovered damage to multiple signs along N.C. Highway 12 near the Sandy Bay Day Use Area (between Frisco and Hatteras, NC). Damaged signs included a North Carolina Department of Transportation speed limit sign, a National Park Service (NPS) Sandy Bay parking area sign, […]
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A 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday detour along the ORV routes in between Buxton and Frisco led to dozens of vehicles getting stuck, and plenty of work for local tow trucks. The full-day detour was due to the replacement of two cross pipes under N.C. Highway 12 in between Delmer Willis Road and Sunset […]
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Photos by Don Bowers The annual St. Baldrick’s Day fundraiser and shave-a-thon was a banner event in its 13th year in Avon, raising $6,866 in donations for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation – a volunteer-driven charity that funds childhood cancer research grants. Held for the second year in a row at Turner’s High Moon Bar in […]
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At 4:26 on Friday afternoon, a wildfire was reported at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in Frisco, N.C. The fire was estimated to be more than one acre in size and burning in the back-dune vegetation approximately 1/8 mile north of Ramp 48 between the Inside Road and beachfront. Seashore Rangers responded with support from the […]
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