A 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday detour along the ORV routes in between Buxton and Frisco led to dozens of vehicles getting stuck, and plenty of work for local tow trucks. The full-day detour was due to the replacement of two cross pipes under N.C. Highway 12 in between Delmer Willis Road and Sunset [...] Local News |  Full Article

At 4:26 on Friday afternoon, a wildfire was reported at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in Frisco, N.C. The fire was estimated to be more than one acre in size and burning in the back-dune vegetation approximately 1/8 mile north of Ramp 48 between the Inside Road and beachfront. Seashore Rangers responded with support from the [...] Local News |  Full Article

The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new bridge across Oregon Inlet is scheduled for 2 p.m. on April 2, per a press release from NCDOT with key details on the upcoming event. When: Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at 2 p.m. Where: South End of the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center, 8770 Oregon Inlet Road, Nags Head. [...] Local News |  Full Article

On Monday, March 25, Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) will require two planned outages while crews work to disconnect our transmission cables on the old Bonner Bridge so demolition can begin. Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands will be served by limited diesel generators during this time. The outage is slated for the following locations and times: [...] Local News |  Full Article

The Hatteras Island community got a sneak peek at a new 7.6 mile pathway that is proposed for Buxton and Frisco villages at an Open House that was held on Thursday, March 21. If and when the project comes to fruition, the pathway will extend from Buxton Back Road to the Frisco Bathhouse just south [...] Local News |  Full Article

The revitalized Dare County Commission for Working Watermen held their inaugural meeting on Wednesday, March 21, and tackled several pressing issues that are connected to the local fishing industry. The commission originally formed in 2008, but quietly ceased meeting in December of 2012 without formally disbanding. After public comments made by journalist and researcher Susan [...] Local News |  Full Article

New program prioritizes drug treatment over prison With its March 18 approval of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between Dare County, 1st District Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Jerry Tillett and the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts (NCAOC), the Dare Commissioners took their final step toward starting a Recovery Court program in Dare [...] Local News |  Full Article

A photoshoot and presentation aimed at garnering more local voices for the fight against offshore drilling and seismic testing was held in Hatteras village on Tuesday night, attracting roughly 40 community members who posed for the camera. The photoshoot is part of a years-long campaign orchestrated by Not the Answer NC, which showcases the faces [...] Local News |  Full Article

The National Park Service (NPS) has approved a plan to construct a new accessible hunt blind and wildlife-viewing platform within an authorized Cape Hatteras National Seashore waterfowl hunting area on Bodie Island. Following preparation of an environmental assessment (EA) with public review, a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Floodplain Statement of Findings was [...] Local News |  Full Article

A prescribed burn operation is occurring on Monday, March 18, within the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge. Smoke from the prescribed burn may have been responsible for a brief 15-minute power outage on Monday afternoon for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands. Power was restored as of 2:35 p.m. Though the burn should not affect traffic, travelers [...] Local News |  Full Article

During the week of March 18, contractors for the N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will be installing gates and fences around the southern end of the Bonner Bridge and adjoining catwalks, as workers prepare for demolition work on the bridge. This will temporarily end public pedestrian access to the bridge while the demolition takes place [...] Local News |  Full Article

The N.C. Department of Transportation will close a section of N.C. Highway 12 in Frisco from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 24, to replace two cross pipes under the road. The closure will take place between Delmer Willis Road and Sunset Strip in Frisco. A marked detour route along the beach will [...] Local News |  Full Article

Dare County is in the process of updating the Dare-Currituck County Hazard Mitigation Plan, as local governments are required to prepare and update hazard mitigation plans in order to be eligible for FEMA disaster relief assistance. One component of the process is the solicitation of public input on the hazards that affect the Outer Banks, [...] Local News |  Full Article

Legislators at the helm of key House and Senate committees said they will try again to reach a broad agreement on the path forward for the state’s mariculture industry. A bill that would have established a new leasing program and new rules to encourage mariculture in state waters failed in the final days of last [...] Local News |  Full Article

With a dredging project at the South Ferry Channel expected to start soon, another of the Rollinson Channel recently completed, and a third planned in the coming months in the Sloop Channel, members of the Dare County Waterways Commission for a change heard more concerns on Monday about waterways other than Hatteras Inlet. Challenges have [...] Local News |  Full Article