Community members of Hatteras village gathered on a stormy Saturday afternoon to celebrate the upcoming opening of the new PORT Health Services site, which will provide substance abuse and mental health services on Hatteras Island. Despite being relocated at the last minute to the Hatteras Village Community Center due to the rough weather, the celebration […]
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Protecting N.C. Highway 12 in Hatteras Village and Miles Beyond – What Can Be Done?
November 23, 2018 | Editor's Blog | By: Joy Crist | 2
On Tuesday, November 13, a group of community and government representatives drove through several feet of recently dumped rainwater to meet in Hatteras village and discuss, appropriately enough, how to keep N.C. Highway 12 open for the long haul. It’s no secret that N.C. Highway 12 has a number of “hot spots,” or sections of […]
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Final Touches Being Made to Bonner Bridge Replacement Project …WITH VIDEO
November 21, 2018 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
As various construction operations come to a close, and unneeded equipment is demobilized from the Bonner Bridge replacement project, crews are still hard at work on the final touches that will make the bridge safe for travel and ready for its opening to traffic in early 2019. With its final deck board and the two […]
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Thanksgiving on the Islands: What’s Open for Turkey Day
November 19, 2018 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and ‘tis the season to run around like mad on Wednesday and Thursday to pick up the countless items that you somehow forgot for the big turkey dinner. But if you’re sticking close to home on Thanksgiving, then you’re in luck! There are a number of Hatteras and […]
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Thanksgiving on the Islands: What’s Open for Turkey Day
November 16, 2018 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and ‘tis the season to run around like mad on Wednesday and Thursday to pick up the countless items that you somehow forgot for the big turkey dinner. But if you’re sticking close to home on Thanksgiving, then you’re in luck! There are a number of Hatteras and […]
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Ocracoke Express on Track for May 2019 Public Launch
November 14, 2018 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
The new Ocracoke Express passenger ferry is coming together, and is expected to be complete by the end of the year, per a recent announcement from the North Carolina Ferry System. Stakeholders for the new Hatteras / Ocracoke passenger ferry headed to Swansboro, N.C. on Friday to check out the progress of the vessel itself, […]
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PBR Classic Tournament at Avon Pier Garners Record-Breaking Donations and Drum
November 13, 2018 | Fishing | By: Joy Crist
The PBR Classic Fishing Tournament was held at the Avon Fishing Pier over Veterans Day Weekend, and the event, which raises funds for The Sons of the American Legion’s Operation Comfort Warriors, made a big impression in more ways than one. The November tournament targets two types of popular fall fish – bluefish and red […]
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Working Watermen Commission Framework Approved at BOC Meeting
November 12, 2018 | Fishing | By: Joy Crist
The Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) approved the proposed framework of the recently revived Commission for Working Watermen at their November 5 meeting, paving the way for commission member appointments to be made. The Dare County Commission for Working Watermen originally formed in 2008, but quietly ceased meeting in December of 2012 without formally […]
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Two Events Planned to Celebrate Opening of New Mental Health Center in Hatteras Village
November 9, 2018 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
After months of work, the new PORT Health Services site is on the brink of opening, and the folks behind the massive effort to bring expanded mental health facilities to Hatteras village are planning two events to make a grand introduction to the community. The new PORT Health services site stemmed from a grassroots movement […]
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Status Report: Checking in on the Islands’ Big Transportation Projects
November 8, 2018 | Editor's Blog | By: Joy Crist
Almost exactly two and a half years ago, county and state officials gathered at the base of the Bonner Bridge to ceremoniously dip their shovels in the dirt and mark the launch of the new Bonner Bridge project. And my, how much has changed in just a couple of years’ time. Since the April 16, […]
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