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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Hatteras couple are recovering from two rounds of soundside flooding — just weeks apart By JOY CRIST
October 27, 2016 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
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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UPDATE: Runaway barges depart Avon, head back to Bonner Bridge…WITH SLIDE SHOW
October 26, 2016 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
The second of two runaway barges from the Bonner Bridge replacement construction area was officially moved from its temporary and unexpected residence on the soundside in north Avon this morning and is headed back toward the Bonner Bridge construction site. The two barges broke loose from a mooring located 8 miles southwest of the bridge […]
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Surviving Matthew: One Family’s Story
October 12, 2016 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
It’s early Wednesday afternoon, and Laurie Parker is in the middle of her yard that is full of debris and flooded belongings at her home just off Kohler Drive in Hatteras village. It’s her third day of cleaning, but there’s still so much more work to be done, and it’s hard to figure out where […]
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Cleaning up from the storm in Buxton
October 10, 2016 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
While Hatteras village is still partially inundated with saltwater, with sections of the road especially difficult to drive through just north of the village, the central and northern regions of Hatteras Island saw a drastic reduction in flooding on Monday, and residents had an opportunity to head outside, survey homes and businesses, and start fixing, […]
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Matthew’s storm surge may set record on southern Hatteras …WITH SLIDE SHOW
October 9, 2016 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
Hurricane Matthew ended its deadly and devastating march up the East Coast of the United States early this morning when it moved south of Cape Hatteras and finally headed out to sea. At 5 p.m., Matthew, now a post-tropical cyclone, was 200 miles east of Cape Hatteras. In the storm’s wake, southern Hatteras and Ocracoke […]
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Two more abandoned refugee boats wash ashore on Hatteras …WITH SLIDE SHOW
October 8, 2016 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
Two more abandoned makeshift boats — also apparently vessels used by Cuban refugees — washed ashore on Hatteras Island between the villages of Avon and Salvo on Saturday morning. That makes three apparent refuge vessels to make it to the shores of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore in not quite two weeks. All have been […]
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UPDATE: Fire at Pop’s Raw Bar causes significant damage, traffic jam…WITH VIDEO
October 6, 2016 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
Video by Dr. Rudy A structure fire at Pop’s Raw Bar in Buxton caused damage and traffic delays on Wednesday evening, Oct. 5. The report of the fire was received by local dispatch at 5:03 p.m. and was responded to by 18 personnel and three pieces of equipment from the Buxton Volunteer Fire Department, eight […]
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Fire at Pop’s Raw Bar snarls traffic in Buxton …WITH SLIDE SHOW
October 5, 2016 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
A fire that was reported at 5:03 p.m. at Pop’s Raw Bar and Grill on Highway 12 just across from Buxton Harbor had traffic on Highway 12 at a standstill in both directions for almost three hours last evening. According to Jeffrey Del Monte, deputy chief of the Buxton Volunteer Fire Department, Buxton firefighting crews […]
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UPDATE: Curious ‘refugee’ boat released after USCG investigation
October 5, 2016 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
After an investigation by the U.S. Coast Guard, an abandoned vessel that washed up on the beach in Avon on Sept. 27 and was thought to have once held refugees, will be on display in the Hatteras community again. According to Hatteras Island District Ranger Joe Darling, the Coast Guard asked the National Park Service […]
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