The beach cottage Serendipity is without a doubt the second most photographed structure on Hatteras Island ? after the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. And the move of the house out of harm?s way on the oceanfront ? or in the ocean more often than not lately — has been almost as well documented as the move […]
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UPDATE: Serendipity may be on the move on Friday
Serendipity, the most famous beach cottage on Hatteras Island these days, may be moved out of harm’s way on Friday. The new owners, Ben and Debbie Huss of Newton, N.C., are moving it from its location as the northernmost house on Hatteras, where it is threatened by severe erosion, to an oceanside lot about a […]
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Forecasting island weather will be topic of community forum
By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The Island Free Press is sponsoring a community forum on forecasting the weather on Hatteras and Ocracoke on Tuesday, Jan. 26, from 1 until 3 p.m. at the Community Building in Hatteras village. Guest speakers will include two meteorologists from the local National Weather Service office in Newport/Morehead City, […]
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The update on ORV rulemaking is that itâs not yet ready for public comment
If you find the weather outside is frightful ? as in frightfully freezing ? you can plan a trip to some warm place, if you can find one, and you won?t miss out on comment periods or meetings on the National Park Service?s effort to formulate an ORV plan for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. […]
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Island Free Press has a new ad manager
Jordan Tomberlin is The Island Free Press’ new director of advertising sales. After several months of training, Tomberlin took over managing the newspaper’s advertising on Jan. 1, replacing Evan Ferguson. Tomberlin was born and raised in Burnsville in the mountains of western North Carolina and has been vacationing on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands for more […]
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UPDATE: The deal is sealed, and Serendipity will be on the move
The iconic beach house Serendipity has new owners and will soon be moved from its current location in Mirlo Beach in northern Rodanthe. No longer will the house be the first cottage on Hatteras Island that travelers see as they head south on Highway 12. Nor will it have the sweeping vista of empty beaches […]
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Crew is rescued from trawler still aground at Oregon Inlet
By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN A 77-foot fishing trawler that was stuck on the Oregon Inlet bar just east of the Bonner Bridge was freed last evening about 8:30 p.m. According to Ensign Caleb Peacock, public information officer for U.S. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina, the trawler Sheila Rene was towed by the 110-foot […]
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The top 10 stories of 2009 on Hatteras and Ocracokeâ¦..WITH SLIDE SHOW
It seems that all the media do it this time of year ? the top 10 news stories of the year, the top 10 singers, actors, or athletes of the year or the decade or whatever. So I thought I would close out the year with what I think were the top 10 stories on […]
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Merry Christmas from the weary and wet Island Free Press staff
?Twas the weekend before Christmas, and all though our land,The wind was blowing and kicking up sand. The ocean was frightful, and the waves surged to shore,Bringing sand and water on the highway once more. The wind, it shifted from the east to the west,And the tide started rising, ending many a fest. Sorry, Island […]
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Northeasters in north Rodanthe: A retrospective, starring Serendipity, WITH A SLIDE SHOW
Island Free Press photographer Don Bowers has been photographing the wrath of storms on Hatteras Island for a long time now. And he has a particularly large collection of photos from the last three years? worth of significant northeasters at Mirlo Beach in Rodanthe and the S-curves. In fact, he?s been photographing the storms since […]
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