Hatteras Island residents waiting at the emergency ferry terminal in Stumpy Point on Monday afternoon expressed both appreciation for the route and staff and frustration that a more permanent road solution is not underway.

Dare County announced Tuesday that entry to Hatteras Island would expand at 7 a.m. on Wednesday to include Priority Three individuals (non-resident property owners and non-resident employees of non-critical businesses), and then on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 7 a.m., all entry restrictions would be terminated, meaning visitors will be able to gain access to the island for the first time in a week.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) launched emergency ferry routes beginning Sunday morning between Rodanthe and Stumpy Point in Dare County, with an increased number of routes run starting Monday, as roadway access to the island remains unavailable following a strong multiday nor’easter.

The Creswell woman charged in the March 2 law enforcement pursuit from Tyrrell County to Dare County that ended in a multi-vehicle collision, seriously injuring two Manteo High School students, was sentenced in Dare Superior Court.

The Ocracoke Express passenger ferry that runs between Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island begins its eighth season of summer service on Tuesday, May 5.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) held three public meetings last week in three Dare County locations as part of its public input gathering process to work toward determining what solution or solutions may be feasible and publicly desirable for N.C. Highway 12 on Pea Island.

A Manteo High School senior whose vehicle was struck by a speeding vehicle last Monday was rehospitalized after new symptoms arose over the weekend, according to her family. The Creswell driver charged in the incident is facing three additional charges.

A Creswell woman was arrested Monday afternoon after a vehicle pursuit from the Columbia area ended in a multi-vehicle collision at the U.S. Highway 64 and N.C. Highway 345 intersection on Roanoke Island.

A Nags Head resident was cited for “failure to stop at a steady red light” after Sunday’s two-vehicle crash in Kill Devil Hills, according to a police spokesperson.

The operator of the North Carolina license plate agency in Moyock for over six years announced the sale of the remainder of the agency’s state contract, encouraging interested parties to call the office.

A 74-year-old Outer Banks woman died Wednesday afternoon after a head-on collision with a dump truck on U.S. Highway 64 just west of the Plymouth city limits in Washington County, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.

The U.S. Coast Guard reported that it rescued five people after their sailboat began taking on water 260 nautical miles offshore Cape Hatteras on Thursday.

State agencies have issued two permits for the proposed Mid-Currituck Bridge project.

State officials created the Currituck-Knotts Island ferry route in 1962 for the safety and convenience of school kids in an isolated community.