By JORDAN TOMBERLIN It was back to school for Hatteras Island students and their parents this week, and as they basked in the excitement that a new school year brings—new teachers, new books, new classrooms, new friends, etc.—many islanders may have overlooked a small, but very important, change in the district’s leadership: the appointment of […]
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With the traditional peak of the hurricane season just days away, the North Carolina Department of Transportation today successfully tested new ferry ramps at Stumpy Point and Rodanthe, marking a major improvement to the emergency ferry route that provides access to Hatteras Island in the event of storm damage to Highway 12. On Thursday, […]
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On a hot and sunny morning in late August, a large crowd of about 75 men, women, children and even a few dogs huddled around a small beach enclosure, outlined with black tarpaulin, just south of Ramp 27 on Hatteras Island. Just days before, more than 100 baby loggerhead sea turtles crawled along the same […]
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The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission voted unanimously today at its meeting in Raleigh to deny a petition to reclassify most of the state’s internal coastal waters as permanent secondary nursery areas. Four advisory panels to the commission voted in July to recommend that the petition be denied. If the petition for rulemaking had been […]
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Island Free Press photographer Don Bowers sent us some photos that he took after hurricanes Emily and Isabel. There are two slide shows – one very short one from Emily and a longer one from Isabel. The Hurricane Emily photos were taken in the Buxton area shortly after the storm passed. The Hurricane Isabel photos […]
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The latest news about the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division is now available on the most popular social media site on the web. Today, the Ferry Division launched a Facebook page to provide open dialogue and immediate communication with passengers and the public. “The North Carolina Ferry Division is more than a […]
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National Park Service Outer Banks Group (Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, Wright Brothers National Memorial, and Cape Hatteras National Seashore) fall program season will run from Tuesday, Sept. 3, through Monday, Oct.14. A variety of programs are offered, and all programs are free. Wright Brothers National Memorial: Daily at 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., […]
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The Coast Guard medevaced a 44-year-old man aboard a yacht Sunday that was taking on water in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 14 miles east of Ocracoke Inlet. A crew member aboard the Lady Windridge, a 149-foot yacht, contacted Coast Guard Sector North Carolina Command Center watchstanders at approximately 2:45 a.m. reporting their boat had seven […]
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Placed just off the side of Highway 12, the banner announcing the Day at the Docks catches the attention of people cruising into Hatteras village. For newcomers to the area, the large red and blue banner inspires curiosity, but, for those within the community, it evokes a sense of pride. Day at the Docks is […]
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By TERRY CARTWRIGHT Hatteras During Hurricane Emily my husband, son, and I stayed at my Granddad Monroe’s because we had a trailer and knew it wasn’t safe. We took video of the storm as it came by. Looking around, I noticed water coming in the house around the walls. I remember my Granddad saying water […]
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