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A significant property tax increase reignited a Brunswick village's residents' wishes to end a legal battle over ferry service. Furious over legal fees, Bald Head Island residents point to bigger ...
The ferry linking Bald Head Island to Southport is changing ownership despite an appeal from the village of Bald Head Island. On Nov. 19, the North Carolina Utilities Commission stamped final ...
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On Bald Head Island, all day visitors were ordered to leave. [32] On Ocracoke Island, only homeowners and vendors with re-entry passes were allowed on inbound ferries. Priority boarding for ferries leaving the island was suspended, and tolls were waived. The approach of Dorian marked the end of passenger ferry service for the 2019 season there ...
In 1947, the Commission purchased the ferry operations of T.A. Baum, who operated a route that ran across Croatan Sound and linked Manns Harbor and Roanoke Island. This became the first route of the NC Ferry System. The logo of the North Carolina Ferry System that appears on all the vessels beneath the name of the vessel on the tower
The Bald Head Island Conservancy estimates that the total population on the island is about 30 - one third of which being longer than 4 feet. [13] One of the most notable alligators of Bald Head Island was Stumpy II - "a well-loved inhabitant of the Wildlife Overlook lagoon". [15]
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In 1954, the island had about 300 homes and a turnbridge. After that year's destructive Hurricane Hazel , which hit on October 15, 1954, the rebuilding was slow. On February 14, 1969, the island was incorporated, and on May 13, 1986, the Town of Holden Beach dedicated a new high-rise steel and concrete bridge , allowing better access to the ...