Dave Hallac, the new superintendent of the National Park Service’s Outer Banks Group, which includes the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, says he has been busy since he started his new job the first of the year. On the day of this interview, Hallac said he had been making phone calls to seashore stakeholders and users […]
Editor’s Blog | Full Article
UPDATE: Two recent Hatteras fires are ruled accidental
Dare County fire marshal Steve Kovacs has determined that fires at two Hatteras Island businesses during November were accidental. The first was the fire that was first reported by a passerby in the early morning hours of Nov. 18 at the main office of Outer Beaches Realty in Avon. Four island volunteer fire departments and […]
Local News | Full Article
Motions handled, schedule set in tort claim against DOT by Buxton motel owners
At a pre-trial hearing last week, a deputy commissioner for the North Carolina Industrial Commission handled several motions and set a schedule for proceeding in the tort claim complaint that Carol and Dave Dawson of the Cape Hatteras Motel in Buxton have filed against the Department of Transportation. The legal action was filed in November […]
Local News | Full Article
The three R’s of our new year: Recreation, restoration, replacement
As we look forward into 2015, we have three R’s on our mind — recreation, restoration, and replacement. To be more specific, we want to see some movement on three issues that have plagued us for too long. In the area of recreation, we hope that the legislation passed last month by the U.S. Congress […]
Editor’s Blog | Full Article
UPDATE: NCDOT asks for fifth time extension, no end in sight to negotiations
If you thought perhaps the parties involved in negotiating a settlement to the long legal battle over replacing the aging Herbert C. Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet would finally reach an agreement after the holidays, you will probably be wrong. The North Carolina Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration today asked for the […]
Local News | Full Article
NPS proceeding with environmental study on Buxton beach nourishment
The National Park Service has issued a notice of intent to prepare a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on Dare County’s plan to nourish the beach in north Buxton. The notice, which was filed in the Federal Register on Dec. 29, begins the public scoping process for the Environmental Impact Statement that is required by […]
Seashore News | Full Article
Colony Realty is sold to John and Julia Head
Colony Realty Corp. of Avon, owned by Jack and Leslie Painter, has been sold to John and Julia Head of Frisco. The Heads are currently managing multiple long-term rentals and sell real estate through their company on Highway 12 in Frisco, Resort Professionals, Realtors on the Outer Banks. Colony Realty, which sold its vacation rental […]
Real Estate | Full Article
Some flu cases reported on Hatteras, but it’s not epidemic yet
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday that this season’s influenza activity is high or widespread in 43 states, including North Carolina, where the flu was declared epidemic last week. However, health providers say that Hatteras Island hasn’t reached that level yet. “North Carolina is an epidemic state, but we are not […]
Local News | Full Article
Tine switching to unaffiliated, will caucus with Republicans
North Carolina Rep. Paul Tine of Kitty Hawk, one of the few Democrats to survive the Republican sweep in Dare and the other counties he represents in November’s general election, announced today that he is switching his registration to unaffiliated and will caucus with Republicans in the General Assembly. Tine represents District 6, which includes […]
Local News | Full Article
Board chairman Woodard is guest on Radio Hatteras interview show…WITH AUDIO
Bob Woodard, newly elected chairman of the Dare County Board of Commissioners, was the guest on the Radio Hatteras interview show, “To the Point,” on Sunday, Jan. 4. “To the Point,” which is hosted by Island Free Press editor Irene Nolan, airs on the island’s community radio station, FM 101.5 and FM 99.9, at 5 […]
Local News | Full Article
