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Eleven Employees Fired From Ocracoke’s Silver Lake Ferry The NC Ferry Division unexpected fired 11 employees from the Silver Lake Ferry terminal operations. Of the eleven employees seven were career employees and four were temporary employees. The reason for the four temporary employees being fired was reported to be “unacceptable personal conduct”. No reason was made public … Read more
Whipping Creek Fire Near Coast Spreads Whipping Creek fire spreading. The fire that started Monday afternoon in Hyde County near the NC coast has now spread to over 14,000 acres. The size of the fire Monday night covered about 200 acres but over the last few days dry and windy conditions have caused the fire … Read more
How Will New Bonner Bridge Construction Affect Outer Banks Traffic Outer Banks traffic can be a headache during the busy summer months on the North Carolina coast. If you have ever been to the Outer Banks during the busy summer vacation season you know traffic can be a problem. Crossing the Wright Memorial Bridge on … Read more
Bonner Bridge Replacement Has Begun The Bonner Bridge replacement project has begun! The replacement of the 50-year-old Bonner Bridge between South Nags Head and Hatteras Island on the Outer Banks has finally begun. It is of course in the earliest stages but at least it has begun! Cables were moved a few weeks ago back … Read more
Another Ferry Runs Aground On Shoal Making Hatteras/Ocracoke Passing Another ferry runs aground in the Pamlico Sound while making the Ocracoke Island to Hatteras Island trip. The M/V Roanoke ran aground on Saturday Jan. 30, 2016 that morning about 10:40 am. It happened near the #3 marker along the navigation route the ferry takes between … Read more
Woman Medevaced Off Cruise Ship Near Cape Hatteras A 61-year-old woman was medevaced off cruise ship that was about 230 miles off the coast of North Carolina east of Cape Hatteras. The Coast Guard crew members from the nearby Coast Guard Air Station in Elizabeth City responded and removed the unconscious woman from the cruise … Read more
New Beach Road and Ramp Completed on Hatteras Island The new beach road referred to as the new Inside Road and a new ramp has been completed the NPS has just announced. The new Inside Road is located behind the beach dune line in the Frisco area of Hatteras Island. The new beach road is … Read more
First Steps Begin In Replacing Bonner Bridge The first steps toward the replacement of the Bonner Bridge will take place this coming week. On Monday Nov. 23rd the Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative will begin working on moving the transmission cable that brings electricity to Hatteras Island by way of Oregon Inlet. This is the first … Read more
Ferry Runs Around In Hatteras Inlet Outer Banks ferry runs aground and Coast Guard responses to rescue passengers. Thirty people on board the ferry named Roanoke were removed from the ferry after it ran aground while crossing the Hatteras Inlet Monday morning. The ferry ran a soft aground Monday just before noon. The Coast Guard responded and … Read more
Emerald Isle Drowning Of Missouri Teenager While On Church Retreat Sixteen year old Marvin Scott from Missouri drowned on Tuesday July 28, 2015. The Emerald Isle drowning happened on Tuesday evening. He and another boy were hit by a large wave and they were then carried further away from shore by a rip current. The two … Read more
