Seasonal off-road vehicle (ORV) routes in front of Hatteras Island villages and the Ocracoke Campground become pedestrian-only starting on Monday, April 15. These routes, which run parallel to the towns of Hatteras, Frisco, Avon, and the Tri-villages, open to ORVs annually in the winter months when the visitor population is low, and close from April [...]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com North Carolina’s first Wawa opens May 16 in Kill Devil Hills The long-awaited arrival of Wawa convenience stores to North Carolina will happen next month in Kill Devil Hills. The Pennsylvania-based chain has announced the doors will open at 1900 North Croatan Highway on Thursday, May 16, at 8 a.m., with a ribbon [...] Local News | Full ArticleUPDATE: N.C. Highway 12 has reopened on northern Ocracoke Island as of 5:00 p.m. on Friday, and ferry service has resumed, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). “Good news! NC12 on the north end of Ocracoke reopened at 5 pm today.,” stated NCDOT in a social media update. “NCDOT removed [...] Local News | Full ArticleCape Hatteras National Seashore will maintain gravel portion of Fl ...
April 12, 2024 | Seashore News
As a result of feedback received from the public during a two-week-long comment period, including residents that live on Flowers Ridge Road in Buxton, Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) has decided not to pave the 400-foot-long section of the road that leads into the private neighborhood. The Seashore requested funding for the road paving project [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleThe main building at Uncle Eddy’s Frozen Custard and Mini Golf at 46878 N.C. Highway 12 in Buxton was severely damaged by a fire that occurred in the early morning hours of Friday, April 12. The Buxton Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) was dispatched at 12:13 a.m. on Friday, and Hatteras and Frisco VFDs, as well as the [...] Local News | Full ArticleThe Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry operations have been suspended due to deteriorating weather conditions as of Thursday at 7:15 p.m., per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division. Ferry service will resume once weather conditions improve, however, N.C. Highway 12 on northern Ocracoke Island may be affected by oceanside flooding, as a coastal storm continues [...] Local News | Full ArticleScaffolding around Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is 95% complete; Tempo ...
April 11, 2024 | Seashore News
Despite multiple storms over the past few weeks, there have been waves of progress on the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse restoration project, starting with the tower of scaffolding. “We are closing in on 95% complete, so we expect to be done with the outside [scaffolding] by the end of April,” said Ed Milch, General Superintendent for [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleMembers of the new Buxton Civic Association (BCA) introduced themselves to the local community at a public meeting on Wednesday that became heated at times due to its focus on the growing environmental and public safety issues at Buxton Beach. Cape Hatteras National Seashore Superintendent David Hallac attended the meeting alongside five BCA Board Members, [...] Local News | Full ArticleIsland History: A spotlight on stories from the Outer Banks’ Lif ...
April 11, 2024 | Island Features
The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station (CLSS) is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, as one of the seven original Life-Saving Stations to be built in North Carolina in 1874. As such, the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station and Historic Site in Rodanthe will be sharing stories about the seven 1874 Outer Banks stations in the months ahead, leading [...] Island Features | Full ArticleDare County and Currituck County—along with each county’s incorporated communities—are currently in the process of updating the Outer Banks Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan in an effort to better protect people and property from the potential effects of natural and human-caused hazards. This plan update is required for all communities to maintain their eligibility to receive [...] Local News | Full ArticleFrom CoastalReview.org Living on the Outer Banks “requires you to be very much in touch with weather and Mother Nature,” says commercial fisherman Vince O’Neal. The lifelong Ocracoke resident and owner of the Pony Island Restaurant told Coastal Review recently that his family has been on the barrier island, which is only accessible by boat [...] Island Features | Full ArticleCoastal Studies Institute will host Open House on the ECU Outer Ba ...
April 10, 2024 | Island Features
The Coastal Studies Institute (CSI) and ECU Integrated Coastal Programs (ECU ICP) are hosting and Open House from 11 am.-3 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, 2024. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend this free event. Attendees will be able to tour the campus, grounds, and facilities, learn about current research and education programs, [...] Island Features | Full Article
