Jeff Oden of Hatteras village, who has been a commercial fisherman for 37 years, was the guest on Sunday, Oct. 19, on the new Radio Hatteras interview show, “To the Point.” On the show, Oden talked about his life as a waterman the increasing pressures on his industry from federal and state regulators, the recreational […]
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A trip to Cape Point with the acting seashore superintendent
Kym Hall, acting superintendent of the National Park Service’s Outer Banks Group, accepted an invitation to come down to Cape Point this morning and have a first-hand look at access issues at Cape Point. Cape Point reopened to ORVs disappointingly late this year — not until Aug. 26. It had been closed since April 2 […]
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Gonzalo expected to become major hurricane but stay far offshore
The seventh named tropical storm of the season, Gonzalo, became a hurricane overnight and is forecast to become a major hurricane — perhaps a Category 4 — as it heads northwest and then north in the open Atlantic. This afternoon at 5 p.m., the hurricane winds were 115 mph and the storm was moving northwest […]
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Turtle nest closes Cape Point to ORVs at night
The War on Voting
If you haven’t registered to vote in the Nov. 4 general election by the time you read this, it’s too late. Under North Carolina’s new voting law, enacted in 2013, the deadline to register to vote next month was at 5 p.m. today — Friday, Oct. 10. Under the new law, voters cannot register on […]
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Beth Midgett talks about replacing the Bonner Bridge on ‘To the Point’
Beth Midgett, who has been chairwoman of the Dare County Citizens’ Committee to Replace the Bonner Bridge since it was established in 2006, was the guest on Sunday, Oct. 5, on the new Radio Hatteras interview show, “To the Point.” On the show, she discussed the 25-year effort of the North Carolina Department of Transportation […]
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Dare commissioner Burrus charged with simple assault By IRENE NOLAN
Dare County Commissioner Allen Burrus of Hatteras village has been charged with simple assault, a misdemeanor, and ordered to appear in Dare County District Court on Friday, Nov. 14. The charges stem from an incident in which an employee, John Paul Pehrson, 20, says Burrus “grabbed him around the neck with both hands and pushed […]
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Ocean overwash is problem again at temporary bridge, north Buxton By IRENE NOLAN
At Saturday’s high tide, about 5 p.m., traffic was down to one lane on Highway 12 south of the temporary bridge at Pea Island Inlet as ocean overwash flowed across both lanes of the road. Traffic was also slowing down at the Cape Hatteras Motel on the northern edge of Buxton, where water covered both […]
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The debate about living on a barrier island
It’s no secret that there are people out there who think not only that the Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet should not be replaced but also that we should let Highway 12 through Pea Island fall into the ocean. Southern Environmental Law Center and its clients, Defenders of Wildlife and the National Wildlife Refuge Association, […]
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7-mile bridge could be costly to CHEC customers By IRENE NOLAN
A 7-mile bridge that is on the table as the North Carolina Department of Transportation and the Southern Environmental Law Center negotiate an agreement to end legal action over the replacement of the Bonner Bridge would be costly to Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative members on Hatteras Island. The 7-mile span that is under discussion would […]
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