The North Carolina Department of Transportation plans to raise the roadbed on Highway 12 both north and south of the temporary bridge on Pea Island to help with continual flooding from ocean overwash in the area and continues to work with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to build a berm on the oceanside of […]
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UPDATE: High winds, heavy seas cause sound and ocean flooding
The coastal low that formed off the North Carolina coast yesterday and deepened impressively as it wound up and started moving northeast last night brought both high winds and some coastal flooding on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands. Saturday was breezy all day, but winds started picking up in the late afternoon and into the evening. […]
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The story of North Carolina Esso No. 1
Recent news stories about the beginning of oil and gas exploration off the North Carolina coast reminded me of an article I wrote 15 years ago for another publication. Most people are surprised to hear that almost 70 years ago, there was an attempt to find oil not only right here on Hatteras Island but […]
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UPDATE: Frightful forecast gets more frightful
The National Weather Service is ramping up its forecast for heavy weather for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands over the weekend, including northwest winds gusting upwards of 45 to 55 mph, likely soundside flooding, possible ocean overwash, high seas, and 1 to 2 inches of rain with locally heavier amounts. According to the NWS forecast discussion, […]
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A frightful forecast for the weekend
According to the forecast from our local National Weather Service office in Newport, N.C., we are in for a rather frightful weekend on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands. The meteorologists warn of rain, wind, minor soundside flooding, and cold temperatures with a coastal low that will form Saturday into Sunday. And, as if that wasn’t enough, […]
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52-inch red drum takes first in annual NCBBA tournament
The drum fishing was really hot as the sixth annual North Carolina Beach Buggy Association Red Drum Tournament got underway in the early morning hours of Thursday, Oct. 23, on Hatteras Island’s northern beaches. A cold front had just passed through the area, temperatures were cool, and the wind was blowing at 25 to 30 […]
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We are not alone: Preservation vs. Recreation
This is another in a series of blogs looking at issues at other national parks in light of the ongoing disputes here at Cape Hatteras National Seashore about access to our beaches. Most issues here at the seashore eventually boil down to the interpretation of the dual mission of the National Park Service, which is […]
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Court of Appeals grants another 30-day extension for rehearing of bridge lawsuit
Negotiations continue out of public view between the North Carolina Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration and the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of its clients, to settle a long legal battle over the state agency’s plan to replace the aging Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet. As promised, neither side in the […]
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Commissioners are briefed on Dare Ebola preparedness
The Dare County Board of Commissioners was briefed at its meeting last evening on local preparedness for Ebola by Dr. Sheila Davies, the county’s public health director. Davies told the board that preparations at the state and local level for a possible case of Ebola began in July and are continuing to be honed and […]
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UPDATE: Hatching nests will keep Cape Point closed to night driving for 1-2 more weeks
