A survey of the 2017 / 2018 Buxton Beach Nourishment Project was recently conducted by project manager Coastal Science and Engineering (CSE), and while the detailed results are still forthcoming, the early impression is that the shoreline has adapted very quickly to the influx of sand. The goal of the project, which began in the […]
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By JOY CRIST Longtime Hatteras Island visitors and residents have likely noticed the rise in golf carts in recent years. Once a rare sight just a decade or so ago, today they seem to be everywhere, and especially in locales like Hatteras village where the rules for operating golf carts are more generous and flexible. […]
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Visitors and locals cruising by Nedo’s, Lee Robinson’s General Store, and other familiar landmarks in Hatteras village may have done a double-take in recent weeks, as a series of colorful murals have seemingly popped up overnight at different locales throughout the community. The new wave of artworks, which has now spread to the Red & […]
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A perfect July beach day with blue skies and clear waters served as the opening act for the fireworks show off the Avon Pier on Wednesday, attracting spectators from all across Hatteras Island. The Avon Fireworks started at around 9:20 p.m., launching from the very end of the Avon Pier. The show lasted roughly 20 […]
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Celebrating its sixth consecutive year in 2018, the annual Golf Cart Parade will be brightening the streets of Hatteras village on July 4 at 5 p.m. The yearly event began in 2013 as a fundraiser for the Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation, and attracted roughly a dozen carts that were decked out in patriotic and appropriately […]
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BY CATHERINE KOZAK Three times in the last seven years, the Rodanthe-Stumpy Point emergency ferry channel has provided the only access for people without boats or planes to go to and from Hatteras Island. But as the height of the hurricane season approaches, that emergency backup is not yet available. A relatively minor shoaled area […]
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When writer Kevin Duffus was asked to create a pamphlet or booklet on the 2018 rescue of the Mirlo to coincide with the upcoming centennial celebration, he didn’t initially know that his research would lead to a book. But the award-winning filmmaker, researcher, and investigative journalist found that the story of one of the U.S. […]
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The National Park Service (NPS) crew working on the renovations of the original surfboat that was used in the historic 1918 rescue of the British Tanker Mirlo are heading back to Rodanthe to work on site, and to restore the vessel in time for the centennial celebration. The vessel in question is known as Surfboat […]
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A section of the former Waterfall Park is in the process of being cleared of debris and concrete, however no plans are currently in place to make any other changes to the property at this time, according to the Dare County Planning Department and the on-site construction crew. The section being cleared is a roughly […]
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By JOY CRIST By JOY CRIST At approximately 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 21, a boat fire was reported onboard the charter boat Twisted Tuna. The fire occurred 19 miles southeast of Hatteras Inlet, and two local vessels that were in the vicinity, the Predator and the Brother’s Pride, assisted and rescued all nine people […]
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