Rodanthe News

The N.C. Department of Transportation opened one lane of N.C. 12 north of Rodanthe to two-way traffic at 3 p.m. today.

A state of emergency has been declared by Governor Beverly Perdue in Dare County.

Loading... 1 of 2 Four wheel drive only traffic moves around the damaged section of highway 12 at the S-curves ,just north of Rodanthe, NC, Sunday afternoon .

North Carolina officials are surveying damage caused by the remants of Tropical Storm Ida and working to fix the major north-south road on the southern end of the Outer Banks.

A temporary ferry service will begin between Rodanthe and Stumpy Point on Tuesday morning to help people move around the closed portion of N.C. 12.

Four-wheel drive vehicles are all that's allowed on an emergency road reaching some towns on North Carolina's Outer Banks.

Flooding is causing problems in Hyde County, on roadways and in low-lying areas.

Gov. Perdue today signed Executive Order #121, reestablishing the North Carolina Film Council, at a ceremony at EUE Screen Gems studios in Wilmington, home to the largest studio lot east of California.

Residents of and visitors to the Outer Banks should be aware of a high threat of dangerous rip currents and extremely rough surf through Friday.

The Down East FolkArts Society Series will present a band next week that has been called one of Ocracoke Island's favorites.

Published: Monday, September 21, 2009 at 9:35 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, September 21, 2009 at 9:34 a.m. There's Wrightsville Beach, and then there's Nicholas Sparks' version of Wrightsville Beach.

Basically, it rained all week except for a few hours where I managed to fall asleep in the sun and get burned on the front of my body.

Published: Saturday, September 5, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, September 4, 2009 at 10:17 p.m. Wrightsville Beach is the setting of 'The Last Song,' the new Nicholas Sparks novel that officially comes out Tuesday from Grand Central Publishing.

THE GREATEST THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR A COUPLE HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE.

A more generous tax credit signed by Gov. Beverly Perdue should help return more lights, cameras and action to North Carolina with more movie and television deals and ultimately more jobs, state film boosters said Thursday.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore authorities are trying to determine who removed fencing that had been set up to protect a sea turtle's nest not far from Rodanthe, North Carolina.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore authorities are trying to determine who removed fencing that had been set up to protect a sea turtle's nest not far from Rodanthe, North Carolina.

Scenes filmed from the mountains to the coast of North Carolina are exciting to moviegoers, but the result at the cash register sends an even more dramatic message to local economies and state coffers.

North Carolina lawmakers are pushing through a hefty increase in the tax credit for movie makers even though a study commissioned by the state film office says the state would lose money on the deal for at least two years.

" Gov. Bev Perdue has proclaimed June 2009 as Motion Picture Industry Month, recognizing and celebrating the state's successful film industry.