Travelers using the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route will encounter suspensions because of extreme high winds caused by a winter storm today, tonight, and tomorrow. Winds of 40 mph, gusting to 50 mph, coupled with shallow water depth at the inlet, are making conditions such that it is unsafe to cross. Operations were suspended this morning. […]
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An Early Christmas Gift: Highway 12 reopens .… WITH SLIDE SHOW
Hatteras and Ocracoke got an early Christmas gift this evening when Highway 12 reopened to all traffic shortly after 6:30 p.m. Rumors that the road would reopen this evening began making the rounds around noon today, and islanders were eagerly awaiting the final word as a sunny and cool day gave way to a fantastic […]
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Paving begins on Highway 12 as Christmas reopening goal nears
The North Carolina Department of Transportation began paving this morning along a 0.4-mile section of Highway 12 at the S-curves just north of Rodanthe on Pea Island. The pavement on this portion of the highway was damaged during Hurricane Sandy in late October. By mid-day, the paving of the road was the topic of much […]
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Everything you always wanted to know about the Hatteras Island spaceship….WITH VIDEO
Some call it an eyesore but to the throngs of the curious who stop to stare, the silver spaceship is probably one of the most fascinating objects on Hatteras Island. To visitors driving through Frisco, it screams, “Greetings, earthlings!” “I am told by the Dare County Tourist Bureau that it is the second most photographed […]
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Ferries will run on abbreviated schedule over the holidays
The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division will run an amended schedule at its Cedar Island-Ocracoke, Swan Quarter-Ocracoke, Cherry Branch-Minnesott Beach, Southport-Fort Fisher and Currituck-Knotts Island routes Dec. 24-26 as a costs savings measure. The Bayview-Aurora route will not run an amended route, because of the need to provide service for workers at the […]
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SELC, Defenders take another shot at DOT plan to replace Bonner Bridge
The Southern Environmental Law Center and Defenders of Wildlife today issued a news release again attacking the North Carolina Department of Transportation for its current plan to replace the Bonner Bridge and address Highway 12 “hotspots” in a phased approach. Defenders of Wildlife and the National Parks Conservation Association, represented by SELC, have already sued […]
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Cape Hatteras students travel off island with help from their friends
The damage inflicted by Hurricane Sandy and back-to-back northeasters has closed down Highway 12 to all but four-wheel-drive vehicles in a stretch at the S-curves in northern Rodanthe. The only other access to Hatteras Island is by emergency ferry which takes more than two hours each way. This has caused a world of trouble for […]
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Crews continue to make progress on Highway 12 at S-curves ….WITH SLIDE SHOW
Over the weekend, North Carolina Department of Transportation crews continued working on the temporary solution to reconnect all traffic on Hatteras Island to points north of Mirlo Beach in Rodanthe. Between Friday, Dec. 7, and Sunday, Dec. 9, crews filled and placed approximately 160 sandbags along a 0.4-mile section of Highway 12 at the […]
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Hatteras Christmas parade draws big crowd, showcases proud community …WITH SLIDE SHOW
Sometime around 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8, the participants in this year’s annual Hatteras Village Christmas Parade donned their gay apparel and began their roughly one-mile tour of the village, spreading candy and Christmas cheer to the hundreds of islanders and visitors who came out to see the show. It’s one of the most […]
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Museum opens its doors for annual Holiday Open House …WITH SLIDE SHOW
Museum opens its doors for annual Holiday Open House …WITH SLIDE SHOW Museum opens its doors for annual Holiday Open House …WITH SLIDE SHOW The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras village opened its doors to residents and visitors for its second annual Holiday Open House on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 8. It was a […]
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