The Outer Banks Association of Realtors has awarded eight $1,500 scholarships to graduating seniors from Dare County and Ocracoke Island as part of its “commitment to supporting the next generation of leaders.”
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Ocracoke Express to stop, 3 ferries to change schedules
The Ocracoke Express passenger ferry will end its 2025 season on Sept. 15, and state-run ferries between Southport and Fort Fisher, Swan Quarter and Ocracoke and Cedar Island and Ocracoke are to begin Tuesday following off-season schedules.
No sign of petroleum detected at Buxton during beach visit
Army Corps of Engineers, the Corps’ Savannah District commander, members of the Formerly Used Defense Sites, or FUDS, Program team, National Park Service officials, Dare County commissioners and Bay West contractors assessed damage from Hurricane Erin.
Grant award to help Manteo church build affordable housing
Roanoke Island Presbyterian Church was recently awarded the Outer Banks Community Foundation’s inaugural Focus Grant to help the church build 12 workforce housing units on their 2-acre property in Manteo.
State awards $2.25 million for 10 public water access projects
The Public Beach and Coastal Waterfront Access Grant Program grants go to help local governments in the 20 coastal counties acquire land for public access sites and add or improve amenities.
Coastal commission readopts rule protecting Jockey’s Ridge
The rule, which ensures sand in Jockey’s Ridge State Park is kept within the park’s boundaries, now returns to the state Rules Review Commission.
Angry Erin heads out to sea
People on Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head watch as waves generated by Hurricane Erin crash into the concrete structure that’s part of the North Carolina Aquariums system. The storm’s center was about 260 miles east of Cape Hatteras at midday Thursday and moving out to sea, but hurricane-force winds extended outward up to 105 miles and tropical-storm-force winds extended up to 320 miles from the sprawling but weakening storm’s eye. Life-threatening surf and rip current conditions will likely continue as storm surge and flood risks subside. The pier’s website provides information on current conditions and live webcam views.
Hurricane Erin to remain offshore, coastal NC to feel impacts
The center of Hurricane Erin is expected to remain offshore, but forecasters expect eastern North Carolina to see coastal flooding, tropical-storm-force winds, overwash and beach erosion.
Waves again reveal Buxton pollution; Corps vows removal
“We are dedicated to finding the petroleum contamination and removing it,” said Army Corps of Engineers District Commander Col. Ron Sturgeon earlier this week.
Fledgling commercial fisheries group looks to boost industry
The North Carolina Coastal Counties Fisheries Coalition, formed in response to the recently proposed ban on shrimp trawling in state waters, met for the first time this week in Morehead City, drawing numerous state and local elected officials.
State awards grants for beach nourishment, dune projects
The Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources has announced that more than $9 million will go for beach nourishment and dune projects.
Amid backlash, Dare board retains Buxton Woods restrictions
Commissioners approved a text amendment allowing the requested construction but kept longstanding protections around the Buxton Woods Reserve on Hatteras Island.
Tourism grant applications to open for Dare County groups
The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau is to accept grant applications for two programs that support Dare County nonprofits and governmental agencies.
Fort Raleigh seeks comment on shoreline protection plan
The National Park Service released the draft environmental assessment Monday that details the three proposed options to stabilize a mile of shoreline at the Fort Raleigh Historic Site in Manteo.
Hatteras Village, long sparsely inhabited, retains quiet charm
Historic Hatteras Village is a popular destination for tourists and North Carolinians alike, yet its residents and the National Park Service help to maintain its adaptive, peaceful character.
Commission asks to use county dredge in emergency channel
The Dare County Waterways Commission has voted unanimously to request county commissioners pursue permitting the Miss Katie dredge to maintain the troublesome Rodanthe-Stumpy Point emergency ferry channel for Hatteras Island.
