North Carolina Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey announced today that the following Fire Districts completed their routine inspection and received the listed rating, on listed effective dates. The inspection, conducted by officials with the Department of Insurance Office of State Fire Marshal (OSFM), is required on a regular basis as part of […]
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Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system. Its diameter is about 87,000 miles–that’s about 11 times larger than Earth’s! Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun and also about 5 times further from the sun than the Earth. The composition of Jupiter is about 90% hydrogen, 9% helium and it has small […]
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The Coast Guard would like the public’s help to identify a suspected hoax caller who has made numerous hoax radio transmissions originating from the Pamlico Sound and Oregon Inlet area. “The Coast Guard is committed to saving lives,” said Capt. Bion Stewart, the commander of Sector North Carolina. “When someone makes a hoax distress call, […]
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Dare County offices will be closed on Thursday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day. Offices will open on Friday, July 5 at 8:30 a.m. The Dare County C&D Landfill, Manteo and Buxton Transfer Stations, the Manteo Recycle Yard and the Rodanthe Recycle Center will also be closed Thursday, July 4 in observance of Independence […]
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This article is republished from an August 1999 special section of The Island Breeze on the move of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. In this article, island historian Danny Couch includes interviews he has had over the years with many older islanders, some of whom are now deceased. Hatteras islanders cherish their memories of the Cape […]
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(This article is republished from an August 1999 special section of The Island Breeze on the move of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.) In 1870 when it was built, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was 1,500 feet from the ocean. By 1919, the ocean had advanced to within 325-350 feet of the tower and by 1935, it […]
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It’s hard to put into words what the lighthouse means to the islanders and visitors alike who come from all over to gaze at (and climb) this magnificent structure. As kids, we would climb it all the time, day and night, (it was open 24-7 until 1976). We were the unofficial tour guides to the […]
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Work will soon begin on an emergency project to protect the Ocracoke South Dock ferry basin and vehicle stacking lanes from encroaching shoreline erosion. The N.C. Department of Transportation this week awarded a $1.9 million contract to Carolina Bridge of Orangeburg, S.C. for construction of a 1,000-foot bulkhead on the north end of Ocracoke Island […]
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Hey guys, sorry about the absence. I’ve been busy as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. Hatteras Island is booming now, and if you aren’t here, somebody’s got your spot! Every day I see tons of happy visitors. All the charter boats are rolling along, there are kayaks and paddle […]
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(This article is republished from an August, 1999, special section of The Island Breeze on the move of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.) They are engineers and laborers, historic preservationists and stone masons, designers, inventors, and jacks of all trades. They are northerners, southerners, and Hatteras Islanders. They are the men who have moved the […]
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