After a two-year hiatus, one of the most iconic and dangerous sailboat races in the world is once again heading to Hatteras Island, with event organizers already gearing up for the May 2022 competition. In the past week, organizers of the Worrell 1000 Race announced the unveiling of a new logo, and stated that the […]
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National Park Service (NPS) and Dare County representatives provided an update on the recent Rodanthe home collapse, and the status of additional homes that were in danger, at a Thursday evening meeting that attracted more than 80 attendees. Sometime before the early morning hours of February 9, an uninhabited five-bedroom home along Ocean Drive collapsed […]
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A 6:00 p.m. meeting on Thursday, March 3, at the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Community Building will provide an update on a handful of oceanfront homes in Rodanthe that are in danger of collapsing, and will give the public an opportunity to weigh in on the imminent issue. Sometime before the early morning hours of February 9, a […]
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An emergency dredging project is underway that aims to accomplish two goals: rebuild the dunes that border the northern end of Ocracoke along N.C. Highway 12, and create a deeper and safer passage for the ferries that regularly run between the Hatteras and Ocracoke ferry terminals. The clamshell-bucket dredging operation that is currently occurring in […]
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Travelers along N.C. Highway 12 over the next few days may happen to catch a glimpse of a small team of exhausted runners making their way to or from the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. These 15 runners are currently participating in the annual Swammie Shuffle 200, which is a grueling race from Sandbridge, Virginia to the […]
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North Carolina’s own “Ocracoke Express” passenger ferry landed in Hatteras village on Wednesday, February 23, after being navigated to the Hatteras ferry terminal from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s terminal in Cherry Point, N.C., where it has been stationed for the past few months. “The builder is in the final stages of testing and […]
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A prescribed burn is underway at a southern portion of the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge on Tuesday, February 15, per a recent update from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in North Carolina. “Refuge fire crews are conducting a prescribed burn, burning from the Jug Handle [Bridge] to the north,” stated the USFWS […]
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After being stranded on the southern end of Ocracoke Island for a total of 15 days, the Vivens Aqua has been freed as of Wednesday afternoon, February 9. Per the Ocracoke Observer, the vessel is heading to Ocracoke’s Silver Lake Harbor, and will then be towed to a boatyard in Morehead City for repairs. On January […]
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Plans are underway to remove the remnants of a Rodanthe home that collapsed into the ocean overnight, sometime before 7 a.m. on Wednesday, February 9. “We are in communication with the owner, who will need to come up with a house removal plan, similar to [the process] of removing the debris of a grounded vessel,” […]
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A water line break has been reported in between Avon and Buxton, and crews are at the site as of 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon to conduct repairs. Per the Dare County Water Department, the water supply for Avon residents should not be drastically impacted or shut off, however, water pressure may be reduced. Though […]
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