Photos by Don Bowers NCDOT representatives, politicians, construction crew members, community leaders, and Governor Roy Cooper braved the stormy weather on Tuesday to mark the official opening and ribbon cutting of the new bridge across Oregon Inlet. Small pieces of the former Bonner Bridge were given out to attendees as a memento, and the […]
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Gov. Cooper and Local, State Officials Attend Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for New Bridge
April 2, 2019 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
Video by Don Bowers Governor Roy Cooper and a host of state and local community leaders cut the ribbon on the Marc Basnight Bridge over Oregon Inlet at a Tuesday afternoon event that drew a substantial crowd, despite the rainy weather from an approaching coastal storm. “Let me just say, this is the perfect […]
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NPS Presents Overview of 2018 National Seashore Activity, and What’s Next for 2019
March 28, 2019 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
National Parks of Eastern North Carolina Superintendent David Hallac presented an overview of recent activity within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore at a Wednesday evening presentation that attracted roughly 25 locals and visitors. 2018 was a banner year for the National Seashore in terms of visitation, and a number of other categories which ranged from […]
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Power Officially Transferred from Old Bonner Bridge to New Bridge
March 26, 2019 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
The Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) announced on Tuesday that they had recently made the “final cut” for the transmission cables at the ends of the old Bonner Bridge, which means that power for the islands was completely switched from the cables at the old bridge to the new structure. “We’ve always had transmission cables […]
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Southern Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands Accidently Go Offline During Sunday Roadwork
March 26, 2019 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
Sunday’s replacement of aging drainage culverts under N.C. Highway 12 in Frisco caused an interruption in cell and internet service for southern Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island that lasted roughly 12 hours. While working at the site in between Delmer Willis Road and Sunset Strip in Frisco, a Century Link fiber optic cable was accidentally […]
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Bald is Beautiful at Annual St. Baldrick’s Fundraising Event
March 24, 2019 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
Photos by Don Bowers The annual St. Baldrick’s Day fundraiser and shave-a-thon was a banner event in its 13th year in Avon, raising $6,866 in donations for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation – a volunteer-driven charity that funds childhood cancer research grants. Held for the second year in a row at Turner’s High Moon Bar in […]
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Community Gets First Look at 7.6 Mile Buxton / Frisco Pathway
March 22, 2019 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
The Hatteras Island community got a sneak peek at a new 7.6 mile pathway that is proposed for Buxton and Frisco villages at an Open House that was held on Thursday, March 21. If and when the project comes to fruition, the pathway will extend from Buxton Back Road to the Frisco Bathhouse just south […]
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Working Watermen Commission Takes on Timely Issues
March 21, 2019 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
The revitalized Dare County Commission for Working Watermen held their inaugural meeting on Wednesday, March 21, and tackled several pressing issues that are connected to the local fishing industry. The commission originally formed in 2008, but quietly ceased meeting in December of 2012 without formally disbanding. After public comments made by journalist and researcher Susan […]
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Photoshoot and Presentation Provide More Local Voices Against Offshore Drilling
March 20, 2019 | Local News | By: Joy Crist | 1
A photoshoot and presentation aimed at garnering more local voices for the fight against offshore drilling and seismic testing was held in Hatteras village on Tuesday night, attracting roughly 40 community members who posed for the camera. The photoshoot is part of a years-long campaign orchestrated by Not the Answer NC, which showcases the faces […]
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Critics Say N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Emergency Meeting Could Set Troubling Precedent
March 20, 2019 | Fishing | By: Joy Crist
On Wednesday, March 13, the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (NC MFC) held an Emergency Meeting in Kinston, N.C. to discuss directing the Division of Marine Fisheries Director, Steve Murphey, to issue a proclamation restricting the use of gill nets in the Neuse and Pamlico Rivers. The meeting stemmed from a similar request made by […]
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