KEY INFORMATION: REMINDERS: Hurricane Lee The Village is monitoring Hurricane Lee which is forecast to become a major hurricane by Friday. The Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, the Bahamas, and Bermuda are expected to experience swells generated by Lee this weekend. CRB Application Deadline The Village Council is seeking members for the newly created Commercial … Continued
Here is the latest from Bald Head Island Transportation, Inc.
8/31/2023 – 1:30 p.m. Village offices will re-open tomorrow morning on time, this includes the Island Package Center and Post Office and Public Safety administration. If you need a Public Safety Officer to come to you, please call 911 and let the operator know you are on Bald Head Island. USPS mail will not be … Continued
8/31/2023 – 9:10 a.m. Idalia is making its way out to sea and according to the latest update it appears the storm turned east sooner than expected so conditions should improve before noon today. Our Public Safety Officers are out surveying initial damage and debris and so far, reports are indicating the island looks good. … Continued
8/30/2023 – 12:00 p.m. Idalia made landfall on the west coast of Florida as a Category 3 hurricane earlier this morning. The storm is expected to move across southeast Georgia later today to the South Carolina coast late tonight. The BHI area is still under a tropical storm watch. There is a possibility that Idalia … Continued
8/29/2023 – 3:30 p.m. Idalia is now a hurricane and is forecast to make landfall as a major hurricane along the west coast of Florida tomorrow morning (Wednesday 8/30). The storm is projected to move toward the northeast and reach near southeast North Carolina Thursday morning at tropical storm strength. Earlier today a tropical storm … Continued
The Village is monitoring Tropical Storm Idalia, a system that is expected to become a hurricane today while moving north across the northwest Caribbean Sea and eastern Gulf of Mexico. After landfall in Florida late Tuesday night or early Wednesday, Idalia is expected to move close to the Georgia and South Carolina coast Wednesday into … Continued
The North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) issued an order on August 22 on the application to transfer the Common Carrier Certificate from Bald Head Island Transportation (owned by Limited) to Bald Head Island Ferry Transportation, a company owned by SharpVue Capital, a venture capital firm. The order concluded that the transfer of the Certificate of Public … Continued
Key Information: Reminders Pirate Invasion – The 2023 Pirate Invasion will be taking place starting today, Friday August 4th through Sunday August 6th. There are many activities planned so please check out the detailed schedule HERE. As the pirates are arriving and when they have their battle, you may hear some loud “booms” that sound … Continued
Key Information: Reminders: Solid Waste – GFL, the Village’s solid waste contractor, has been down one truck and short personnel this week. This has caused delays in pick-up of solid waste. GFL has been on the island the entire week and will continue to pick-up today and tomorrow (regular trash days) and may also be … Continued