By JOY CRIST We?re still recovering from Hurricane Matthew.? This sentiment has been echoed quite a bit in the last year. It?s a phrase that was heard all across the island after the summer power outage, after the menacing approach of Jose and Maria, and after just about every island-wide setback we?ve encountered since last […]
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New Pea Island Bridge Expected to Open this Month BY JOY CRIST
Per the recent Bonner Bridge project video update from Dare County, the new Pea Island Bridge is expected to open in October, while the overall project is halfway complete as crews continue to make progress. At the northern end of the new Bonner Bridge, crews are steadily making their way south through the marshes, driving […]
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Plastic Bag Ban Repeal Could Resurface in Special N.C. General Assembly BY JOY CRIST
The North Carolina General Assembly will convene in a special two or three day session today to address a number of outstanding issues and potential veto overrides, which may include a bill that repeals the Outer Banks plastic bag ban. House Bill 56, which provided $435,000 out of $2.6 million requested to deal with a […]
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Plastic Bag Ban on the Outer Banks Repealed BY JOY CRIST
The North Carolina General Assembly voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of House Bill 56, which includes a repeal of the plastic bag ban on the Outer Banks. The veto override came on Wednesday during a special 2-3 day session of the General Assembly. The House voted 70-44 to pass HB 56, and the […]
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Hatteras Island Highlights of the October 2 BOC Meeting BY JOY CRIST
The Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) covered a handful of issues that affected Hatteras Islanders at their October 2 meeting in Manteo. Topics which pertained to the island included the following. Salvo Cemetery Commissioners adopted a capital project ordinance for grant funding received through the NC Department of Environmental Quality for the repair, […]
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Shelly Island Sandbar Diminished After Hurricane Maria By JOY CRIST
Shelly Island Sandbar Diminished After Hurricane Maria By JOY CRIST By JOY CRIST By JOY CRIST The Shelly Island sandbar was a shell of its former mile-long stature a day after Maria departed the waters off the Outer Banks. Extending for roughly a mile for most of the summer, the sandbar has now been rearranged, […]
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How Does the Highly Active 2017 Hurricane Season Compare?
By JOY CRIST As Jose departs our offshore waters, and Maria figures out whether she will take his place, it?s easy to see why so many folks are already calling 2017 one of the busiest hurricane seasons on record. We?re already up to ?M? after all, (does anyone even remember Katia and Lee? Or Bret? […]
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Jose Causing Ocean Overwash; High Winds
Jose Causing Ocean Overwash; High Winds By JOY CRIST ough surf from Hurricane Jose has caused ocean overwash in several hotspots on Hatteras Island, particularly in the southern Avon area of Kinnakeet Shores and in northern Rodanthe. Ocean waters were reported on N.C. Highway 12 in both locations as of Monday morning, and while the […]
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Clear Skies and Smooth Sailing for 2017’s Day at the Docks
It was clear skies and smooth sailing for Day at the Dock’s Saturday event, as attendees were treated to brilliant sunny weather that lingered all day long. The annual festival, which originated in 2004, has grown continually over the years, and 2017’s Saturday event spanned from the Village Marina in Hatteras village all the way […]
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Day at the Docks, Then and Now – Remembering the Roots of a New Hatteras Village Tradition
BY CATHERINE KOZAK It was one of those bone-chilling days, drizzly and gray. A stiff 20-knot wind whipped the faces of the crowd in Hatteras that had gathered at sunset at Village Marina. But everyone wore big smiles, waving and cheering as boats coming through Hatteras Harbor chugged past them. This was a celebration ? […]
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