Assuming that access to Cape Point won?t reopen to off-road vehicles for at least another two weeks, this year will set a record for the amount of time that the popular fishing, shelling, and family gathering place has been closed to vehicles since 2008 ? and probably in the history of the seashore. Access to […]
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Charter boat hits Bonner Bridge; DOT says bridge not damaged
A 57-foot charter boat out of Pirate’s Cove Marina with nine people on board hit the Bonner Bridge early this morning. The North Carolina Department of Transportation reports on its NC 12 Facebook page that engineers have inspected the bridge and found no damage. The U.S. Coast Guard reported that three passengers on the boat […]
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Milestones and More
Before I move on to court-related beach access news, I want to take just a moment to talk about milestones and memories. This year marks two important hurricane-related milestones. It?s the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Emily?s devastation on southern Hatteras, and it?s been 10 years since Hurricane Isabel tore up Hatteras village and cut a […]
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One year after the storm: The Alex surprise
In August of 2004, I was working on stories about how Hatteras was faring one year after Hurricane Isabel, which made landfall near Ocracoke Inlet on Sept. 18. The hurricane’s devastating storm surge created a new inlet between Frisco and Hatteras village and destroyed homes and businesses. None of us counted on the surprise storm […]
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Remembering Hurricane Emily:It was the ‘hurricane of the century’
(Editor’s note: This week, we present you with two “archived articles of the week.” Both are about Hurricane Emily, which sent a storm surge of historical proportions over the southern end of Hatteras Island on Aug. 31, 1993. It was my first hurricane after I moved to Hatteras Island in 1991, and I remember it […]
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Walking on Isabel Inlet and other tales of recovery
On Oct. 21, 2003, I walked on Isabel Inlet. It was a month after I first saw the inlet that was cut between the villages of Frisco and Hatteras when Hurricane Isabel made landfall just south of the village and sent a storm surge and powerful waves, estimated at about 25 feet, across the island. […]
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Remembering hurricanes Emily and Isabel
As we head into August and the period for the most intense hurricane activity in the eastern Atlantic, we pause to remember two catastrophic hurricanes that have significant anniversaries this year. Hurricane Emily “brushed” the Outer Banks on Aug. 31, 1993 – 20 years ago. And Hurricane Isabel slammed Hatteras village on Sept. 18, 2003 […]
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Wave energy, not wind, caused most of the destruction in Isabel …….WITH SLIDE SHOW
As Hurricane Isabel churned in the Atlantic on its journey to the Outer Banks, the conversation in the villages was totally predictable. Everywhere you went, the question was, “Are you staying or are you going?” When the storm was a formidable Category 4 or 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, the answer was a no-brainer. Almost […]
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A full frontal assault on the voting rights of North Carolinians
North Carolina is poised to enact sweeping new restrictions on voting in the state. House Bill 589, which began as a relatively straightforward bill that would require voters to show picture identification when they vote, was turned by the Senate this week into what some are calling the most restrictive and regressive voting law in […]
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This summer is a season for public comments
The public is currently invited to comment on two projects that are important to Hatteras and Ocracoke islands. One project involves the National Park Service?s Environmental Assessment of its proposals to facilitate additional public beach access. This public comment period is open until 5 p.m. on Aug. 2. The other involves the U.S. Army Corps […]
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