An off-road (ORV) vehicle corridor has been established near Cape Point on Friday morning, April 15, due to American oystercatcher breeding activity, per a recent beach access update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS). “The same pair of [oystercatchers] that have used the Cape Point area for the last six years have laid a […]
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A public comment period on an environmental assessment (EA) for the future rehabilitation and restoration of the Ocracoke Light Station ends on Wednesday, April 13. Two lightly-attended meetings were held in Ocracoke village on March 28 about the upcoming project, which seeks to repair and possibly raise historic buildings that are located at the Light […]
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Seasonal off-road vehicle (ORV) routes in front of Hatteras Island villages and the Ocracoke Campground become pedestrian-only starting this Friday, April 15. These routes, which run parallel to the towns of Hatteras, Frisco, Avon, and the Tri-villages, open to ORVs annually in the winter months when the visitor population is low, and close from April […]
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The Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) recently unveiled the 12 winning photos of their eighth annual photo contest, which will be featured in the upcoming 2023 CHEC calendar. The contest, which runs from October through February every year, has become a popular competition among island residents over the past eight years, and features photos of […]
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Two community events were held at the Jug Handle Bridge on Saturday, April 9, and IFP videographer Rory Kelleher caught all the action throughout the busy day. The celebration started with the inaugural Run the Rodanthe Bridge race on Saturday morning, and continued in the afternoon with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a “Community Day” event […]
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Hundreds of residents and visitors were in line at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, to be among the first folks to take in the views from the Jug Handle Bridge, which is expected to open to vehicular traffic in mid-April. Following the morning’s inaugural Run the Rodanthe Race, which attracted roughly 600 participants, the […]
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Two events will take place on the Jug Handle Bridge on Saturday, April 9, before it opens to vehicles, and traffic may be impacted in the surrounding Rodanthe area throughout the day. The first-ever Run the Rodanthe Bridge 5-mile and 5K race will be held from 8:00 a.m. until noon, before a 1:00 p.m. Community […]
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The spacious room underneath Frisco’s Red Drum Pottery has been through a number of transformations over the past few years. After owners Wes Lassiter and Rhonda Bates purchased the property in 2014 and renovated the ground-level garage, it became a theater and stage where folks could pop in and listen to exceptional music, courtesy of […]
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On Saturday, April 9, the North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) will once again launch its Operation Beach Respect program, where NCBBA members are stationed at every beach access ramp from Bodie Island to Ocracoke to hand out information packets and trash bags to beachgoers. “This year, we intend to include Ramp 70 on Ocracoke […]
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The Rodanthe Pier reopened to the public for the 2022 season on Saturday, April 2, after conducting a series of storm-related repairs over the winter months. The pier sustained significant damage from a November 2021 storm which brought ocean overwash to the Outer Banks, and closed N.C. Highway 12 from Rodanthe to Oregon Inlet for three […]
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