The N.C. Board of Transportation’s Road, Bridge and Ferry Naming Committee recommended naming the new bridge across Oregon Inlet the “Marc Basnight Bridge,” with a sign underneath that says “Oregon Inlet,” on Wednesday, February 6. The decision to solidify the new name now goes to the North Carolina Board of Transportation, which will vote on […]
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The Army Corps of Engineers’ Wilmington District is accepting comments until March 6 on Dare County’s application to dredge year-round the federal project within Oregon Inlet and associated connecting channels. The 2,500-acre project near Nags Head includes the waters between the southern tip of Bodie Island and the northern portion of Pea Island, the ocean […]
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By Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua L. Canup Beneath the roiling waters of North Carolina’s Outer Banks, thousands of ships rest in a salty graveyard. For hundreds of years, mariners have nicknamed the area the “Graveyard of the Atlantic” based on the history of ships lost in its waters. Even for experienced Coast Guard […]
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Ocean Atlantic Rentals is proud to donate manual labor and truck use as a partner with PPG Paints and the North Banks Rotary Club during the distribution of coats, clothing & food gathered during a recent drive. This year over 3,000 items were collected and distributed to food banks and churches in Dare County and […]
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New initiative seeks drug treatment over jail time If all goes according to plan, Dare County will soon be introducing what many experts see as a potent weapon in the battle against the opioid epidemic — a Recovery Court program. Still in the preparation stages, the program — funded with $125,000 in this year’s budget […]
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After dozens of local volunteers and community organizations joined in a massive clean-up effort, the beach in between ORV Ramps 48 and 49 reopened to the public on Tuesday afternoon, per a statement from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The clean-up was prompted by the wreck of a 55 foot shrimp trawler that occurred at […]
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Representatives from the National Park Service conducted a thorough examination of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) after the end of the 35-day government shutdown to identify cases of vandalism, violations, and other instances of misuse of the National Seashore’s facilities. During the government shutdown, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) had 7-10 staff […]
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Photos by Don Bowers An estimated 100 total volunteers showed up on a sunny Tuesday to help remove debris from a long stretch of Frisco shoreline, a day after a shrimp trawler had wrecked just off the beach. The large beach cleanup was an impromptu endeavor that was orchestrated by the Cape Hatteras National […]
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Tuesday morning dawn patrol at Cape Hatteras Lighthouse featured some scrumptious waves. Perfect conditions prevailed 24 hours after the passing of the intense low from Sunday night. Winds were light WNW and the swell was nicely organized and clean. I met a few surfers who drove up for the day from Carolina Beach. Asking them […]
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UPDATE: The North Carolina 911 Board staff has been notified that 911 service has been fully restored to the eastern part of the state. CenturyLink has replaced a fiber that was cut that resulted in the outage, and Verizon has advised that all counties that had issues with wireless 911 calls now have full-service restoration. […]
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