Facility improvement project begins next week at Frisco Beach Access

A facility improvement project at Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Frisco Beach Access is scheduled to begin Wednesday, Sept. 15. The popular beach access is located just south of Frisco, North Carolina. The $896,506 project, awarded to T.D. McGhee Co. from Wilmington, N.C., will include the following improvements at Frisco Beach Access: The existing 44-space parking […]

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NC12 Task Force turns to north end of Avon

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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NCBBA’s Operation Beach Respect and Adopt-A-Highway will be held on September 18

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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1913 storm thrashed ships, and a rescue led to accusations

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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High Surf Advisory in effect; Swells from distant Hurricane Larry expected to peak on Friday

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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