The N.C. Department of Transportation has officially refreshed its guide that shows how and when transportation projects are expected to be funded over the next decade. The N.C. Board of Transportation adopted the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) for fiscal years 2024-2033 during its board meeting in Charlotte on Tuesday. It is anticipated local planning organizations will [...] Local News |  Full Article

The U.S. Coast Guard held a ceremony in Nags Head on Monday, June 5, to establish the new Marine Safety Detachment (MSD) Nags Head, which replaces Sector Field Office Cape Hatteras. Per a press release issued by the Coast Guard, this change allows the unit to efficiently use resources to focus on its continuing marine [...] Local News |  Full Article

On June 5, 2023, at approximately 1:00 a.m, Dare County Sheriff’s Office Deputies working the C-District along with North Carolina State Highway Patrol conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in Avon, near the Food Lion on N.C. Highway 12. Probable cause was established to search the vehicle. During the search, the Deputies located and [...] Local News |  Full Article

A Coastal Flood Advisory has been issued for the Outer Banks starting Saturday, June 3, at 5 p.m. until Monday, June 5, at 2 a.m., per an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. Increasing northeast winds this weekend, in combination with king tides, will result in a threat for minor to locally [...] Local News |  Full Article

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will soon start treating for spongy moth infestations, (formerly known as gypsy moths), in several areas across North Carolina, including Dare County. Treatments are weather dependent and will likely start in early June. Treatments could continue through June 20. The areas to be treated include: Currituck County [...] Local News |  Full Article

As today marks the official start of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is urging residents to prepare now and to arm themselves with important knowledge for if and when a storm makes landfall. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, experts have forecast 2023 to be an above-normal [...] Local News |  Full Article

Cities and now all county governments have the authority to remove abandoned vessels from navigable waters within their jurisdictions under a bill passed recently by the North Carolina General Assembly. Legislative action on Senate Bill 465 came to a close on Thursday morning when the House approved the bill in a 108-0 vote. The bill must be [...] Local News |  Full Article

Strong northeasterly winds combined with a higher tide cycle this weekend will bring a threat for coastal flooding to portions of eastern North Carolina, per a Thursday afternoon update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. The main coastal flood concerns will be along the oceanside from Duck to Hatteras, and in soundside areas [...] Local News |  Full Article

***UPDATE: Ferry service has resumed as of 9:30 a.m. on Thursday*** The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry operations have been suspended due to heavy fog as of Thursday morning at 6:00 a.m., per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division. Ferry service will resume once weather conditions improve. To get notified of ferry delays or cancellations, [...] Local News |  Full Article

On May 30, 2023, at approximately 11:28 p.m., Dare County Sheriff’s Office deputies working the C-District responded to a suspicious person at a closed business in the area of 47000 block of NC Highway 12. When they arrived, there were two individuals in the PVA of the closed business. While speaking to them, a bookbag [...] Local News |  Full Article

The Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) shared recent accomplishments and upcoming projects at their 78th annual members meeting in Buxton on Monday, May 22. Among the good news announced by Susan Flythe, CHEC Executive Vice President and General Manager, was the fact that, despite higher fuel prices, rates would not increase in 2023. “According to [...] Local News |  Full Article

Two conservation groups recently sent letters to the National Park Service at Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services regarding their immediate concerns about the endangered houses and abandoned septic tanks in the Rodanthe area. In a May 25 press release, the Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of the North [...] Local News |  Full Article

From the Outer Banks Voice Dare County’s struggles to hire county employees was a topic of discussion at the board of commissioners’ May 17 meeting, when County Manager Bobby Outten reported that as of April 30, there were 64 full-time employment vacancies in the workforce. Many of the positions have gone unfilled for a long [...] Local News |  Full Article

Ferry service resumed for the Ocracoke-Swan Quarter and the Ocracoke-Cedar Island routes on Saturday, May 27, after being temporarily suspended on Friday due to weather conditions, per an update from the North Carolina Ferry System. The Ocracoke Express passenger ferry service remains suspended as of Saturday morning, but the Hatteras-Ocracoke vehicular ferry is running on [...] Local News |  Full Article

A slow-moving low pressure system is forecast to come ashore into the Carolinas this weekend, bringing heavy rains, strong northeasterly winds, and possible coastal flooding, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. A Wind Advisory is in effect due to strong northeast winds with gusts up to 45-50 mph from late [...] Local News |  Full Article