The Dare County Board of Commissioners considered a proposal to alter the winter trash schedule for Hatteras Island and other portions of unincorporated Dare County at their meeting on Monday, November 20. The proposal would reduce residential trash pick-up to once instead of twice a week, and commercial trash pick-up from three times a week […]
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Fire Destroys Home in Rodanthe Early Monday Morning By JOY CRIST
A fire destroyed a home on North Holiday Boulevard in Rodanthe early Monday morning, leaving only the pilings behind. Renters were staying at the home at the time of the fire, but were able to leave the structure safely, and no serious injuries have been reported. Both the Salvo and Rodanthe components of the Chicamacomico […]
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What Can be Done with Dredged Material from Hatteras Inlet?
BY CATHERINE KOZAK With shoaling problems in Hatteras Inlet channels addressed by recent dredging, charter boat captains and other inlet users can be thankful, at least for the time being, to have safe passage. An unusually brief meeting in Manteo this week of the Dare County Waterways Commission lacked the sense of crisis and brimming […]
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New Pea Island Bridge Expected to Open Tuesday or Wednesday
By JOY CRIST The new Pea Island Interim Bridge is expected to be open to one-lane traffic starting on Tuesday or Wednesday, with both lanes hopefully open by the weekend. The exact opening date is slightly flexible, simply because the remaining construction tasks are weather dependent. “We thought we were in a position to […]
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Better Access to South Beach on the Horizon By JOY CRIST
Easier access to South Beach is on the way, thanks to a wintertime project by the National Park Service (NPS) that focuses on the former ORV ramp 45 just south of the Point. South Beach, or “The Hook,” is the shoreline that is situated just south of Cape Point, and which is solely open to […]
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UPDATE: Mysterious Aircraft Piece that Washed Ashore in October Tentatively Identified BY JOY CRIST
The mysterious piece of aircraft that washed ashore in southern Hatteras village in early October may have finally been identified. The piece, which measured approximately 15’ x 9’, washed up on the beach on October 8 just north of ORV Ramp 55, and was removed from the beach by Jarvis Towing on Sunday night and […]
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Hatteras Local is on the Frontlines of the Disaster Response in Puerto Rico
Hatteras Island native Christina Willis has had a lifetime of experience with hurricanes, and that background has certainly been put to good and tireless work helping the people of Puerto Rico. Working at FEMA since 2015, (after starting her Disaster Assistance career with AmeriCorps), Christina has been at the frontlines of the disaster response in […]
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The Repeal of the Plastic Bag Ban – What’s Happening and What’s Next?
By JOY CRIST It?s been a month since the plastic bag ban on the Outer Banks was repealed by the North Carolina General Assembly, and a number of retailers on the Outer Banks have been in a bit of a self-imposed holding pattern on what to do next. The plastic bag ban was a subtle […]
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Off-Season Osprey Monitoring Project Launches – and the Public’s Help is Needed
Longtime Hatteras Island Wildlife Rehabilitator Lou Browning is undergoing a Hatteras Island-wide project on our local ospreys, and the public’s help is needed to move forward. The project, which will extend throughout the winter, is being orchestrated to accomplish two goals. The first goal is to get a clearer picture of the number of osprey […]
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Pea Island Bridge Nearing Completion By JOY CRIST
The new Pea Island Interim Bridge is close to completion, with paving and other final tasks scheduled for the next week or so, and an opening planned in November. “We are trying to schedule and sequence all the events that need to take place,” said Pablo A. Hernandez, the resident engineer for the North Carolina […]
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