The news says that there are winter storm advisories, and everyone is bracing for yet another “event.” Well, no offense, but this morning I had to decide whether to wear shorts or not. I went with sweat pants, but that’s only because I didn’t want to blind anybody! We have had a handful of chilly […]
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The new Raise the Bar fitness center and gym in Avon is open for business, although an official grand opening as well as 24/7 hours of operation is on the horizon, per owner Seth Foutz. Foutz, a 20+ year chef and island resident, was one of the local members affected by the closure of the […]
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Missing U-boats from World War II are being discovered right off the coast of North Carolina. Joe Hoyt, acting national maritime heritage coordinator and maritime archaeologist at NOAA’s Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, will give a talk about World War II battles of the coast at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, as part of the Science […]
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Like the changing of the ocean’s tide, nothing is ever quite the same from year to year on Hatteras Island. When a business is able to stand the test of time, it is certainly an accomplishment. One business which is longstanding in the community is the Red Drum Tackle Shop in Buxton, which recently moved […]
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People, especially our families, ask us why we stay living here on Hatteras Island, especially as we age. They see hurricanes, medical inconveniences and all those stairs! “Is it your love of the ocean?” they ask. Well, yes, but it is really the love, internal warmth and compassion shown to us, by you, this community.
As the latest hurricane strengthened and my husband was away, my daughter Kelsey and I spent two days securing our house and boat. We evacuated with our dog, cat and snake. After that, I did suggest to Alan that we should consider moving. “How can we?” he said. “We haven’t paid back the community for all they did for us. We have to stay!” He was so right and here is why.
But other projects may depend on new legislation The Dare County Commissioners took a step forward in their efforts to encourage new year-round housing developments with a Feb. 4 approval of a site plan and conditional use permit application for construction of a cluster home development in Avon. The application was submitted by OT Enterprises, […]
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The Bonner Bridge replacement is expected to open to vehicular traffic within days, per NCDOT Public Relations Officer Tim Haas. The last step to opening the bridge entails painting the traffic lines on the roadways that direct traffic from the existing Bonner Bridge to the new bridge. “The bridge itself is ready to go,” […]
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A short stretch of N.C. Highway 12 just north of Rodanthe and the S-Curves has completed a move roughly 20-30 feet to the east to make way for upcoming construction on the new Jug Handle Bridge. The temporary traffic shift, which was initiated earlier in 2019, is similar to the temporary highway relocation conducted while […]
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Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., has requested additional information on the recent decision to open the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf for review under a new oil and gas leasing program. The senator sent a letter Thursday with the request to the secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the acting secretary of the U.S. Department of […]
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Though the name for the Bonner Bridge replacement is not yet set in stone, a new moniker for the structure has caused heated debate across the board for island residents and visitors, especially in online and social media spheres. The debate unofficially began at the January 7 meeting of the Dare County Board of Commissioners […]
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