(This article is republished from an August 1999 special section of The Island Breeze on the move of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.) The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse began its historic and controversial move out of harm’s way on June 17 at 3:05 p.m. in a steady downpour of rain. The journey ended 23 days later on […]
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The last phase of the Swan Island Oyster Sanctuary is nearing completion, bringing 40 acres of oyster reef to life in Pamlico Sound. Construction on the Swan Island Oyster Sanctuary wraps up this month and on July 8 the North Carolina Coastal Federation will host a media tour of the final deployment. For the past three […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore recently made structural improvements to the Avon Fishing Pier. The $59,865 project was awarded to Seres Engineering & Services LLC from Charleston, South Carolina. As part of the project, Seres Engineering & Services LLC installed eight new cross brace members between existing pilings under the pier house. The cross bracing […]
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They’re back! In a rite of summer on the Outer Banks, purple martins return each year to roost at the William B. Umstead Bridge, locally known as the Old Manns Harbor Bridge. From July to August, the west end of the bridge on Croatan Sound becomes home to more than 100,000 purple martins as they […]
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July 4 is Free Fishing Day in North Carolina. From 12 a.m. until 11:59 p.m., everyone in North Carolina can fish for free in any public body of water, including coastal waters, without having to purchase a fishing license or additional trout fishing privilege. Although no fishing license is required, all other fishing regulations apply, […]
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Island residents and visitors alike gathered at the base of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse on Monday morning, July 1, to mark the 20th anniversary of the historic “Move of the Century.” Honoring the 23-day endeavor that relocated the lighthouse 2,900 feet from its precarious locale on the edge of the ocean, the daylong celebration generated […]
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It was the end of 1998, and Hatteras Islanders were dispirited at the prospect of moving the historic Cape Hatteras Lighthouse one half-mile from its eroding seaside perch. Congress had provided $9.8 million for the project earlier that year, and Buffalo, NY contractor International Chimney had already started preparations for the move. That’s about the […]
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It is with profound grief and sadness that we write this obituary for our only son, Simon Paul Aycock, Jr. He was 49 years old. Paul, as most knew him, passed away on June 27, 2019 in Portsmouth, Va. He was the son of Stephen and Susan Walters from Southern Shores, NC where he lived […]
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September 7, 1921 – June 27, 2019 KITTY HAWK — Nora Mary Sawyer Perry, 97, of Kitty Hawk, NC died Thursday, June 27, 2019, at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center. A native of Currituck County, she was born September 7, 1921, to the late Nora Mae Sawyer Etheridge and Edward Etheridge. A homemaker, Nora was a […]
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POWER OUTAGE UPDATE: As of 11:40 a.m., power has been restored to all villages on Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island. If your power did not come back on please call 866-511-9862 All of Hatteras and Ocracoke islands are currently without power as of 7 a.m. on Saturday, June 29. Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative reported in […]
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