KITTY HAWK — Joan M. Cornette, 75, of Kitty Hawk, NC, formerly of West Grove, PA, passed away at home on October 1, 2022. She was born in West Chester, PA and was the daughter of the late John V. Maroney and Lida Dashe Maroney, of West Grove. She was preceded in death by her […]
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N.C. Highway 12 remained open between Rodanthe and Oregon Inlet on Tuesday morning, after closing for roughly three hours on Monday afternoon due to ocean overwash, however, sand and water remain on the roadway, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). Several secondary roads on Hatteras Island still have deep sand […]
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The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry has resumed limited service as of 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 4, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division. The Ocracoke-Cedar Island ferry and Ocracoke-Swan Quarter ferry have also resumed regular operations as of Tuesday morning. Ferry service was suspended on Monday morning due to the high winds and […]
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N.C. Highway 12 has reponed in between Rodanthe and Oregon Inlet as of 7:00 p.m. on Monday, per an update from the Dare County Sheriff’s Office. The highway was closed at 4:15 p.m. due to ocean overwash after Monday afternoon’s 2:00 p.m. high tide, and some sand and water remain, particularly south of the Basnight […]
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Dare County district and local school officials announced on Monday that Cape Hatteras Elementary School and Cape Hatteras Secondary School will have a remote instructional day on Tuesday, October 3, due to weather conditions on Hatteras Island. Dare County Schools is planning a regular face-to-face instructional day for all schools north of Oregon Inlet N.C. […]
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Due to inclement weather and possible ocean overwash, the Dare County Public Works Department has rescheduled residential trash collection for the villages of Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo and Avon from Tuesday, October 4, 2022, to Wednesday October 5, 2022. Residential collection for unincorporated areas of Roanoke Island, as well as East Lake, Manns Harbor and Stumpy […]
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September 5, 2022 Breaking and Entering and Larceny. 46000 block of NC 12 Hwy, Buxton. Deputies responded to a business alarm to find a window shattered and items missing. Latent evidence collected. Under Investigation. September 6, 2022 Breaking and Entering and Larceny. 46000 block of NC 12 Hwy, Buxton. Suspects were seen fleeing a business with stolen items. […]
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A developing low pressure system off the Mid-Atlantic coast is forecast to move slowly over the next 36-48 hours and produce strong winds, large seas, dangerous shore break, and coastal flooding across the Outer Banks, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. A Coastal Flood Warning is in effect for Hatteras […]
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11:35 a.m. UPDATE: Cedar Island-Ocracoke and Swan Quarter-Ocracoke are canceling their afternoon runs due to high winds on Pamlico Sound. All suspended routes will return to service as soon as it is safe to do so. The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry operations have been suspended due to due to high winds and rough conditions as of Monday at 7:00 […]
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Visitors to the Frisco Woods Campground over the summer of 2022 may have noticed a unique and turquoise-hued addition to the facility’s front yard, as a Blessing Box was installed as a small but welcome initiative to give back to the Hatteras Island community. A Blessing Box is basically a miniaturized free food pantry that […]
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