The Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) announced on Tuesday that they had recently made the “final cut” for the transmission cables at the ends of the old Bonner Bridge, which means that power for the islands was completely switched from the cables at the old bridge to the new structure. “We’ve always had transmission cables […]
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Sunday’s replacement of aging drainage culverts under N.C. Highway 12 in Frisco caused an interruption in cell and internet service for southern Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island that lasted roughly 12 hours. While working at the site in between Delmer Willis Road and Sunset Strip in Frisco, a Century Link fiber optic cable was accidentally […]
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On the morning of Sunday, March 24, Cape Hatteras National Seashore staff discovered damage to multiple signs along N.C. Highway 12 near the Sandy Bay Day Use Area (between Frisco and Hatteras, NC). Damaged signs included a North Carolina Department of Transportation speed limit sign, a National Park Service (NPS) Sandy Bay parking area sign, […]
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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 […]
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Photos by Don Bowers The annual St. Baldrick’s Day fundraiser and shave-a-thon was a banner event in its 13th year in Avon, raising $6,866 in donations for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation – a volunteer-driven charity that funds childhood cancer research grants. Held for the second year in a row at Turner’s High Moon Bar in […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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Having a working hot tub at your vacation rental is a selling point. If it isn’t working properly when your guests arrive, this could result in bad reviews or even refunds. As a remote homeowner, knowing the right questions to ask of your Outer Banks hot tub or pool maintenance company is critical. Outer Banks […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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