Swan Quarter
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Coastal Review
September 24Researchers to share results of OBX co-development project
N.C. State researchers will share their findings from a community co-development project with residents at an open house-style research fair planned for Oct. 3 in Ocracoke and Hatteras.
EducationCoastal Review
August 7The 2026 budget mandates that NCDOT begin collecting tolls for the currently free Currituck-Knotts Island, Bayview-Aurora, Hatteras-Ocracoke and Cherry Branch-Minnesott Beach ferries by Jan. 1, 2027.
TransportationCoastal Review
August 4Sen. Bobby Hanig says the Jan. 1 deadline is impossible, but legislative leaders have so far refused to budge on the date by which the Ferry Division must implement tolling for the four state ferries that now are free to ride.
TransportationCoastal Review
July 24Pushing the North Carolina Ferry Division's deadline to enforce toll fees at all of its ferry routes by one year would give officials the time they will need to develop, test and deploy a new collection system, the Ocracoke Access Alliance says.
TransportationIn and around Swan Quarter
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Swan Quarter by the numbers
- Area
- 3.95 sq mi (10.23 km²), 0 sq mi water
- Median house value
- $122,100