After suffering significant damage from Subtropical Storm Melissa, staff are working hard to reopen a roughly 300 ft. section of the Avon Fishing Pier, as well as the Avon Pier House, by the middle of this week, per an update from pier operator Joe Thompson. Days of battering waves caused a split towards the end […]
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After reopening N.C. 12 Saturday, N.C. Department of Transportation crews have started repairing a protective dune line that was damaged due to tides stemming from Tropical Storm Melissa. The road was closed between Friday morning and Saturday evening due to dune breaches that caused ocean overwash in several locations between the Marc Basnight Bridge and […]
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The copper reproduction bust of Orville Wright, located at the foot of the Wright Brothers Monument, was stolen, and the heavy granite base that the bust was mounted to was toppled over and damaged last evening or early this morning. National Park Service Rangers and local law enforcement officials are investigating this crime. If you […]
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N.C. Highway 12 was passable throughout Hatteras Island on Monday morning, however, motorists should expect delays due to standing water and continual repair work that will lead to periodic lane closures, per a Monday update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation. The majority of repairs are being conducted from Rodanthe to Oregon Inlet, where […]
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Request is first step in establishing a state relief program for Dorian’s victims Governor Roy Cooper sent a letter Friday to the U.S. Small Business Administration requesting that the SBA grant a disaster declaration for North Carolina counties that were affected by Hurricane Dorian. This request is the first step in establishing a state relief program after FEMA denied North […]
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Editor’s note: Our colleague, Rose Hoban, founder and editor of North Carolina Health News, is keeping tabs on the island’s health and recovery from Hurricane Dorian. After floodwaters inundated Ocracoke, neighbors and local responders pulled together to get health care services back up and functioning on the island. By Rose Hoban When Hurricane Dorian’s winds […]
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Per an update from Dare County Schools, Cape Hatteras Elementary School and Cape Hatteras Secondary School will remain on a 3-hour delay today, October 14, due to standing water and sand along N.C. Highway 12. School will resume after the three-hour delay on a normal schedule.
After a temporary closure that coincided with Saturday evening’s high tide, N.C. Highway 12 reopened from Rodanthe to Oregon Inlet at approximately 9:45 p.m. on Saturday night. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) stated in a Saturday night update that there is still sand and water on the roadway in several places between Oregon […]
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9:50 P.M. UPDATE: N.C. Highway 12 has reopened as of 9:45 p.m. Please remember to drive with extreme caution. There is still sand and water on the road in several places between the Oregon Inlet Bridge and Hatteras Village. After temporarily opening to traffic, N.C. Highway 12 closed again between Rodanthe and Oregon Inlet at […]
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At 6:15 p.m. N.C. Highway 12 temporarily reopened to traffic from Rodanthe to Oregon Inlet, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). Motorists should expect large areas of sand and water on the road, and are advised to drive with extreme caution, and to go slowly, as saltwater can damage vehicles. […]
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