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WEB4 days ago · The Cape Hatteras National Seashore issued the following press release on Monday afternoon, Sept. 16 The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) urges travelers to avoid the north end of Ocracoke Island around the hours of this evening’s high tide, due to a combination of a higher-than-average high tide and high surf advisory.
Outer Banks News | Island Free Press
WEB3 days ago · September 13, 2024 | Local News. N.C. Department of Transportation crews will reinstall off-season speed limit signs along sections of N.C. 12 in several parts of Currituck and Dare counties on Sept. 16, weather permitting. On Monday, speed limits in areas through the tri-villages of Rodanthe, Waves and Salvo, as …
Many changes ahead as the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse project …
WEBFeb 15, 2024 · The multi-year project to restore the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse and surrounding grounds is about to enter a new and highly active phase. Over the next few months, an estimated 25 tractor-trailers will be heading to and from the Buxton site to deliver materials. Scaffolding will be built around the structure to make interior and exterior [...] Local News | Full Article
Obituaries - Island Free Press
WEB4 days ago · August 12, 2024 | Obituaries. KITTY HAWK — Ellen Berg, age 69, of Kitty Hawk, NC, died August 9, 2024, after a courageous, two-year battle with liver and pancreas failure. Ellen was born May 20, 1955, in Evanston, Illinois. After high school, she earned a nursing degree and worked in intensive care in Cook County, Ill.
Ocean overwash causes N.C. Highway 12 closures between Frisco …
WEBDec 18, 2023 · Severe ocean overwash has closed several sections of N.C. Highway 12 as of 2:00 a.m. on Monday, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). N.C. Highway 12 in the Sandy Bay area north of Hatteras Village is closed due to multiple dune breaches. The closure begins at Sandpiper Lane and Elizabeth Drive [...] Local News | Full Article
Jug Handle Bridge opens to the public | Island Free Press
WEBJul 28, 2022 · Photo by Kerry Hooper Jr. The Jug Handle Bridge officially opened to traffic on Thursday, July 28, after several delays that prolonged its expected completion in the spring of 2022. The first southbound vehicles began moving across the structure at 11:40 a.m. on Thursday, and northbound lanes were opened at 12:20 p.m.
Ocean overwash reported in multiple locations; Another low …
WEBMar 26, 2024 · Ocean overwash was reported before and after Tuesday morning’s 8:50 a.m. high tide in multiple areas throughout Hatteras Island, particularly in northern Buxton, Frisco, north of Hatteras Village, and on Pea Island in the “Canal Zone,” south of the Basnight Bridge. N.C. Highway 12 is open on Hatteras Island, however, as of 10:00 a.m., overwash [...] Local News | Full Article
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WEBThe Island Free Press is the first and only online newspaper serving both Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands’ locals and visitors. The newspaper made its debut on Sept. 5, 2007, and has grown since then in coverage, content, and popularity with readers on and off the islands. The mission of the Island Free Press is to cover the people, issues, and ...
20th Annual Day at the Docks returns September 13-14
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2024, the annual Day at the Docks Festival will be held on Friday and Saturday, September 13-14. Day at the Docks 2022. photo by Don Bowers. Initially launched as a one-day event in 2004, Day at the Docks (DATD) was created as a community-wide effort to recover after 2003’s Hurricane Isabel, which cut a new ...
New discovery by Croatoan Archaeological Society helps to further ...
WEBMay 5, 2022 · [Sarin Images/Granger] New solid archaeological evidence unearthed by The Croatoan Archaeological Society (CAS) will further help to dispel the myth that over 100 English and Welsh men, women, and children “walked away through the dark forest” in a shroud of mystery and fantasy. They were not lost. They actually left a sign indicating where they were headed.
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