New parking areas at Kite Point in between Avon and Buxton, and at the former Naval Facility / Coast Guard housing complex at the end of Old Lighthouse Road, are slated to begin construction in early 2019. The two projects were outlined in detail at a Wednesday night meeting in Buxton hosted by the National […]
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A generator fire that started on Monday morning at the St. John United Methodist Church (UMC) in Avon caused no damage to the church itself, thanks to a quick response from the Avon Volunteer Fire Department. The generator, which is located on the side of the brick structure, was powered on during a routine weekly […]
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The Hatteras Island Rescue Squad (HIRS) was dispatched to locate a missing windsurfer in the Pamlico Sound on Monday evening, November 26, near the Haulover / Canadian Hole area in between Avon and Buxton. The call from a concerned family member came in at 4:30 p.m., and National Park Service Law Enforcement Rangers also responded […]
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Islanders travelling along N.C. Highway 12 on Pea Island have likely noticed a lot more white – and a lot more noise – in the past several weeks. This increase in activity is due to the mass return of the tundra swans, which are part-time residents of coastal North Carolina when the temperatures start to […]
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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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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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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 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 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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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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