On Monday, Dec. 16, the Dare County Board of Commissioners will hear the county Planning Board’s recommendation that no change be made to the S-1 zoning in Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo. The Planning Board voted unanimously on the recommendation at its meeting on Monday, Nov. 9, after board members traveled to the tri-villages in late […]
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It’s ‘rags-to-riches’ story for winning Anglers Club tournament team
It was a real “rags-to-riches” story for the Tidewater Anglers Club of Virginia Beach, the team that took home the winning trophy in last week’s 58th annual Cape Hatteras Anglers Club Invitational Surf Fishing Tournament. Last Friday morning, Nov. 6, going into the second and final day of fishing in the tournament, the team ranked […]
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Tropical Storm Kate not forecast to threaten U.S. coast
Late-forming Tropical Storm Kate, which came together overnight near the Bahamas, is expected to strengthen slightly over the next few days but move out to sea, well away from the U.S. East Coast. At 10 a.m. this morning, Kate — the 11th tropical system of the season — was located in the central Bahamas, about […]
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Coast Guard removes passengers from grounded ferry
By IRENE NOLAN On Monday afternoon, the U.S. Coast Guard was removing passengers from a ferry that ran aground on an ebbing tide between Ocracoke and Hatteras islands. Crews from the N.C. Department of Transportation Ferry Division were also aiding in evacuating passengers from the ferry, the M/V Roanoke. The Ferry Division said the vessel ran […]
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Heads Up, Hatteras Island: Who pays for sand in Buxton?
The issue of who will pay for a beach nourishment project for north Buxton — expected to cost between $20 million and $27 million, depending on how long it is engineered to last — will be front and center at the next meeting of the Dare County Board of Commissioners on Monday, Nov. 16. And […]
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UPDATE: Commissioners vote to fund Hatteras Inlet dredging
The Dare County Board of Commissioners this morning approved spending $113,000 for the county’s share of a project that is aimed at relieving the severe shoaling problems at Hatteras Inlet. The vote on the measure to approve the funding was unanimous. Dare County manager Bobby Outten told the board members that the total cost of […]
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Hatteras Island Life: Riding out the Storm
Baxter Benjamin Miller stood 6 feet 8 inches tall with hands the size of a dinner plate. Almost every story I can recall about him begins this way, describing his physical stature, the size of his hands, his strength, fearlessness and stubbornness compared to that of an ox. He used every ounce of it he […]
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‘To the Point’ radio interviews focus on veterans during November
By IRENE NOLAN “To the Point,” the Radio Hatteras interview show hosted by Island Free Press editor Irene Nolan, will focus on veterans — especially Hatteras Island veterans — during the month of November with interviews on two different island vets groups. The focus comes as the country gets ready to celebrate Veteran’s Day on […]
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Dare will explore special tax for Buxton beach nourishment
Click Here to View Tax Table Dare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Bob Woodard announced at this morning’s meeting that he had asked county officials to advise the board on the steps necessary to establish a special tax district to pay for nourishing the beach in north Buxton to protect Highway 12 on Hatteras Island. […]
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Circle of Stones: A success story
If you are going to be on Hatteras Island next weekend and don’t already have plans, I strongly suggest that there is a really cool and fun event that you might want to attend on Saturday morning at 9 a.m. The event is the dedication of the new Keepers of the Light Amphitheater on the […]
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