The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras village recently announced that it is in the final stages of getting a new display for its entrance near the Hatteras / Ocracoke ferry docks. The new sign is sure to make quite a first impression, too, as it will feature the noticeably large propeller from Dionysus […]
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By JOY CRIST A fire that started at around 1 p.m. on Thursday afternoon destroyed an oceanfront home in Waves on Sea Isle Hills Drive in roughly an hour, leaving only a shell of the structure behind. The main fire was extinguished by 2:37 p.m., with multiple Volunteer Fire Departments, police, and county agencies reporting […]
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The Dare County Waterways Commission tackled a long list of Outer Banks projects at their August 13 meeting in Buxton, which included updates on Rodanthe Harbor, and the impending fall dredging at Hatteras Inlet. The Rodanthe Harbor, which serves as the launching point for the Rodanthe / Stumpy Point Emergency Ferry, was successfully dredged in […]
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BY CATHERINE KOZAK Back in May, Hatteras village residents overwhelmingly approved a special referendum on the primary elections ballot that allows its tax district revenue to be used to build a multi-use path. But now there?s a decent chance that a federal BUILD grant award will be able to pick up that tab and […]
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Dare County Advanced EMT (AEMT) Bill Laricos was recognized at the August 6 Board of Commissioners meeting as the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Dare County EMT of the Year, as well as the North Carolina EMT of the Year. Each year, VFW chapters select emergency medical technicians, law enforcement and firefighter personnel to receive […]
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Construction on the 2.4 mile Jug Handle Bridge is expected to begin in a few weeks, as staging preparations in Rodanthe begin to wind down, and final permits are put into place. “Prep work is continuing at the staging area, but we should expect to see work begin on the actual bridge itself in a […]
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At Monday’s Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) meeting, a public hearing was set for August 20 to obtain community feedback on a proposal to allow golf carts in Buxton village. The proposal, which was first introduced by Hatteras Island Commissioner Danny Couch during the July 16 BOC meeting, would allow golf carts on a […]
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Though the majority of Hatteras and Ocracoke islands are finally dry after an inundation of record-breaking rainfall, Lighthouse Road near Cape Point and the Cape Point Campground are still struggling with leftover standing water. The Cape Point Campground, which temporarily closed on July 25 because of the heavy rains, remains closed despite a hopeful August […]
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On Tuesday afternoon, July 31, a wave of island residents and longtime visitors stopped by the Hatteras Library to bid farewell to Branch Manager Helen Hudson, who is retiring after 15 years. The open house to honor Helen was a tearful event for a number of folks who popped in to say goodbye to this […]
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With the exception of some rope work which will be done in-house, the renovations to the famed Mirlo rescue surfboat conducted by conservators from the National Park Service (NPS) are complete. The team of conservators worked on-site at the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station last week, completing a number of projects to make the surfboat shine. The […]
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