N.C. Highway 12 opened to vehicles from Rodanthe to Oregon Inlet on Wednesday at noon, and travelers reported that there was minimal sand and standing saltwater along the entire stretch of the recently reopened highway. Small patches of saltwater and sand piles were reported in central Avon, just north of Rodanthe, and just south of […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore will be hosting a free Winter Lighthouse Climb on Saturday morning, December 14, from 9:00 a.m. until noon. Traditionally, the lighthouse is seasonally closed from the end of Columbus Day Weekend in October until late April, but this holiday event allows the public one last opportunity in 2019 to catch […]
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On Wednesday evening, the Hyde County Board of Commissioners voted to allow visitors back on Ocracoke Island on December 2, 2019. Ocracoke Island has been under an evacuation order since September 4, which was two days before Hurricane Dorian made landfall at Cape Hatteras. Originally, the Ocracoke Control Group recommended lifting the evacuation on November […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore has reopened Frisco and Cape Point Campgrounds following the recent coastal storm. The Ocracoke Campground remains closed post-Hurricane Dorian. North Carolina Highway 12 between the Marc Basnight Bridge and the north end of Rodanthe reopened at 12 p.m. today.
N.C. Highway 12 reopened in between and Rodanthe and Oregon Inlet at noon on Wednesday. Motorists should drive slowly and stay alert as some water and sand remains on the road, and maintenance crews are still working nearby to fortify damaged dunes. N.C. Department of Transportation crews have been working since last weekend to remove […]
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Per an update from Dare County Public Works, residential trash collection took place in Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, and Avon this morning, Wednesday, November 20. There are some roads that did not get picked up due to remaining sand and water. The normal schedule is anticipated to resume tomorrow. Residential collection: Thursday, November 21 – Buxton, […]
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Patches of deep sand and standing saltwater remained on sections of N.C. Highway 12 and in local oceanside neighborhoods on Wednesday morning in areas where multiple cycles of ocean overwash occurred with this past weekend’s nor’easter. Sand and saltwater was reported in central Avon near Ocean View Drive, in northern Hatteras and north Buxton, and […]
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Per a Tuesday night update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the light in the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is currently not rotating and is stuck in a fixed position. However, the U.S. Coast Guard has been notified, and will dispatch a technician to fix the issue. Though the lighthouse itself is managed by the National […]
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The weekend storm that pummeled the Outer Banks with two days of sustained winds of 30-plus mph and gusts much higher wreaked havoc on NC 12 and caused the ferry system to suspend operations. Monday morning the Cedar Island and Swan Quarter ferries resumed their regular schedules. The Ocracoke/Hatteras run remained shut down and the NCDOT […]
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If you have had enough of storms and flooding, there are some upcoming events over the holidays which will brighten your mood, give you that “tis the Season vibe, and perhaps even help you cross some names off your holiday shopping list. Hatteras Island offers something for everyone– from Pet Blessings to Native American cooking […]
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