The speed limit on the U.S. 64 William B. Umstead Bridge (locally known as the Old Manns Harbor Bridge) will be reduced from 55 mph to 45 mph as early as March 18 as crews continue a $33 million bridge preservation project on the 69-year-old structure. In the coming weeks, workers will begin replacing the bridge’s [...] Local News | Full Article
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The Dare County Public Works Department has announced that large item pickup for the unincorporated areas of Dare County will begin on Monday, March 18, 2024, and run continuously for approximately 12-15 days. The large item pickup will be performed by a private contractor, Southern Disaster Recovery, and there will be a strict one-pass-only enforced due to budgetary and [...] Local News | Full Article
Emergency dredging in Hatteras Inlet will continue through March a ...
March 13, 2024 | Local News | By: Catherine Kozak
After desperately needed emergency dredging in the Hatteras Ferry Channel was nearly impeded last month by a time-consuming permit requirement, members of the Dare County Waterways Commission on Monday applauded the remarkably fast resolution that allowed the project to start. “I think this was a very productive couple of months, or couple of weeks, especially,” [...] Local News | Full Article
Dare County pedestrian fatality rate among highest in the U.S.
March 12, 2024 | Local News | By: Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com A new study shows Dare County had one of the highest rates of pedestrian fatalities in the country over a five year period. Of the 18 vehicle-related fatalities in Dare County between 2017 and 2021, seven were pedestrians, 38.89%, to rank 13th highest in the country. “It is alarming how high Dare County [...] Local News | Full Article
Hatteras Islanders launch campaign to initiate immediate action at ...
March 12, 2024 | Local News | 1
While government stakeholders are guardedly optimistic that the Buxton Beach Access clean-up is reaching a tipping point for action after years of military use, frustrated residents and visitors are simultaneously pushing legislators and stakeholders to resolve the matter without delay in a recently launched email and letter-writing campaign. Dare County officials have already received numerous [...] Local News | Full Article
The Dare County Public Works Department has announced that residential trash collection for the villages of Buxton, Frisco, and Hatteras on Monday, March 11, 2024, has been canceled due to inclement weather. An updated trash collection schedule for the week of Monday, March 11, 2024, through Friday, March 15, 2024, has been announced for Hatteras Island [...] Local News | Full Article
12:30 P.M. UPDATE: The Ocracoke-Swan Quarter and Ocracoke-Cedar Island ferries have resumed normal operations. The Hatteras-Ocracoke, Ocracoke-Swan Quarter, and Ocracoke-Cedar Island ferry operations have been suspended for Monday morning, March 11, due to inclement weather, per an update from the North Carolina Ferry System. Ocean overwash was reported on N.C. 12 on northern Ocracoke Island on Sunday, [...] Local News | Full Article
Strong westerly winds with gusts of 35-45 mph will develop late Sunday and last into Monday afternoon which will cause minor to moderate water level rises across the Outer Banks, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. A Coastal Flood Warning has been issued for Dare County from 4 p.m. on Sunday [...] Local News | Full Article
A frontal system impacting the Outer Banks this weekend is capable of bringing strong to severe thunderstorms, heavy rains, strong wind gusts, and sound-side coastal flooding, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. Strong westerly winds with gusts of 30-40 mph will result in elevated water levels for sound-side Outer Banks [...] Local News | Full Article
Local officials are taking steps to warn the public about Buxton B ...
March 8, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist | 1
On the heels of an urgent and emotional resolution passed by the Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) and a rising swell of public concern, more than a dozen local, state, and federal officials came together on Wednesday, March 6, to determine the best ways to warn the public about the ongoing safety hazards at Buxton [...] Local News | Full Article
A frontal system impacting the Outer Banks this weekend is capable of bringing strong to marginally severe thunderstorms, heavy rains, strong wind gusts, and sound-side coastal flooding, per a Friday morning update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. Strong westerly winds with gusts of 30-40 mph will result in elevated water levels for [...] Local News | Full Article
The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry has a revised daily schedule from March 5 through March 25, which is listed below. From Hatteras: 5 a.m., 6 a.m., 8 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m., noon, 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m., 9 p.m., and midnight. From Ocracoke: 4 a.m. 6:30 a.m., 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., [...] Local News | Full Article
A house fire was reported on McMullen Road in Avon Village early Wednesday afternoon, March 6. The caller reported smoke and flames visible at 2:02 p.m., and members of the Avon Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) as well as Frisco VFD member Justin Bolden, who was in the area, were on the scene by 2:08 p.m. [...] Local News | Full Article
Dare County Schools will have early dismissal on Wednesday
March 6, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
Due to increased rainfall estimates for later today and the possibility of coastal flooding forecasted for our area, all Dare County Schools will be implementing an early dismissal schedule today, March 6. Cape Hatteras Elementary School will be dismissed at 11:30 a.m. while Cape Hatteras Secondary School will be dismissed at noon. All after-school activities and after-school [...] Local News | Full Article
Flooding a concern with 4-6 inches of rain forecast for the Outer ...
March 6, 2024 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
A Flood Watch remains in effect until 10 p.m. on Wednesday as a low pressure system moves through the coastal North Carolina area, bringing 4-6 inches of rainfall to the Outer Banks, per an update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport/Morehead City office. “Flash Flooding will be a concern with substantial rainfall amounts on already [...] Local News | Full Article
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