The 1874 establishment of seven U.S. Life-Saving Service Stations in North Carolina had reverberations that are still very much noticeable today. The seven stations – all located within the Outer Banks – created new communities and generations of locals that still call the Outer Banks home. In 1915, the Life-Saving Service became the newly-created United […]
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Vegetation along N.C. Highway 12 is being cleared to make way for new transmission poles in Avon as part of an island-wide project by Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) to switch out existing wooden poles with sturdier, concrete replacements. “CHEC contractor River City Construction, Inc. will work to replace 34 wood transmission poles on the […]
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Photos by Don Bowers Donna Peele’s memory was everywhere at the 21st Annual Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation (HICF) 5K race on Saturday morning, October 12, as many of the 157 entries had a connection to the beloved local resident. Peele was a founding member of the HICF, and was active in the organization for nearly […]
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An ongoing initiative by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to excavate and remove petroleum-contaminated soils at the Buxton Beach FUDS Site has resulted in the removal of large sections of left-behind military infrastructure over the past several days. The infrastructure and debris removal was not strictly intentional, but was necessary for the crew to […]
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The Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation’s 5K race is returning for its 21st year on Saturday, October 12, and registration is currently open for the popular annual event. This year’s event is being held in honor of Donna Peele, a beloved founding member of the Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation (HICF) who lost her own battle with […]
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2024 marks the 150th anniversary of North Carolina’s first seven Life-Saving Stations, and the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station in Rodanthe is hosting a two-day celebration on October 12-13 to mark the milestone. The United States Life-Saving Service was the precursor to the modern U.S. Coast Guard, and in 1848, the U.S. Government provided funds to New Jersey […]
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On Monday, October 7, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) began a roughly seven-month-long project to replace the aging Slash Creek Bridge on N.C. Highway 12 in Hatteras Village. The $4.5 million project will replace the existing 68-year-old wooden structure with a two-span cored slab bridge, and while work proceeds, a detour is in […]
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The Buxton Civic Association (BCA) recently retained legal counsel to assist with their ongoing efforts to ensure full remediation of Buxton Beach, with details of the new partnership to be discussed at the organization’s monthly public meeting on Wednesday, October 9, at 7:00 p.m. The firm, Perkins Coie LLP, has 21 offices in the United […]
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The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Museum in Rodanthe will host a special commemoration on Saturday afternoon during the two-day 150th Anniversary of the U.S. Life-Saving Service celebration on October 12-13, and Rear Admiral John “Jay” Vann, Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District, will deliver the keynote address at this significant event. The U.S. Life-Saving Service played a vital […]
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The results of the Coast Guard’s year-long investigation at Buxton Beach found no “actionable levels” of contaminants from the Coast Guard’s use of the site. The National Park Service is reviewing these findings. On Friday, October 4, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) released the findings of a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) investigation […]
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