Standing water from days of heavy rainfall has led to challenging driving conditions at several popular beach accesses on Hatteras Island. As of June 17, the rain gauge at the Billy Mitchell Airport in Frisco indicated that the region’s rainfall is approximately 15 inches above normal for mid-June, due to wet weather that inundated the […]
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The Cape Hatteras United Methodist Men (CHUMM) announced that they wrapped up their volunteer work on Ocracoke Island this past week, after months of helping islanders recover from September 2019’s Hurricane Dorian. “This was our second three-week deployment since we did one in February,” stated Dennis Carroll, Director of CHUMM, in an emailed update. “However, […]
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Our wonderful co-founder and editor, Irene Nolan, had a relaxed tradition of posting an annual list of beach etiquette guidelines for new and long-time visitors alike. Initially launched decades ago when she was the editor of the now defunct Island Breeze, Irene’s guide was a smart and timely list of the dos and don’ts when […]
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The Avon Farmer’s Market is returning to Hatteras Island for the 2020 summer season with approximately 40 vendors, and some new guidelines to make the outdoor shopping environment safe for all patrons. Originally established in 2010 in Buxton, and eventually finding its permanent home next to the Avon Beach Klub, the Avon Farmers Market has […]
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The Jug Handle Bridge is 39% complete as of June 4, and the bridge is on track to open to the public in the fall of 2021, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s resident engineer for the project, Pablo Hernandez. Hernandez reported at a Thursday evening virtual meeting that 43 out […]
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A coordinated effort to clean the Rodanthe shoreline after a house collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean is in full swing, with volunteers from Chicamacomico Banks Water Rescue and the Tri-villages community pitching in to remove miles of potentially dangerous debris. The home fell into the ocean at 1:30 a.m. on Friday, according to Chicamacomico Banks […]
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“They said it couldn’t happen. They said that the Worrell would never again be the revered event it once was. So, the Organizing Authority, made up of former Worrell competitors, race officials, and a few fans, started planning its comeback for 2019. And even as the start date loomed and the naysayers speculated that it […]
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Hatteras and Ocracoke islands once again earned top spots on the annual Dr. Beach 10 Best Beaches in the USA list, with the Ocracoke Lifeguarded Beach ranked the #2 best beach in the country, and the Lighthouse Beach in Buxton ranked as the #5 best beach. Released just before Memorial Day, the list is the […]
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Though there is no official word yet on when public facilities in North Carolina’s wildlife refuges will reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge will be ready to welcome visitors, as they wrap up the final touches on an extensive inside-and-out renovation. “We are close enough, [that] we could open now,” […]
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The first loggerhead sea turtle nest of the 2020 season was found north of Ramp 44 in Buxton on Sunday morning, per a recent social media update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS.) The Outer Banks serves as seasonal breeding grounds for endangered sea turtles, and the Cape Hatteras National Seashore has had several […]
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