From SamWalkerOBXNews.com It is a sad day for the Outer Banks fishing fleet, following an incident involving a vessel trying to navigate Oregon Inlet in the dark on early Monday morning. The operator of that vessel was Capt. Charlie Griffin, according to the Facebook page for his boat “Reels Of Fortune.” Known as “Griff,” […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The National Hurricane Center (NHC) plans to make what may seem like a minor change to its graphics during the upcoming tropical cyclone season, but they hope it has major implications on how people prepare for a storm. As part of eight updates to the center’s products and services for 2024, the Experimental […]
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While there are no immediate burns scheduled for Pea Island, early March marks the beginning of the prescribed burning season on the Wildlife Refuges of the Outer Banks. Story from SamWalkerOBXNews.com. It’s once again prescribed burning season in North Carolina, as every year in late winter and early spring, intentional fires are set in marshlands and […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Government offices, schools, and businesses across eastern North Carolina and on the Outer Banks were affected by an internet outage for Brightspeed and Lumen customers that lasted for more than four hours on Friday. “While doing a routine infrastructure update, we experienced an outage that impacted the eastern part of North Carolina,” according […]
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As a service to voters ahead of the 2024 party primaries in North Carolina, SamWalkerOBXNews.com has asked each of the candidates running in Dare County to answer a series of questions on various issues. Primary Day in North Carolina is set for Tuesday, March 5. To be as fair as possible to each candidate, the […]
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As a service to voters ahead of the 2024 party primaries in North Carolina, SamWalkerOBXNews.com has asked each of the candidates running in Dare and Currituck counties to answer a series of questions on various issues. Primary Day in North Carolina is set for Tuesday, March 5. To be as fair as possible to each […]
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As a service to voters ahead of the 2024 party primaries in North Carolina, SamWalkerOBXNews.com has asked each of the candidates running in Dare County to answer a series of questions on various issues. Primary Day in North Carolina is set for Tuesday, March 5. To be as fair as possible to each candidate, the […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The Surfrider Foundation has released its seventh annual State of the Beach Report, which grades 30 states and the territory of Puerto Rico on comprehensive laws and policies to protect our nation’s beaches from coastal erosion, sea level rise, and poorly planned development. Founded in 1984, the Surfrider Foundation is a nonprofit organization […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The recent plunge in temperatures has led to dozens of cold-stunned sea turtles being washed ashore along the Outer Banks. Currently, the STAR Center sea turtle hospital at the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island is caring for over 100 turtles, and they are in need of supplies. You can help these sick […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com It was like a revolving door on Friday at the N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island’s Sea Turtle Assistance and Rescue Center. After discharging 18 rehabilitated sea turtles to be released into the 72 degree-plus ocean waters well offshore, another 21 were brought into the STAR Center as a result of being cold stunned […]
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