North Carolina’s newest transportation option, a passenger ferry called the Ocracoke Express, made its maiden voyage on the Outer Banks Monday morning, with six total crossings on the Hatteras to Ocracoke village route. At 9 a.m., 57 women, men and children, and a dog named “Cotton” boarded the Ocracoke Express in Hatteras Village and arrived […] Local News | Full Article
Photos by Don Bowers The Worrell 1000 Reunion Race enjoyed a brief but exciting stop on Hatteras Island on May 16-17 as part of the second-to-last leg of their journey up the Eastern Seaboard. The event is a legendary and challenging 1,000-mile trek that extends from Florida to Virginia Beach, and which includes 11 […] Watersports | Full Article
At 9:55 a.m. on Friday morning, a crowd of onlookers watched as the three teams competing in the Worrell 1000 Reunion Race successfully navigated the small waves that bordered ORV Ramp 49 in Frisco, and started the day’s trek towards Kill Devil Hills. Competitors and race organizers both said that Cape Point was the primary […] Local News | Full Article
Memorial Day Weekend is just around the corner, and while the unofficial start of the summer season tends to feature stop-and-go traffic on N.C. Highway 12, dizzyingly crowded stores, and back-ups at the island’s ORV ramps, there’s also another annual Memorial Day tradition that’s far more appealing. 2019 marks the eighth year for the annual […] Editor’s Blog | Full Article
The three teams competing in the famed Worrell 1000 catamaran sailboat race successfully landed in Frisco on Thursday afternoon, arriving at ORV Ramp 49 after a roughly 75-mile trek that began Thursday morning in Atlantic Beach, N.C. The race will heat up again on Friday morning, and the public is welcome to head to the […] Local News | Full Article
Have you ever wondered what it was like to cruise around Hatteras Island in a brand new electric car? Well, wonder no more. Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) is inviting the public to take their new and 100% electric 2019 Nissan Leaf out for a test drive. Recently leased by CHEC, all Cooperative members in […] Island Features | Full Article
A brief but strong thunderstorm on Monday afternoon resulted in a lightning strike at a home in Salvo, although there was no fire reported, and everyone within the home was unharmed, per the Chicamacomico Banks Water Rescue. The Chicamacomico Banks Volunteer Fire Department responded to a report of the lightning strike at Tarheel Court at […] Local News | Full Article
The island-wide repaving project for roads and parking areas within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) has made big strides since starting in early April, with much of the recent work concentrated at popular CHNS sites in Buxton. Though taking place within the National Seashore, the project is orchestrated by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) […] Seashore News | Full Article
After a 17-year hiatus, one of the most iconic and dangerous sailboat races in the world is back in the spotlight, and is headed towards Hatteras Island. The Worrell 1000 Reunion Race launched from Hollywood Beach, Florida, on Sunday morning, marking the start of an approximately 1,000 mile catamaran sailboat race up the coastline to […] Island Features | Full Article
The tip of Cape Point closed on Monday morning, May 6, due to a large colony of least terns that are beginning to nest in the area. ORV ramp 44, which leads to the Point, is open for .64 miles, with the last quarter mile of the shoreline bordering Cape Point currently closed. “The primary […] Seashore News | Full Article
