By JOY CRIST A Jan. 7 deadline for FEMA housing assistance for residents who were displaced during October’s Hurricane Matthew has been extended for a number of North Carolina counties, including Dare. The FEMA Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program provides eligible applicants with lodging assistance in the form of funds and vouchers for hotels or […]
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Islanders were treated to an unexpected visitor on New Year’s Eve – a dusting of snow. Light flurries began at around 9 p.m. for most of the island on Sunday night, and continued into Monday morning with minimal accumulation on the ground. As of Monday morning, N.C. Highway 12 was traversable, with no accumulating ice […]
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In a special meeting on Monday, Dec. 19, the Dare County Board of Commissioners heard the final presentation of the year-long economic development study that was conducted by outside consultants from North Carolina State, Research Triangle International (RTI) and Economic Leadership LLC. The initiative began in January of 2016, when the board approved $58,640 for […]
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The congregation at St. John United Methodist Church in Avon village has a new take on helping those who need it. You’ve seen or heard of the Little Free Libraries? There is one in Waves that I have written about several times. The idea is that you take a book and replace it with another […]
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The Dare County Waterways Commission discussed a range of current and upcoming dredging projects at a lightly attended meeting in Buxton on Monday, Dec. 12. The commission currently has two major goals, both related to shoaling in Hatteras Inlet. The immediate goal is to keep the channel west of the gorge — or the long […]
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Video by Orville Scarborough Photos and videos of the Kinnakeet Shores area beach in Avon – a stretch of shoreline that extends from the Avon Pier south to roughly Ramp 38 – have been circulating on social media as startling erosion has surfaced in the past days and weeks. While seasonal erosion is nothing new […]
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It was a cold but sunny Saturday afternoon for the 25th annual Hatteras Village Christmas Parade, which was a grand celebration befitting the milestone year and the village’s eagerness to return to normal after the one-two punch of Tropical Storm Hermine and Hurricane Matthew. The stretch of Highway 12 from Teach’s Lair Marina to the […]
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By JOY CRIST The Cape Hatteras United Methodist Men Emergency Assistance and Food Pantry Program – along with the Interfaith Community Outreach and Dare County Social Services – has been a supporting player for Hurricane Matthew recovery efforts since the storm hit Hatteras Island on Oct. 9. A number of national and well-known organizations […]
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The Dare County Board of Commissioners had its semi-monthly meeting at the Fessenden Center in Buxton on Monday, Nov. 21, and Hurricane Matthew recovery efforts dominated the meeting once again. Roughly 25-30 members of the community attended the meeting, which included representatives from FEMA and the Small Business Administration, National Park Service Outer Banks Group […]
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A 50-year-old man washed ashore on the Frisco beach just an hour or so after he was reported missing from a fishing boat off Hatteras Island on Monday, Nov. 14. The man was on board the commercial fishing vessel, the Lady Kimberly out of Beaufort, when he fell overboard while holding a net, according to […]
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