Today was the day that a relatively minor coastal storm hit Hatteras with a major punch. The storm that started winding up early Sunday morning was not particularly remarkable — north to northeast winds sustained at 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 50 and seas peaking at 15 to 17 feet. However, this morning, […]
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A coastal low pressure will develop off the North Carolina coast on Sunday, drift to the south, and then re-intensify before it moves north and northeast Monday into Monday night. Late on Saturday afternoon, The National Weather Service in Newport, N.C., issued a wind advisory for the Outer Banks, a gale warning for coastal waters, […]
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Weary veterans of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore off-road vehicle wars are needed to share their experiences with supporters of access at Cape Lookout National Seashore, who are fighting their own battle with the Park Service over the proposed ORV plan there. The North Carolina General Assembly has chosen to get more involved with the […]
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In a surprise move, the lame-duck U.S. Congress — hurrying to wind up its business and get out of Washington — appears to be on the brink of passing legislation that would make some significant changes to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Off-Road Vehicle Plan. Late on Tuesday night, lawmakers attached a package of more […]
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The U.S. House of Representatives this afternoon passed the $585 billion National Defense Authorization Act by a vote of 300 to 119 in a “yay” or “nay” vote that lasted just five minutes. Attached to the bill and also passed is a public lands package of bills, one of which includes some significant changes to […]
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The Dare County Board of Commissioners elected new leaders today, and, as expected, the Democrats are out and the Republicans are in. Republican Bob Woodard, two years into his first term on the board, is the new chairman and vice-chairman is Wally Overman, also a Republican, who was appointed last year to fill the unexpired […]
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Three of my blogs this fall were on topics that need some updating. They all were about issues in Hatteras Island’s villages — the possibility of zoning for the tri-villages of Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo, beach restoration in Buxton, and the question of whether the Hatteras Village Tax District should purchase oceanfront property. I’ve done […]
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation says it has no plans to shut down the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet after Thanksgiving, despite a rumor last week that a post-holiday closure was imminent. Meanwhile, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Va., has just granted its third 30-day extension […]
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The stubborn turtle nest at Ramp 44, which is at Day 90 of incubation, has still shown no signs of hatching, but the Park Service has gone ahead and dropped the ban on night driving in the Cape Point area. The night driving ban has been in place since Oct. 6 to keep potential hatchlings […]
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Dave and Carol Dawson, owners of the Cape Hatteras Motel in north Buxton, have filed a tort claim against the North Carolina Department of Transportation that asks for $1 million in damages. The legal action was filed with the North Carolina Industrial Commission, which is charged under the state’s Tort Claims Act with acting as […]
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