Group working to fix seven NC12 ‘hotspots’ As the NC 12 Task Force continues to consider possible scenarios for maintaining the transportation network with Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, the complexity of the project becomes more apparent. The new Task Force, which first met in May, was formed to develop a long-range plan to address concerns about […]
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On Saturday, September 18, the North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) will once again launch its Operation Beach Respect program, where NCBBA members station at every beach access ramp from Bodie Island to Hatteras village to hand out information packets and trash bags to beachgoers. Operation Beach Respect is held in conjunction with the organization’s […]
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Swells from distant Hurricane Larry continue on Friday, with conditions forecasted to peak today, per a recent update from the National Weather Service. A High Surf Advisory remains in effect for all Outer Banks beaches from Duck to Cape Lookout for surf zone waves of 6-8 feet, and dangerous rip currents are expected for all […]
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The Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation’s (HICF) 5K is going virtual again this year, and sponsors are still needed to make this annual fundraiser, which is celebrating its 18th year in 2021, a success. Normally, held on the Saturday of Columbus Day weekend, this year participants have the option of running the 5K at any time […]
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In a year with very few tropical systems, Hurricane Four of 1913 received barely a notice by the Raleigh office of the Weather Bureau of the United States. “While located offshore North Carolina early on September 3, the cyclone peaked with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph … and a minimum barometric pressure of 976 mbar … Hours later, it […]
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The air is turning cooler and the kids are back in school, and that means it’s time for the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ocracoke Ferry routes to make their annual transition to off-season schedules on Sept. 14. The schedules, beginning Tuesday, are as follows: Cedar Island to Ocracoke: 7:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 4 p.m. Ocracoke […]
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Though an official opening date is still unknown, work to open the new Bonner Pier to the public in the fall of 2021 continues, with a number of items that still need to be completed before the pier can welcome anglers and sightseers. “There is a lot of additional work that needs to be done […]
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Swells from distant Hurricane Larry continue to are expected to continue on Thursday and will peak on Friday before gradually subsiding over the weekend, per a recent update from the National Weather Service. A High Surf Advisory is in effect from Duck to Cape Lookout until Saturday morning. Dangerous rip currents are expected into the […]
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Dare County announced 21 new positive COVID-19 test results from September 7, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 4,940. With Tuesday’s new cases, the current number of active cases in the county is now 173. There are also 17 current hospitalizations, and 3 of the 21 cases […]
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March 1, 1923 – June 16, 2021 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Merritt Rickman Camp of Kill Devil Hills, NC passed June 16, 2021. He was 98 years old. Mr. Camp was born March 1, 1923, in Winston Salem, NC, to Zebulon Carter Camp and Florence Grover Camp. He had three sisters, Ruth Donahue, Marian Sharper, […]
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