It’s been a long time in coming, but it now appears certain that this summer will be the last hurrah for the Cape Hatteras Fishing Pier in Frisco, aka the Frisco Pier, a beloved community landmark since it was built in 1962. Fans of the historic old wooden structure can still enjoy hanging around what’s […]
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31 seniors receive diplomas at Cape Hatteras Secondary graduation….WITH SLIDE SHOW AND VIDEO
Thirty-one seniors at Cape Hatteras Secondary School of Coastal Studies received their diplomas at graduation exercises on Saturday evening, June 11. Friends and family joined the graduates in The William P. Dillon Memorial Gymnasium on a warm and sunny evening to celebrate the solemn yet festive occasion. The Cape Hatteras Secondary School Graduation Band, led […]
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Six-hour communication outage hits Hatteras and Ocracoke By IRENE NOLAN
A six-hour communication outage made life interesting, if not difficult, for Hatteras and Ocracoke island residents and visitors today. Shortly after 10 a.m., all forms of communications stopped — internet, all cell phone service, cable television, and some land lines. Many of the islands’ land lines continued working, but both locals and visitors who rely […]
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Record rainfall leaves areas of the seashore soggy again
Back-to-back tropical systems have left all of Hatteras and Ocracoke soggy, but few places on the islands have seen the amount of flooding that is once again causing access issues in the areas of Buxton and Frisco in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The first of the two systems — Bonnie — dropped up to […]
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Jones sweeps Republican primary, will face Democrat Reeves in November By IRENE NOLAN
U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones easily dismissed his competition in the Republican primary for the Third Congressional District seat and will run for his 12th term in the U.S. House in November against Democrat Ernest T. Reeves. Jones had two challengers in the race for the Republican nomination — Phil Law, a former Marine who […]
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Dare board takes action to dredge troublesome Hatteras Inlet channel By IRENE NOLAN
The board approved spending up to $150,000 to speed up the process, so Outten would not have to return to the board when the survey is completed and cost estimates are made. The county will pay one-fourth of the cost of the dredging, and three-fourths will come from the state’s Inlet and Waterways Fund. The […]
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Colin brushes by Cape Hatteras, races out to sea By IRENE NOLAN
The National Weather Service lifted all tropical storm warnings and flash flood watches for North Carolina coast, including Hatteras and Ocracoke islands, at 2 p.m. this afternoon. After a night of heavy — but apparently not record — rainfall, the sun was shining by 2 this afternoon, even as the National Hurricane Center reported that […]
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Record rainfall leaves some seashore ramps flooded
Record rainfall from tropical cyclone Bonnie has left some ramps in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore flooded and hazardous for travel and has temporarily closed the Cape Point Campground. Several of the ramps on the seashore have had standing water in low spots over the past week, but the most flooded and hazardous are Ramps […]
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Danger of hurricane storm surge is topic of ‘To the Point’ radio interview….WITH AUDIO
If you missed the presentation at the Fessenden Center on Saturday, May 21, on the dangers of storm surge during tropical cyclones — featuring a storm surge expert from the National Hurricane Center — you can catch up with the audio of the newest edition of “To the Point,” the Radio Hatteras interview show hosted […]
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Board approves Buxton special district for beach nourishment
At its meeting this morning, the Dare County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution establishing a service district in north Buxton to help pay for next year’s planned beach nourishment project. Commissioner Jack Shea made the motion to approve the district. The motion to second was made by Commissioner Wally Overman. There was no […]
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