The two back-to-back storms that drenched the islands with rain had little impact on the established bird and turtle nests along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, according to the National Park Service. Tropical Depression Bonnie brought record-breaking rainfall of up to a foot to a number of areas along the islands, while Tropical Storm Colin, […]
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By JOY CRIST The craft beer wave which has been sweeping across the country – especially in North Carolina and Virginia – is coming ashore on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands in a major way. Most every restaurant, grocery store, and nightlife establishment has taken notice of this national long-term trend and have responded by offering […]
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By JOY CRIST The Wednesday before Memorial Day was one of those brilliant sunny days that you dream about during a nor’easter while you’re holed up watching Netflix and compulsively eating Cheez-Its. So, after little thought, I decided to blow off work for the rest of the afternoon, and finally take a trip to the […]
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By JOY CRIST Once familiar only to the young European backpacking crowd, hostels have been popping up across the country as affordable and community-oriented destinations for travelers to get some sleep, meet new people, and have a home base for exploring some of the nation’s most picturesque areas. And now Hatteras Island has joined the […]
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Jamie Rhome, the man who oversees the National Hurricane Center’s Storm Surge Unit and is blazing a trail with new forecasting methods, told a Hatteras Island audience during a weekend presentation on hurricane preparedness that it’s not the category of a storm that the public needs to pay attention to during hurricane watches and warnings […]
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The new Hatteras Island skatepark is currently under construction next to the baseball field at the Fessenden Center in Buxton, with a potential completion date of Memorial Day weekend. “That’s the goal,” says Tim White, the program director for the Dare County Parks and Recreation Department, although he notes that an upcoming forecast of several […]
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By JOY CRIST Three 2016 Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards were given out to four Hatteras Island residents at the May 16 Board of Commissioners meeting at the Fessenden Center in Buxton. With a packed house that included many supporters of each of the recipients, the honorees were praised and applauded by the crowd, as well […]
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As the temperatures heat up and more and more visitors flock to the islands, the National Park Service is noticing an uptick in the number of drones that are making an illegal appearance along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Drones are prohibited throughout the national seashore — on all NPS grounds and beaches – -which […]
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On Monday evening, May 9, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, in conjunction with the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, held a public question-and-answer meeting to address cobia management issues, including an upcoming closure of the fishery, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Kitty Hawk. The meeting was attended by roughly 50 people at the site, […]
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Efforts to help repair and save the Salvo Day Use Cemetery – also known as the Midgett Cemetery – are heating up as community members recognize the current dire state of the site, as well as the devastating effects the next major hurricane or storm could inflict on the already troubled area. The cemetery, which […]
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