Cedar Island News

Loading... 1 of 10 NC Department of Transportation workers wade across the flooded NC 12 near mile marker 1 on Saturday, Nov.

The closure of Highway 12 on the Outer Banks due to high water has prompted officials to enact emergency ferry runs.

Donald Austin ended his 35-year career with the North Carolina Ferry Division with something he'd never done before -- rescuing people on a sinking boat.

The power pole that snapped and killed power to more than 18,000 here and in Carteret County on Thursday is being attributed to the failure of its support hardware, a Progress Energy spokesman said Friday.

The Cedar Island-Ocracoke Ferry plans only two runs in each direction on Thursday to allow time for the U.S. Coast Guard to inspection the vessels.

The state has signed a contract for a new $13 million ferry to operate in Pamlico Sound routes, including the route from Ocracoke to Cedar Island.

Two construction projects are adding up to one big problem for people who rely on a ferry to get to and from work.

An Independence Day celebration that brings thousands of tourists to Ocracoke Island turned deadly Saturday morning when a truckload of fireworks exploded near the South Ferry terminal, killing three pyrotechnics workers and injuring two co-workers. The explosion, which occurred shortly after 9 a.m. as workers were setting up for Saturday night's ...

One killed, four injured in fireworks truck explosion on Ocracoke Island, N.C. Posted to : News North Carolina OCRACOKE, N.C. One person died and four were injured when a fireworks truck exploded this morning on Ocracoke Island, N.C., said Hyde County Manager Carl Classen.

Several runs at the Swan Quarter-Ocracoke and Cedar Island-Ocracoke routes will be suspended until at least June 29, while mechanics work to fix problems, the North Carolina Department of Transportation said.

The N.C. Department of Transportation is selling advance tickets for the toll ferries that operate to islands along the coast.

Published: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 4:00 a.m. Officials are urging holiday travelers who plan to use the North Carolina ferry system to plan ahead before arriving at the docks.