More than a century ago, it was part of a cart path from Buxton to Frisco. Just two decades ago, it was a quiet sand road deep in the Buxton Woods, a retreat for those seeking peace and quiet, natural beauty, and privacy. Today, Flowers Ridge Road, just off Lighthouse Road in Buxton, has become […]
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Park Service releases annual resource management reports for 2013
The National Park Service has released its annual resource management reports for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore for 2013. Included are reports on management of piping plovers, seabeach amaranth, and sea turtles, which are federally listed as threatened – and some of the turtles are endangered. The park also reports on American oystercatchers and colonial […]
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Court of Appeals grants oral arguments in Bonner Bridge case
BY IRENE NOLAN IThe Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., today agreed to hear oral arguments in a case that pits environmental groups against the N.C Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration over the plan to replace the aging Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet. The oral arguments will tentatively be heard […]
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Get ready for a total closure of Highway 12 in Frisco for a weekend
The North Carolina Department of Transportation will replace a culvert under Highway 12 in Frisco in two weeks, and the project will require a total closure of the road for an entire weekend. According to John Able, Division 1 bridge program manager, work will begin on the culvert at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb 28, […]
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Going forward in Congress to overturn the ORV plan won’t be easy
A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives last February by Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., was passed yesterday as part of a package of bills, HR 2954, known as the Public Access and Lands Improvement Act. The Jones part of the package would overturn both the National Park Service?s 2012 final rule for off-road […]
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UPDATE: U.S. House passes Jones bill to overturn ORV plan
The U.S. House of Representatives today voted to pass HR 2954, a package of bills called the Public Access and Lands Improvement Act that includes U.S. Rep. Walter Jones’ proposal to overturn the Park Service’s ORV plan on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The vote was 220-194 along party lines in the Republican-controlled House. Six […]
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Jones bill to overturn Park Service ORV plan will get a floor vote in U.S. House
A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives last February by Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., will get a floor vote tomorrow. The bill seeks to overturn both the National Park Service’s final rule for off-road vehicles on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and a court-approved consent decree that settled a lawsuit filed against the […]
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More than just a circle of stones, Part 2
Last June, I wrote a blog about the National Park Service?s decision to stop uncovering the circle of stones at the old Cape Hatteras Lighthouse site after storms. The massive granite stones ? weighing at least 3,000 pounds ? were part of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse foundation that were cut away during this historic move […]
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NCDOT crews were busy today clearing roads and de-icing ferries
By IRENE NOLAN The North Carolina Department of Transportation had crews working today in all 14 counties in its Division One, include Dare and Hyde, that got varying degrees of ice, sleet, and snow on Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures below freezing all of yesterday and last night caused black ice to form on many highways […]
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Winter weather is here, but how much snow will we get?
As advertised, wintry precipitation began mid-morning on Hatteras and Ocracoke – with a mixture of sleet, snow, and a little bit of freezing rain. By noon, roads on southern Hatteras Island were getting slippery in spots and some decks and grassy areas had a trace of snow on them. Temperatures this afternoon were hovering near […]
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