The Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) voted to name the bridge across Oregon Inlet the “Marc Basnight Oregon Inlet Bridge,” at their February 4 meeting, however, they were unable to reach this decision unanimously, and an official name change is not a certainty. The motion received three out of five votes, with Ervin Bateman, […] Local News |  Full Article

Representatives from local and state government offices headed to Hatteras Village on Saturday afternoon for an inside look at the new facilities for the Hatteras / Ocracoke passenger ferry, which is set to launch to the public on May 14, 2019. The assembled group included members of the Dare County Board of Commissioners, N.C. House […] Local News |  Full Article

The line to the annual N.C. Coastal Federation Oyster Roast extended all the way along the waterfront of Oden’s Dock on Saturday, February 2, as islanders and visitors alike came out to enjoy the relatively warm weather and the piles of oysters in store. The annual event is quickly becoming one of the most popular […] Local News |  Full Article

UPDATE: The beach between ORV ramps 48 and 49 is temporarily closed. The debris field contains nails, wood, and other potentially hazardous objects. Once the beach is cleared it will be reopened. For beach access updates, go to http://go.nps.gov/beachaccess. At approximately 5:20 a.m. on Monday morning, a call was received regarding a 55’ foot shrimp trawler […] Local News |  Full Article

On Friday morning, a crowd of volunteer firefighters, stakeholders, and supporters gathered at the site of the new Buxton Volunteer Fire Department for an official groundbreaking ceremony that signals the start of construction on a new state-of-the-art facility. The new station will feature five truck bays that will house the emergency vehicles, meeting rooms, offices, […] Local News |  Full Article

A runaway buoy that was originally stationed about 17 miles off of Cape Point has made a long odyssey up the Eastern Seaboard, and was last located about 671 miles away – well off the coast of New York City. The buoy, formally known as Station 41025 – Diamond Shoals, is one of several buoys […] Local News |  Full Article

The Dare County Board of Commissioners will conduct a Public Hearing to receive comments about a proposed water main extension along Leslie Lane in Avon. The Public Hearing will be held at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, February 19, as part of the regularly scheduled Dare County Board of Commissioners meeting. Comments can be made at the […] Local News |  Full Article

At approximately 6:14 p.m. on Tuesday evening, U.S. Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet received a call via a landline from a vessel that had ran aground on a shoal near the end of the Walter Slough channel in the Oregon Inlet area. The call came from three people aboard a 28 ft. aluminum boat. Because […] Local News |  Full Article