Potential Tropical Cyclone #16, which may become Tropical Cyclone Nestor, may bring heavy rains, high winds, and minor coastal flooding to the Outer Banks beginning this weekend, per a Friday morning update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. The storm is expected to make landfall along the Gulf Coast on Saturday, and [...] Local News |  Full Article

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a system in the Gulf of Mexico that could develop into a tropical or subtropical cyclone during the next day or two, per a Thursday update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City Office. The system is expected to cut across Eastern North Carolina this weekend, bringing [...] Local News |  Full Article

Per a Thursday morning update, Dare County debris contractor, Southern Disaster Recovery, is anticipating that all Dorian-related debris removal throughout unincorporated Dare County should be completed by October 31. Updates for Hatteras Island specifically include the following: Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo Crews are working to complete vegetative, construction and demolition debris removal. No new debris should [...] Local News |  Full Article

By Rita Thiel Another resource has begun from which Ocracoke families can fill their immediate and future needs. Ocracoke families can sign up for Adopt-an-Ocracoke-Family and Ocracoke Island friends (on or off the island can “adopt” them. These sponsors will help provide Ocracoke families suffering from Hurricane Dorian losses with immediate needs and future needs. [...] Local News |  Full Article

At Tuesday night’s Dare County Waterways Commission meeting, commissioners met to hear from representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE), and the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) about the state of Hatteras Island’s surrounding waters. It was the first time the commission has convened since Hurricane Dorian tore [...] Local News |  Full Article

Today the U.S. Small Business Administration granted Governor Cooper’s request for a disaster declaration for counties that suffered damages from Hurricane Dorian, making additional assistance available to residents there. “The Small Business Administration’s approval of North Carolina’s disaster request is an important step to getting more resources to the people impacted by Hurricane Dorian,” said [...] Local News |  Full Article

After more than a month of operation, the Frisco Free Market at the Frisco Volunteer Fire Department is closing, and is moving all supplies to the Hatteras Blessing Market at the Hatteras Assembly of God Church. The Frisco Free Market was launched shortly after Hurricane Dorian made landfall as a central location for Hatteras Island residents in [...] Local News |  Full Article

  The reproduction bust of Orville Wright, which was recently stolen from Wright Brothers National Memorial, was found this afternoon on the beach in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Additional details: At 3:25 p.m. today, a Kill Devil Hills beach visitor called the Dare County non-emergency line to report that the reproduction Orville Wright bust [...] Local News |  Full Article

The Hyde County commissioners, at their Oct. 7 meeting, agreed to life the ban on alcohol sales on Ocracoke during the Hurricane Dorian emergency as of Monday (Oct. 14). The commissioners also discussed lifting the evacuation order at their meeting this month since two petitions had circulated on the island. One, signed by about 28 [...] Local News |  Full Article

Seasonal ORV access for beaches in front of the villages of Hatteras Island has reopened for the off-season, starting on Tuesday, October 15. These routes, which run parallel to the towns of Hatteras, Frisco, Avon, and the Tri-villages, open to ORVs annually in the winter months when the visitor population is low, and close from [...] Local News |  Full Article

After suffering significant damage from Subtropical Storm Melissa, staff are working hard to reopen a roughly 300 ft. section of the Avon Fishing Pier, as well as the Avon Pier House, by the middle of this week, per an update from pier operator Joe Thompson. Days of battering waves caused a split towards the end [...] Local News |  Full Article

After reopening N.C. 12 Saturday, N.C. Department of Transportation crews have started repairing a protective dune line that was damaged due to tides stemming from Tropical Storm Melissa. The road was closed between Friday morning and Saturday evening due to dune breaches that caused ocean overwash in several locations between the Marc Basnight Bridge and [...] Local News |  Full Article

N.C. Highway 12 was passable throughout Hatteras Island on Monday morning, however, motorists should expect delays due to standing water and continual repair work that will lead to periodic lane closures, per a Monday update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation. The majority of repairs are being conducted from Rodanthe to Oregon Inlet, where [...] Local News |  Full Article

Request is first step in establishing a state relief program for Dorian’s victims Governor Roy Cooper sent a letter  Friday to the U.S. Small Business Administration requesting that the SBA grant a disaster declaration for North Carolina counties that were affected by Hurricane Dorian. This request is the first step in establishing a state relief program after FEMA denied North [...] Local News |  Full Article

Editor’s note: Our colleague, Rose Hoban, founder and editor of North Carolina Health News, is keeping tabs on the island’s health and recovery from Hurricane Dorian. After floodwaters inundated Ocracoke, neighbors and local responders pulled together to get health care services back up and functioning on the island. By Rose Hoban When Hurricane Dorian’s winds [...] Local News |  Full Article