The Avon Fishing Pier typically closes for the season on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, but this year, historic fishing conditions have led to a week-long extension – and some very happy anglers. For the first couple of days after the annual wintertime closure, the longtime manager of the pier, Keith Matthews, typically lets some of […]
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As the former Lego Bridge on Pea Island is dismantled, and progress continues on the new Bonner Bridge, the third bridge in the trio of Hatteras Island projects – the “Jug Handle” Bridge – is nearing its early 2018 starting date. “Construction is scheduled to begin in March 2018, and starting in January and February, […]
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A whale was spotted hanging around the Avon Fishing Pier on a sunny Monday afternoon, surprising anglers who were already enjoying great weather and plenty of catches. “It was hanging around the pier for a while – it moved a little ways down, and then it came back again,” said a staff member at the […]
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Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum and the Mystery of Theodosia Burr Back in the Spotlight By JOY CRIST By JOY CRIST By JOY CRIST The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum and director Joseph Schwarzer will appear in an episode of “Mysteries At The Museum” on Thursday, November 30, at 9 p.m. on the Travel […]
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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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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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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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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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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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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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