As a rule, Hatteras and Ocracoke islands don’t get much snow in the winter. And when it does snow for a short time, the wind is usually blowing so hard that the flakes fly by quickly — sometimes so quickly they are barely visible. However, the island has seen four significant snow storms in the […]
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One-year check-up on Hatteras medical center is radio show’s topic…WITH AUDIO
A one-year checkup on the Hatteras Village Medical Center, which is celebrating the first anniversary of its re-opening, was the topic of the Radio Hatteras interview show, “To the Point,” on Sunday, Dec. 21. “To the Point,” which is hosted by Island Free Press editor Irene Nolan, airs on the island’s community radio station, FM […]
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ORV legislation is very significant for access advocates
Some advocates for more reasonable public access at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore are outright trashing the legislation passed last week by Congress that would make changes in the seashore’s off-road vehicle plan. Others are scratching their heads, not sure what the legislation really means. But I am here to tell you that these changes […]
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NCDOT gets fourth time extension, no end in sight to negotiations
It’s looking extremely unlikely that the parties involved in negotiating a settlement to a long legal battle over replacing the aging Herbert C. Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet will reach an agreement before the end of the year. The North Carolina Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration asked for and have received the […]
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Weekend coastal low not looking quite as strong
You heard it right. The Outer Banks is in for another coastal low pressure system this weekend, probably Saturday night into Sunday. However, as of late Tuesday afternoon, meteorologists at the National Weather Service office in Newport, N.C., were beginning to downgrade the low’s impact. “It’s not looking quite as strong,” said forecaster John Elardo. […]
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UPDATE: NCDOT says it’s not responsible for damage at Buxton motel
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has answered the claims of Dave and Carol Dawson, owners of Cape Hatteras Motel in Buxton, in a legal action the couple filed on Nov. 10. In its six-page response, dated Dec. 10, special deputy attorney general Melody R. Hairston answered the charges filed against DOT under the state’s […]
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: Surprise hearing set in Summerfield murder case
At the last minute, a surprise hearing has been set for Monday, Dec. 15, at 10 a.m. in the case of Nathan Summerfield, the Ohio man accused of strangling and stabbing the mother of his child while the couple vacationed on Hatteras Island during July Fourth week in 2012. The hearing was announced in a […]
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UPDATE: Senate passes defense bill that includes changes to seashore’s ORV plan
After a week of seemingly endless procedural delays and debate, the U.S. Senate this evening passed the $585 billion National Defense Authorization Act by a vote of 89 to 11. Attached to the bill and also passed is a public lands package of bills, one of which includes some significant changes to the Cape Hatteras […]
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Saving cold-stunned sea turtles is topic of “To the Point” radio show…WITH AUDIO
Two men from Frisco talked about the intrepid work of a small band of volunteers and their work to save cold-stunned sea turtles on the show that was broadcast on Sunday, Dec. 7, on the Radio Hatteras interview program, “To the Point.” “To the Point,” which is hosted by Island Free Press editor Irene Nolan, […]
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UPDATE: Coastal storm still walloping Hatteras but highway stays open…WITH SLIDE SHOW
The coastal storm that has been torturing the Outer Banks since early Sunday morning brought more overwash at this morning’s high tide, but Highway 12 has stayed open and all communications on Hatteras are back to normal — as in texting, e-mailing, Facebook. Today was cool and drizzly, but the wind has diminished. The ocean, […]
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