Video by Orville Scarborough Photos and videos of the Kinnakeet Shores area beach in Avon – a stretch of shoreline that extends from the Avon Pier south to roughly Ramp 38 – have been circulating on social media as startling erosion has surfaced in the past days and weeks. While seasonal erosion is nothing new […]
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The Dare County Waterways Commission discussed a range of current and upcoming dredging projects at a lightly attended meeting in Buxton on Monday, Dec. 12. The commission currently has two major goals, both related to shoaling in Hatteras Inlet. The immediate goal is to keep the channel west of the gorge — or the long […]
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It was a cold but sunny Saturday afternoon for the 25th annual Hatteras Village Christmas Parade, which was a grand celebration befitting the milestone year and the village’s eagerness to return to normal after the one-two punch of Tropical Storm Hermine and Hurricane Matthew. The stretch of Highway 12 from Teach’s Lair Marina to the […]
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By JOY CRIST The Cape Hatteras United Methodist Men Emergency Assistance and Food Pantry Program – along with the Interfaith Community Outreach and Dare County Social Services – has been a supporting player for Hurricane Matthew recovery efforts since the storm hit Hatteras Island on Oct. 9. A number of national and well-known organizations […]
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The Dare County Board of Commissioners had its semi-monthly meeting at the Fessenden Center in Buxton on Monday, Nov. 21, and Hurricane Matthew recovery efforts dominated the meeting once again. Roughly 25-30 members of the community attended the meeting, which included representatives from FEMA and the Small Business Administration, National Park Service Outer Banks Group […]
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A 50-year-old man washed ashore on the Frisco beach just an hour or so after he was reported missing from a fishing boat off Hatteras Island on Monday, Nov. 14. The man was on board the commercial fishing vessel, the Lady Kimberly out of Beaufort, when he fell overboard while holding a net, according to […]
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More than a month after Hurricane Matthew pummeled through the southern portion of Hatteras Island, causing record flooding and massive damage in its wake, the communities of Frisco and Hatteras village are steadily getting back to business – just as they do after every storm. The overall damage to local businesses spanned the gamut — […]
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Representatives from the North Carolina Department of Transportation met with the media this morning to provide an update on the progress on the new Herbert C. Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet. The project has been moving quickly since the groundbreaking last March, and the progress has been quite noticeable to travelers along Highway 12. At […]
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A FEMA/state Mobile Disaster Recovery Center has opened outside of the Hatteras Civic Center and will remain operational through Wednesday, Nov. 2. The recovery station, which is open daily from 10 a.m. through 7 p.m. and is easy to spot because of its extensive outdoor office, is a “one-stop shop” for any resident of Dare […]
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Jan Willis has a lot of experience when it comes to hurricanes. She moved to Hatteras Island in the middle of a hurricane in 1971 to be the new kindergarten teacher at the Cape Hatteras School after taking a road trip to Hatteras Island and stopping at Conner’s while en route to find out who […]
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