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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Storm recovery dominates Commissioners’ meeting once again By JOY CRIST
November 23, 2016 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
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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Body of missing fisherman found on Frisco beach
November 15, 2016 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
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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Hurricane Recovery Stories
November 14, 2016 | Real Estate | By: Joy Crist
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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Bonner Bridge project is on track, despite delays from Hurricane Matthew By JOY CRIST
November 1, 2016 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
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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FEMA recovery center will be open in Hatteras until Nov. 2
October 31, 2016 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
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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