Editor’s Blog: Where we are on Hatteras Island’s current bridge projects

If it feels like the construction of new bridges along Hatteras Island have been in the headlines for years, it’s because they have been. March 8 marked the four-year anniversary of the new Bonner Bridge groundbreaking, and years later, work continues on finalizing little “punch list” items on the now-completed structure. Meanwhile, the Jug Handle […]

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Jug Handle Bridge completion date pushed back to fall 2021; Bridge is 28% complete

North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) representatives announced that the Jug Handle Bridge was roughly 28% complete as of early March, and that the targeted date of completion had been pushed back to the fall of 2021, at a Thursday evening informational meeting in Rodanthe. NCDOT’s resident engineer for the project, Pablo Hernandez, stated that […]

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Feasibility study for Avon Beach Nourishment moving forward

A potential beach nourishment project for Avon took another step forward at the Feb. 18 Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) meeting, as the commissioners unanimously approved a motion to allow County Manager, Bobby Outten, to execute a final agreement with contractor Coastal Science and Engineering (CSE) for an upcoming feasibility study. “At the last […]

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Work Begins on Portsmouth Island Facilities Damaged by Dorian; 2020 Homecoming Set for April 25

Over the next four weeks, weather permitting, the National Park Service (NPS) and Cape Lookout Mobile Sportsfishermen (CLMS) fishing club will conduct a joint project to restore and expand the bathhouse, rebuild the RV dump station, and work on the back road of Portsmouth Island in the Long Point Cabin area, per a recent update […]

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Island Free Press Wins 16 North Carolina Press Association Awards

The Island Free Press was honored to win 16 North Carolina Press Association (NCPA) Awards at the NCPA’s annual convention and awards banquet in Raleigh on Thursday, February 27. The IFP took home 13 editorial awards and three advertising awards, which included first-place wins for photography, feature writing, e-mail newsletter, use of social media, and […]

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N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission to address Southern Flounder, Shrimp and Blue Crab Fisheries at Feb. 19-21 meeting

The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) will hold their first quarterly meeting of 2020 on February 19-21 at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center, and there are several big amendments on the agenda that are slated to be voted on and addressed. On Thursday, February 20, the meeting agenda calls for a vote on […]

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Avon takes a step forward towards a potential beach nourishment project

A potential beach nourishment project in Avon took a step forward at the February 4 meeting of the Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC), as the Board unanimously selected contractor Coastal Science and Engineering to submit a contract for a feasibility study. County Manager Bobby Outten explained to the Board that the Capital Improvements Planning […]

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