The first-ever Run the Rodanthe Bridge 5-mile and 5K race, which takes place at the new Jug Handle Bridge, will be held on the morning of April 9, hours before a Community Day event where the public can walk or ride a bike on the new structure. The race, which benefits the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo (RWS) Civic […]
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Kathy Rawls, the Director of the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF), paid a visit to Cape Point in Buxton on Wednesday afternoon, as part of a multi-pronged mission to reach out to the local community, answer questions and collect feedback, and provide educational information on both the NCDMF and the seasonal star of the […]
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Securing safe navigation in the channels of Hatteras Inlet is not a new issue. Ever since a series of storms in the early 2010s reconfigured the channels in the inlet, (including 2011’s Hurricane Irene and 2012’s Hurricane Sandy), the need for timely and effective dredging to keep the channels open has been constant and crucial. […]
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Dare County officials, as well as representatives from contractors Coastal Science & Engineering (CSE) and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDDC), provided an overview of the upcoming beach nourishment projects in Avon and Buxton at a Thursday evening meeting at the Fessenden Center. The two projects, which have been in the works for […]
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With crews currently working on the final touches of the bridge surface, the Jug Handle Bridge will likely open to traffic in the first half of April, per an update from N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Communications Officer Tim Hass. “Basically, what’s left to do is grinding, which is finding bumps and dips on the […]
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A cold front will push through the Outer Banks on Saturday evening, and a few thunderstorms may develop ahead of this front during the afternoon and early evening hours, per a Friday afternoon update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport/Morehead City office. Storms could potentially become severe, but the Outer Banks currently has a […]
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Organizers of the first-ever Run the Rodanthe Bridge 5-mile and 5K race, which will be held at the new Jug Handle Bridge once it opens to the public, recently stated that the race will likely be held in early April. “We have been advised by NCDOT that the race will definitely not take place in March, […]
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There was little good news at the Dare County Waterways Commission meeting on Monday, March 14, as frustrations continued to simmer about the lack of immediate dredging and imminent solutions. While a new survey of the South Ferry Channel will be ordered this week, at the current moment, it is unlikely that there is enough […]
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The Avon Property Owners Association (APOA) is seeking a private contractor to perform its Operation Clean Beach Program for the 2022 season, which is a program that has been going strong for more than 15 years. Via the program, the APOA stations 75 trash cans along the beach in the village of Avon, as both […]
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