Both man-made and natural factors contributed to Cape Point staying open all summer long to ORVs for the first time in roughly a decade. Though Cape Point was technically closed for almost two hours in July when an unexploded ordnance washed ashore on the Shelly Island sandbar, the beach otherwise remained open for ORVs, thanks […]
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The Dare County Waterways Commission met at the Fessenden Center on Tuesday, October 10, to review recent dredging at Hatteras Inlet, and to discuss upcoming goals and maintenance projects. The commission also received some relatively good news. A survey conducted on Friday, October 6, showed little change to the dredged areas of Hatteras Inlet since […]
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The Kinnakeet Shores neighborhood in Avon was a much more colorful community on Saturday morning, October 7, thanks to the 14th Annual HICF Positively Pink 5K. The event, which was cancelled last year due to Hurricane Matthew, has been a popular fundraiser for the Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation (HICF) for over a decade, and serves […]
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On Sunday evening, NPS personnel responded to a report of a large piece of aircraft that had washed ashore in southern Hatteras village. The piece, which measured approximately 15’ x 9’, appeared to be part of a military grade aircraft per the National Park Service, and was located just north of ramp 55 on the […]
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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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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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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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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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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 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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