NC 12 Closed for Sixth Day

Ocean water poured over N.C. Highway 12 on Pea Island for a sixth straight day Saturday, keeping Hatteras Island’s only road to the mainland closed.

Overwash near the Pea Island Visitor Center has wiped out more than 1,800 feet of dunes and damaged about 800 feet of pavement. It’s the stretch’s second washout in less than a month.

A three-boat emergency ferry now runs around the clock between Rodanthe and Stumpy Point, and residents reported hours-long waits at both terminals. Visitors remain barred from the island.

Gov. Josh Stein declared a state of emergency in Dare and Hyde counties and sought federal help. “We need long-term solutions because NC 12 is essential,” Stein wrote.

Dare County Commissioner Mary Ellon Ballance wants the road moved west now. “You cannot continue to rebuild that road, it needs to be moved,” she said.

Defense Contractor Adds 423 Mooresville Jobs

Corvid Technologies will build a 400,000-square-foot factory at its Mooresville headquarters, a $95 million expansion that adds 423 jobs.

The plant will engineer and manufacture vehicle launch systems for the defense contractor. The new engineering, electrical, assembly, and technician jobs will average $81,550 a year, compared with Iredell County’s average wage of $64,895.

Founded in 2004 as a small modeling and simulation firm, the employee-owned company has grown its manufacturing space from 8,000 to 800,000 square feet in two and a half years.

Gov. Josh Stein announced the deal Oct. 13. Corvid can collect up to $4.45 million in state job-development grants over 12 years, but only if it hits annual hiring and investment targets.

Service Dogs Join Veterans on Battleship

Two Navy veterans met their new service dogs Friday aboard the USS North Carolina in Wilmington.

Wilmington nonprofit Canines for Service paired Basil with Patrick Walker of Hollandale, Minnesota, and Bogey with Anne Leanos of Wilmington. Each dog is trained for its handler’s specific physical or psychological needs.

The group places dogs at no cost with veterans who have service-connected PTSD, traumatic brain injuries, or mobility limitations. It has completed more than 100 veteran partnerships since 1996.

Organizers picked the ship for its history: it took part in every major naval offensive in the Pacific during World War II and earned 15 battle stars.

“These dogs can do so much,” said Canines for Service spokesperson Erin Lewis.

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➤ Statewide: The State Board of Elections mailed letters to 1,392 registered voters flagged as potential noncitizens by the federal SAVE database, asking them to verify their citizenship or cancel their registration. (More)

➤ Cherokee: Cherokee Indian Police Detective Jeff Smith died in the line of duty Friday afternoon, the department announced. It hasn’t released the circumstances and asked the public to give his family privacy. (More)

➤ Charlotte: State Auditor Dave Boliek is pulling staff off other projects to speed up his office’s investigation into alleged financial irregularities at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. (See Details)

➤ Greensboro: City officials expect up to 300,000 people for N.C. A&T’s 100th homecoming, the “Greatest Homecoming on Earth,” which kicks off this week. Local businesses are counting on tens of millions of dollars in spending. (More)

➤ Chapel Hill: UNC-Chapel Hill struck a deal with the Trump administration that closes 18 federal civil rights investigations, with no payment or admission of wrongdoing. The university will report discrimination complaints to the Justice Department quarterly through 2028 and keep race out of admissions. (See Details)

➤ Kure Beach: Daily beach parking would jump from $25 to $35, and the paid season would run from March 1 through Oct. 31, under a 2027 proposal going to town commissioners Monday. The town would also scrap its $125 weekly pass. (See Details)

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➤ North Carolina hosted Syracuse at Kenan Stadium last night, entering as a 9.5-point favorite after its rivalry win at Duke. The Tar Heels had won three straight against the Orange. (See Details)

➤ The Carolina Panthers look to tighten their hold on the NFC South today at 1:00 when they square off with the division rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who will have starting quarterback Baker Mayfield for the first time since Week 3. (More)

➤ The Charlotte Hornets were booed loudly by their own fans in the team’s home opener on Friday night, a non-competitive 128-81 loss to the Atlanta Hawks. (More)

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➤ Cape Fear Dolphin Research spotted a humpback whale Thursday off Lockwood Folly Inlet and Holden Beach, with a whale barnacle riding on its dorsal fin. Researchers use markings like that to tell individual whales apart in photos. (See Video)

➤ The North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro welcomed six critically endangered Visayan warty piglets, including a litter of four, the largest on record for the species. Only about 200 remain in the wild, and visitors can see them when the zoo’s Asia region opens March 1, 2027. (See Piglets)

➤ NCDOT is taking entries for its 2027 Aviation Art Contest, open to North Carolina students ages 6 to 17, with the theme Forever First in Flight. Winners and their schools receive cash prizes from the North Carolina Airports Association. (See Details)

➤ Mickey Mouse dropped by the Pittsboro Boys & Girls Club on Oct. 17 as Storyliving by Disney gave $30,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Carolina. The visit marked the Pittsboro club’s fifth anniversary and the regional group’s 30th. (See Photos)

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