Work to replace the aging Slash Creek Bridge on N.C. 12 in Hatteras Village will begin Oct. 7, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation. The $4.5 million project will replace the 68-year-old wooden structure with a two-span cored slab bridge. The work also includes drainage improvements and the leveling and resurfacing of […]
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Petroleum contamination at Buxton Beach intensified over the weekend, with several observers reporting that the fuel smells and sheens were the “worst they had seen” since the shoreline was closed in September 2023. A small section of Buxton Beach at the end of Old Lighthouse Beach has been closed to the public for over a […]
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Contractors for the N.C. Department of Transportation will begin a project to replace crossline pipes and mill and resurface the roadway on U.S. 158 between N.C. 12 and the Melvin Daniels Bridge. This area is locally known as Whalebone Junction. The work, beginning Monday, will be done in two phases. The first phase will involve […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The Outer Banks Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Coalition received a grant this spring from the North Carolina Department of Transportation to provide 100 free bike helmets to children in Dare County. And a pair of free events have been scheduled for this month, one on Hatteras Island and one on the northern beaches, to […]
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September 1, 2024 – September 30, 2024 Dare County Unincorporated Areas September 8, 2024 Breaking and Entering. 48000 block of Quidley Lane, Buxton. While the victim was incarcerated, two suspects broke into the victim’s camper and stole personal items. Upon further investigation the suspects were apprehended and arrested. Stolen items were recovered. September 9, 2024 […]
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The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission is accepting public comment on eight proposed rules pertaining to the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact, false albacore management and pot marking requirements. A public hearing will be held by web conference on Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. A listening station will be established at the NCDEQ Division of Marine Fisheries […]
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On the evening of Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, a single-engine airplane crashed into a wooded area at Wright Brothers National Memorial’s First Flight Airport (FFA). The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash of the Cirrus SR-22 airplane. The five people on board the airplane when it crashed were as follows: Shashwat Ajit Adhikari, 31, of Silver Spring, Maryland; […]
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Local organization Hatteras Island Meals (HIM) was recently honored at the 5th Annual Inspiration Awards, an annual event that is orchestrated by the American Association of Retired Person (AARP) in Coastal North Carolina. At a September awards ceremony, HIM representatives Mike Tidd, Shelly Tidd, Cathy Diemer, and Maria Gould accepted the AARP’s 2024 “Creative Community […]
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James Cornelius Wesley Tawes, III, known to most as “Jimmy,” passed away on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, in Venice Beach, Florida, at the age of 78. Jimmy was predeceased by his first wife, Pamela Wharton Tawes, and his parents, James Cornelius Wesley Tawes, Jr. and Edna Knight Tawes. He is survived by his second wife, Mary Tawes, his brother, Gregory Tawes (Kathy), […]
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Comet of the Year! After a week of cloudy mornings, I finally got a break in the clouds and took this image of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) at 6:10 a.m. on September 30. This is the comet that’s been on the news lately. It’s about 65 million miles away from us and getting closer. I […]
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