Installation of sandbags along N.C. 12 at Pea Island Visitor Center slated for mid-January

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com UPDATED, Wednesday 1 p.m.: A project to place massive sandbags alongside N.C. 12 at the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center will begin around the middle of January. A North Carolina Department of Transportation request to the state Coastal Resources Commission for the sandbags was approved Monday at a special meeting. NCDOT spokesperson […]

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Nearly 400 cold stunned sea turtles treated and released by N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island has rehabilitated and released 399 sea turtles with the aid of several long-standing community partnerships on the Outer Banks. The turtles were initially brought to the Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation (STAR) Center at the Aquarium because of cold-stunning, a hypothermia-like condition that occurs when the water temperature drops quickly […]

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Coastal Resources Commission approves NCDOT plan for sandbags along N.C. 12 at Pea Island Visitor Center

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com UPDATED, Monday 3:15 p.m.: The North Carolina Department of Transportation request to the state Coastal Resources Commission has been approved to place sandbags to protect N.C. Highway 12 at the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center. The commission held a special meeting by teleconference on Monday morning, as NCDOT is seeking to construct […]

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NCDOT plans to place sandbags along N.C. 12 at Pea Island Visitor Center

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has submitted a request to the state Coastal Resources Commission to place sandbags to protect N.C. Highway 12 at the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center. The commission has scheduled a special meeting by teleconference on Monday at 10 a.m. to vote on the request, […]

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High surf, overwash possible from Frisco to Ocracoke; Storms expected by early evening

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The National Weather Service has expanded a Wind Advisory to inland areas as a cold front moves towards eastern North Carolina through the day, with strong southerly winds, the possibility of severe thunderstorms, and rough surf and minor oceanside overwash along parts of Hatteras and Ocracoke islands. Out ahead of the front, southerly […]

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Strong winds, high surf, minor overwash possible on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands on Wednesday

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com A strong cold front crossing the region on Wednesday will bring a variety of weather impacts, including a threat of severe thunderstorms and high surf along the south-facing beaches of the Outer Banks. Out ahead of the front, southerly winds will increase to between 20 and 30 mph, with gusts of 30 to […]

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Ocracoke Light Station renovations continue; equipment delivers this week will require temporary closures of Lighthouse Road

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Three separate deliveries of construction equipment associated with the lifting of the Ocracoke Double Keepers’ Quarters are scheduled to occur this coming week. During the deliveries, Lighthouse Road—between approximately Loop Road and Martha Jane Lane—will be closed for up to 30 minutes. Loop Road will remain accessible for those looking for an alternate […]

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Michael Briggs named new leader of N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has selected Michael Kyle Briggs as executive director of the agency beginning on January 1. As executive director, Briggs will oversee a statewide agency of fourteen divisions and offices with approximately 700 permanent employees and an annual operating budget of approximately $110 million. The NCWRC manages and […]

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Salvo man facing counts for fleeing deputies and larceny, now charged with insurance fraud over capsized sailboat

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com A Hatteras Island man already facing numerous charges, including counts for leading authorities on a vehicle chase in July, has been charged with additional felonies for allegedly filing a fraudulent insurance claim on a capsized sailboat. According to a North Carolina Department of Insurance news release, George Thomas King, 60, of Salvo, was […]

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