The unidentified military device that caused Shelly Island and the Point to be closed off for a portion of the day has been removed, according to Drew Pearson, Director of Dare County Emergency Management. “The device is in the hands of the Navy, and they are headed back to Virginia with it,” he said. Though […]
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Shelly Island was evacuated soon after the discovery, so that the object – which could potentially be an old, unexploded ordnance – could be identified. “It has definitely been in the ocean for a very long time,” said Chief Jack Scarborough of the Hatteras Island Rescue Squad. “It’s barnacle encrusted and could possibly be […]
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By JOY CRIST In August of 2016, the Island Free Press posted a story about the growing concern of beach gear being left behind on the shore overnight ? or even abandoned altogether after an island vacation. It wasn?t a new topic by any means, but at the time, both Irene and I had an […]
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On Wednesday afternoon, July 12, the Hatteras Island Rescue Squad responded to a call of two sunken boats in the Pamlico Sound off of Avon. The call came in at 5:19 p.m. from central dispatch. Per Jack Scarborough, Chief of the Hatteras Island Rescue Squad, a spouse of one of the people on board called […]
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Sometime during the night of Sunday, July 2, one of the favorite structures at the Chicamacomico Historic Site in Rodanthe – the 1907 Midgett House – was hit by lightning. The lightning strike connected with the original wiring in the home, which is not in use, but which still runs through the structure. From there, […]
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On Thursday morning, a team from Good Morning America landed on the new island off of Cape Point to shoot live segments for the day’s show with Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee. Though the new island has certainly been covered by multiple media outlets, this was the first time that a major network conducted a live […]
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A joint press conference was held on Monday, July 3, by Senator Bill Cook and Representative Beverly Boswell to announce the passage of House Bill 415, which addresses the proposed formation of multi-use pathways in Hatteras village. The bill provides for an election in the Hatteras Village Community Center District to decide whether part of […]
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So I don?t know if you?ve heard, but there?s a new island off the Point. And it?s attracted just a little bit of attention. The island ? (or sandbar depending on who you ask… and depending on the tide for that matter) ? has been dominating national and even international headlines. If you do a […]
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Local firefighters worked well into the early morning hours to extinguish an accidental fire that occurred at the former site of the Down Under Restaurant in Waves. The two-story restaurant had been demolished during the day on Tuesday, June 27 by East Coast Abatement and Demolition, but the remains of the structure caught fire at […]
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On Tuesday, June 27, the state Senate approved House Bill 56 by a vote of 33-15. The Bill, which is titled as an “Act to Amend Various Environmental Laws” includes a repeal of the current Plastic Bag Ban for the Outer Banks in Section 10(a.) The bag ban, which went into effect in 2009, prohibits […]
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