The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold an informal informational meeting Sept. 26 to update the public on the Rodanthe ‘Jug Handle’ Bridge project. The project is currently under construction with an estimated completion date of late 2020 or early 2021. The meeting will be held from 3:30-5:30 p.m. at the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Community Center, 23186 […]
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After catastrophic roadway damage from Hurricane Dorian on Ocracoke Island, the N.C. Department of Transportation will soon be awarding an emergency contract that aims to have N.C. 12 reopened on the island before the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. NCDOT has already coordinated with the National Park Service and other permitting agencies regarding the work and developed […]
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is accepting comments from the public on proposed management changes to reduce blue crab harvest in the state to end overfishing and rebuild the overfished stock. Draft Amendment 3 to the Blue Crab Fishery Management Plan contains several proposals to achieve sustainable harvest as well as additional blue crab […]
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On Wednesday evening, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) reported that their Resource Management Team has been busy assessing the impacts of Hurricane Dorian on sea turtle nests within the Seashore, and that many of the active nests were still intact after the storm. Prior to the storm, staff conducted patrols of Buxton, Hatteras, and […]
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The Frisco Really, Really Free Market continues to be a central spot for depositing donations and picking up post-Dorian supplies, and organizers estimate that their long tables of free supplies fully rotate, or turnover, every 36 hours or so. Additional and similar spots for supplies are available at other locales on the island, such as […]
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Without fanfare, and with only one resident speaking during public comment, the Dare County Board of Commissioners approved four zoning amendments as part of a continuing effort to generate what is now called “essential housing” in the county. About 11 months after first approving a series of zoning amendments to encourage more affordable housing in […]
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The Coast Guard assisted the crew of a disabled sailing vessel east of Oregon Inlet Tuesday evening. Sector North Carolina watchstanders received a distress call via VHF-FM radio at approximately 6 p.m. from the crew of the Puffin reporting that their 70-foot sailing vessel had become disabled in heavy seas 30 miles east of Oregon Inlet. […]
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Day 11 post-Hurricane Dorian: Things at the command center in the Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department building are a little less hectic than they were the afternoon of Sept. 6 and in the immediate days following, though island residents’ needs are no less urgent. Mountains of debris line the streets as residents haul out all manner […]
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While Hurricane Humberto remains well offshore, the Outer Banks will continue to still see minor impacts from the storm for the next several days, which includes breezy conditions, large surf, and an enhanced risk of rip currents, per the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. A High Surf Advisory and a high risk […]
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Storm-weary Hatteras Island residents lambasted the Dare County Board of Commissioners at its regular meeting on Monday about what they said was premature re-entry of visitors to the island after Hurricane Dorian, which earlier this month downed trees and flooded property most severely in Frisco and Hatteras villages. “I woke up Saturday morning still in […]
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