2:30 P.M. UPDATE: All Ocracoke Island ferry operations have resumed normal operations All Ocracoke Island ferry operations have been suspended due to dense fog and limited visibility as of Tuesday morning, January 16, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division. This includes all three Ocracoke Island ferry routes: Hatteras-Ocracoke, Ocracoke-Swan Quarter, and Ocracoke-Cedar […]
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Freezing temperatures are possible on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, as well as this weekend, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City Office. While temperatures during the day on Tuesday, January 16, will be in the mid-to-high 50s, nightly temperatures will fall into the low 30s along the coastline, and are expected […]
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Thomas Woodrow “Tommy Derr” Johnson, 80, crossed the sandbar on January 5th, 2023 at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, NC after a short illness. Tommy was born March 30, 1943 in Norfolk, Virginia, the first of three children to Ralph Woodrow and Elsie McPhee Johnson. His younger sisters Vivian and Kathy would follow after. […]
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by Gilbert M. Gaul – Coastal Review This historical profile is presented as part of Coastal Review’s 2024 yearlong examination of 50 years of the North Carolina Coastal Area Management Act, including the science that helped to inform and the advocacy and leadership that resulted in passage of the landmark 1974 legislation, as well as the coastal environmental challenges yet ahead. Robert Dolan […]
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On December 28, Sue Ann Davis, formerly of Frisco, passed away at her home in Winchester, Virginia, after a long illness with her husband David by her side. Somehow, during her illness and many setbacks, Sue Ann still managed to smile and kept her sense of humor right up until the end. She had a […]
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The Hotline Thrift Store has been a Buxton fixture for roughly two decades. Popular with both residents and visitors, the shop is a resource for locals who need essentials on a tight budget, vacationers who broke something at their rental home and who need a replacement, and anyone who wants a little shopping spree without […]
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Entrance fees will be waived at the Wright Brothers National Memorial on Monday, Jan. 15, in honor of the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday is one of eight fee-free days at the Wright Brothers National Memorial. The other days where fees will be waived are as follows: Jan. 15: Birthday of Martin Luther […]
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The Hatteras Island Rescue Squad (HIRS) will be offering a public CPR class on Thursday, January 25, at 6:00 p.m. at its station in Buxton, located at 48103 N.C. Highway 12. The one-night, three-hour class will cover adult, child, and infant CPR and the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), and the class is […]
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Faced with increasingly dangerous conditions in Sloop Channel, the North Carolina Ferry Division has sought an emergency declaration to address safety for ferry traffic in Hatteras Inlet. Now it appears likely the Army Corps of Engineers will soon be able to provide the necessary work. “We heard you loud and clear,” Bob Keistler, Army Corps […]
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The Ocracoke-Swan Quarter and Ocracoke-Cedar Island ferry operations have been suspended for Saturday, January 13, due to inclement weather and high winds, per an update from the North Carolina Ferry System. Ferry service for the Ocracoke-mainland routes will resume once weather conditions improve. The Hatteras-Ocracoke vehicular ferry is running for Saturday, but ocean overwash has been […]
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