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WEB3 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
WEB2 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 …
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Obituaries - Island Free Press
WEBSep 5, 2024 · 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.
N.C. Highway 12 remains open on Friday morning ... - Island Free …
WEBSep 15, 2023 · Mirlo Beach area. NCDOT image. (Note, this stretch of roadway is NOT a part of N.C. Highway 12.) A Coastal Flood Warning remains in effect for the Outer Banks, with large, dangerous surf and possible oceanside flooding due to distant Hurricane Lee, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office.
Hatteras Features - Island Free Press
WEBSep 11, 2024 · August 27, 2024 | Island Features. The Ocracoke Health Center will host its third annual Seafood Festival Benefit on Saturday, August 31, with live music, a silent and live auction, family-friendly games, and plenty of local seafood. The event takes place at the Berkley Barn at 58 Water Plant Road in Ocracoke Village.
Victor L. Ballance - Island Free Press
WEBSep 21, 2021 · Victor L. Ballance, a native of Hatteras, the son of the late Lester and Emilia Ballance, passed away on July 24, 2021, at the age of 56. He was residing in Encinitas California for the past several years. Victor was a waterman in all respects, he started out crabbing with his father in Hatteras as a little boy and continued to commercial fish ...
Cleanup underway, but more damage from Ernesto's waves …
WEBAug 19, 2024 · From SamWalkerOBXNews.com. Powerful waves from distant Hurricane Ernesto have continued to damage vulnerable oceanfront structures this weekend along parts of Hatteras Island, while debris from a house that collapsed in Rodanthe has spread along 11 miles of beach so far. Large swells, dangerous rip currents, and …
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WEB3 days ago · From SamWallkerOBXNews.com Fire crews from three Hatteras Island departments prevented a fire that started in a camper Thursday morning from spreading to a nearby home in Avon. A caller to Dare Central Communications reported smoke and flames coming from a camper located at 40195 C.C. Gray Road at 8:54 a.m. When members of the Avon […]
Seashore News - Island Free Press
WEBSep 11, 2024 · July 20, 2024 | Seashore News. A 72-year-old man from Florence, South Carolina, died on Saturday morning, July 20, as a result of an incident that occurred while kayaking. The kayaker launched from the beach near Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) Ramp 43, located east of the Cape Point Campground near Buxton, North ...