From OuterBanksVoice.com Visitor spending continued to break records for North Carolina in 2023, according to data released Tuesday, Aug. 13 by the N.C. Department of Commerce. Travel spending statewide rose 6.9 percent to $35.6 billion in 2023 to set a record in visitor spending. That growth followed a record-breaking increase of 15 percent in 2022. […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Large swells, dangerous rip currents, and some overwash at high tide started to arrive along the Outer Banks on Friday from distant Hurricane Ernesto, and will continue through the weekend. The large surf has already claimed another home along the oceanfront in Rodanthe, the seventh to collapse since 2020. A Coastal Flood Advisory […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Another oceanfront home has fallen into the Atlantic Ocean along Rodanthe, as waves from distant Hurricane Ernesto continue to build. Chicamacomico Fire and Rescue posted video of the house located at 23214 East Corbina Drive floating into the breakers Friday evening. Dare County property records show the 1,428 square foot residence was built in […]
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Dare County EMS, in partnership with College of The Albemarle, will host their fourth annual two-day education event titled, “EMS at the OBX,” from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, October 7, 2024 and Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at Jennette’s Pier, located at 7223 S. Virginia Dare Trail in Nags Head, N.C. This exciting […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) warns its visitors that ocean conditions are forecast to be dangerous along all beaches today through this weekend, due to distant Hurricane Ernesto. Visitors are urged to avoid swimming in the ocean until conditions improve. Additionally, visitors are urged to use caution while walking on the beach or participating in […]
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As the hurricane season approaches its peak, the critically important emergency ferry channel between Rodanthe and Stumpy Point will be getting the attention it needs just in the nick of time to restore safe passage. An application for a Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA) general permit to remove shoaling at the Rodanthe end of the […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com While Hurricane Ernesto is forecast stay more than 700 miles off the North Carolina coast, the Outer Banks will see large surf and dangerous rip currents through the weekend. “Like we have experienced before, this does not mean we will escape impacts from the storm,” said forecasters at the National Weather Service office […]
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With response by three major federal entities hindered by a jurisdictional tangle at Buxton Beach, it seems like ‘we the people’ have to exert their citizen power to get attention in Washington to clean up the debris and pollutants left behind at the former Navy site. Liz Rasheed, senior associate attorney with Southern Environmental Law […]
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The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station (CLSS) is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, as one of the seven original Life-Saving Stations to be built in North Carolina in 1874. As such, the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station and Historic Site in Rodanthe will be sharing stories about the seven 1874 Outer Banks stations in the months ahead, leading up to the official October […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The Ocracoke Express passenger ferry will not operate this Sunday, August 18, due to routine scheduled maintenance. The catamaran-style vessel, which is now in its sixth season, transports passengers via a 70-minute trip between Hatteras Village and Silver Lake Harbor in Ocracoke Village. It was created to alleviate summertime congestion on the popular […]
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