There’s been a lot of news coming out of the Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative offices in the past month or so. A Community Solar Garden is about to be constructed on Highway 12 in Hatteras village. You might see construction underway next week. And, believe it or not, CHEC says it takes only one week […]
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Dave Hallac, the new superintendent of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, has been my guest several times on my Radio Hatteras interview show, “To the Point,” since he arrived here in early January. And he will be the guest for my two new December interviews to talk about his first year as superintendent. The first […]
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NOAA’s National Weather Service Southeast and Caribbean regional teams presented a webinar for reporters, emergency managers, businesses, and others affected by the weather last week to give us a look at what the current very strong El Ni?o will mean for our winter here on the Outer Banks. The take-away in a nutshell is that […]
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The National Park Service this morning lifted the prohibition on driving off-road vehicle route to Cape Point, but posted signs that travel on the badly eroded beach is not recommended. “Overnight the condition improved very slightly, allowing the sloped beach below the high-tide line and escarpment to be at slightly less of an angle,” Hatteras […]
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The National Park Service closed the ORV route to Cape Point this morning because a large northeast swell has made conditions on the beach in the area unsafe for vehicles. The persistent northeast swell, combined with large, breaking waves and an astronomical high tide around tonight’s full moon, have caused significant beach erosion on the […]
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On a unseasonable cold but sunny Monday morning, the National Park Service made it official — the new off-road vehicle ramp 48 and one mile of the new Inside Road on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore are open. National Park Service staff members, representatives from beach access groups, and staff members from the North Carolina […]
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Dare County’s Commissioners were briefed by county manager Bobby Outten at their board meeting on Monday about creating a special tax district to pay for restoring the beach in north Buxton. Outten presented only information — facts, figures, and legal requirements — and made no proposals or recommendations for how the county should pay for […]
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A guide to dining out during the holidays A guide to dining out during the holidays The weather is much cooler, the days are getting shorter, and there are many fewer visitors on Hatteras and Ocracoke. Many of the islands’ restaurants have already closed and others will be closing shortly. However, visiting during the holidays […]
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Topics of interest to Hatteras Island dominated the Dare County Board of Commissioners meeting on Monday, Nov. 16. The members of the board decided not to reconsider their resolution favoring ferry tolling and not to make changes to the current S-1 zoning in the tri-villages, received information from the county manager on creating a special […]
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By IRENE NOLAN “To the Point,” the Radio Hatteras interview show hosted by Island Free Press editor Irene Nolan, focused on veterans during the month of November with interviews on two different island vets groups. On Sunday, Nov. 15, the interview was on the Hatteras Island Wounded Warriors Vacation Project. The guest was Kevin McCabe […]
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