New NOAA dataset will help improve flood mitigation tools, flood-risk assessment

The first modeled, historical water level and wave dataset for the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf coasts was released today by NOAA’s National Ocean Service (NOS). This comprehensive dataset — known as Coastal Ocean Reanalysis (CORA) — advances NOAA’s ability to better serve the nation’s coastal communities and lays the foundation for future NOAA coastal flooding products. The […]

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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA Pet of the Week, Finny

Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on this pet, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/

Lola C. Thompson

KILL DEVIL HILLS — Lola C. Thompson, 90, passed way of natural causes January 9, 2025. Lola was predeceased by her husband, Carl Ray Thompson; her son, Carl Robert Thompson; her parents, Gordon and Lena; as well as her three siblings. Lola was born in Ashland, Ohio and grew up in Point Pleasant, WV. After […]

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With around 800 rescues to date, it’s a record-breaking winter for cold-stunned sea turtles on the Outer Banks

2016 was a historic year when it comes to cold-stunned sea turtle rescues, and it’s a benchmark that longtime N.E.S.T. (Network for Endangered Sea Turtles) volunteers remember well. In January 2016, more than 1,200 live turtles were rescued along shorelines across the state, with approximately 600 live turtles found within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. […]

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Three artificial reefs off Outer Banks to get more concrete pipe in coming years

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Three artificial reefs located off the Outer Banks are scheduled to receive new materials in a plan announced Wednesday by state officials. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries’ Artificial Reef Program has finalized its five-year timeline for ocean reef enhancements funded by Coastal Recreational Fishing License revenues. An […]

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Dare County selected to participate in UNC Chapel Hill affordable housing initiative: “Our State, Our Homes”

The Dare Community Housing Task Force has been selected as one of 22 counties across North Carolina to participate in the innovative “Our State, Our Homes” program, led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Carolina Across 100 initiative. This highly competitive program will bring together experts, resources and community leaders to tackle the growing challenge […]

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