“Christmas, Thanksgiving, [we were open during] everything,” Bynum, the Atlantic Beach bar's owner, told the News Observer. HURRICANE FLORENCE STRENGTHENS IN ATLANTIC: TIPS TO PREPARE FOR THE STORMShe told the News Observer the only time she actually took precautions ahead of a hurricane was in 2014 for Hurricane Arthur. However, as Florence continues to knock on the proverbial door, Bynum can only remember Hurricane Hazel, which decimated the region in 1954. “We would be open, but nobody else is open,” Bynum said. They hope to reopen the doors to the Tackle Box as soon as they can.

Source: Fox News September 13, 2018 14:03 UTC