Thanks to Tideland Electric Member Cooperative, the lights went back on last night and right now, Ocracoke Island is looking for electrician teams of 5- to 10-people to restore essential needs in businesses and homes, the emergency commodities manager said today. If you are able to be part of a group of four or more, […]
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Thanks to volunteers and fosters, the Outer Banks SPCA has an empty shelter for the first time in 15 years. But now that the threat of Hurricane Dorian has passed, the organization is asking that foster cats be returned to the shelter anytime after 8:30 a.m. Sept. 10 and dogs returned after 1 p.m. “Last […]
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The Storm and its effects Hurricane Dorian has left its mark on many areas of our parks and caused hardships for our communities and staff. Park staff put in an amazing effort to prepare the parks consistent with severe weather plans and made extra efforts to protect vehicles, equipment, buildings, historic structures, and natural and […]
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Unrestricted access to the Tri-villages begins at noon today, while unrestricted access to Avon and North Buxton will begin at noon tomorrow. Cape Hatteras Secondary School is closed on Tuesday, while the First National Bank, health center, and post office remain closed on Ocracoke Island. The annual firefighter and first responder Cape Hatteras Lighthouse climb […]
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Unrestricted access to the village of Avon and northern areas of Buxton will begin at noon, Wednesday, September 11. Priority Three will remain in place for areas south of Buxton Back Road and N.C. Highway 12 (NC SR 1232 at Cape Hatteras Secondary School), including the villages of Frisco and Hatteras. Visitors will not be […]
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Emergency service was expanded to Ocracoke Island per a Monday update from the North Carolina Departments of Transportation, while school was canceled for Hatteras Island residents on Tuesday, and assistance continued to pile in for island residents. Additional updates for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands as of 7:00 p.m. on Monday include the following: Ocracoke Island […]
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This will be a brief blog, because at the Island Free Press, our work is currently better spent providing as much updated info as possible on the status of services, reentry to Hatteras Island, and where to go to get help. In that vein, if you know of any resources available to residents of Hatteras […]
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Our Island Free Press photographer Don Bowers, as well as Jenni Koontz, of Epic Shutter Photography, were out capturing the local landscape in Hatteras, Frisco, Buxton and Avon during and after Hurricane Dorian to record the damage, as well as the recovery efforts that followed after the storm passed. Dorian brought nearly 6 feet of […]
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BUXTON –Carroll Rufman Gray, 87, of Buxton, NC died Thursday, September 5, 2019 at Brookshire Nursing Center. Born June 16, 1932 to the late Cyrus Rufman Gray and Olivia Austin Gray, he was the widower of Phyllis Price Gray, to whom he had been happily married 64 years. He worked most of his life as […]
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Multiple sites on Hatters Island are offering supplies for residents in need, while Ocracoke Island continues to collect and distribute donations to residents. Hatteras Island opened to non-resident property owners and employees of non-critical businesses on Sunday, and the Tri-villages will open to visitors on Tuesday, while Ocracoke Island permanent residents will be allowed to […]
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