The Coast Guard saved three mariners aboard a disabled sailing vessel more than 50 miles east southeast of Cape Lookout, Saturday evening. At 9:45 a.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina received notification of the 36-foot disabled sailing vessel Cloud from Sea Tow. All persons aboard the sailing vessel had donned their life jackets […]
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A High Priority on Island History As our team considered a new platform for publishing the Island Free Press, a priority was placed on preserving our archive of more than 10 years of stories. Though it’s partly a sentimental decision, as the only newspaper on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands for many years, our island’s history […]
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Easily Navigate your Outer Banks News on the Island Free Press – Whatever your Device We are committed to making local news accessible and convenient on any device at any time. Our new website supports all devices and is simple and intuitive to navigate. There is a sections menu which pops out from the left […]
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The North Carolina Rate Bureau (NCRB) submitted a Homeowners Insurance Rate Filing to the NC Department of Insurance NCDOI) on Dec. 20. The filing reflects an overall statewide average increase of 17.4 percent for homeowners, renters and condominium rates. However, NCRB has requested a rate increase of 30 percent in the homeowner rate in the […]
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New website makes reading and publishing Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands’ News Easier and More Efficient A long-awaited Christmas Gift is under the tree for The Island Free Press, its readers and supporters! It’s not the traditionally wrapped present, but something long-awaited – A New Island Free Press. – a new website for better publishing the […]
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Like previous years, in addition to recapping the stories that held our attention in 2018, we also like to take a look ahead to see what stories will likely pop up in the headlines in the year to come. And you’ll probably notice that there are quite a few carry-overs on this list from 2018, […]
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The partial federal government shutdown on Saturday morning at 12 a.m. resulted in closures of all Cape Hatteras National Seashore visitors’ centers and many services, but the beaches remain open to the public. All rules and regulations apply for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore during the shutdown, and a list of what is operational during […]
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The North Carolina Ferry System released its official 2019 schedule this week, with its new Ocracoke Express passenger ferry service slated to debut on Tuesday, May 14. “Frankly, we can’t wait to get the Ocracoke Express underway”, said NCDOT Ferry Division Director Harold Thomas. “Not only will it be an easy way to get to […]
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A late 2019 project orchestrated by Tideland Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) will effectively remove the aerial power lines from Pole Road at the southern end of Hatteras Island, switching to a submarine cable that will be far more reliable in the years to come. “Technically, [that stretch] will no longer be Pole Road, because there […]
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The Chicamacomico Historical Association was able to purchase the property adjacent to the 1911 Station in early December, thanks to help from local individuals and organizations who worked together to expand the historic site. Funded in large part by the Dare County Tourism Board, with assistance from both the Meekins Charitable Trust and the Gaddy […]
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