From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The first preseason forecast for the 2024 hurricane season is out, and if it holds true this will be another busy one in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. And they also predict the Outer Banks is more likely than not to see at least one named tropical cyclone move through this […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Get ready to pay more for your driver’s license and license plates starting later this summer. As directed by state law, the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles is required to adjust fees and rates every four years, based on the percentage change in the annual Consumer Price Index during the past […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com While water temperatures are still too chilly for most people, the National Weather Service is resuming its seasonal rip current and beach conditions forecast this month for part of the Outer Banks. Rip currents are channeled currents of water flowing away from shore, and typically extend from near the shoreline, through the surf […]
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From SamalkerOBXNews.com Five online conferences will be held between April and October to provide vital information regarding the need for flood insurance in North Carolina. The 2024 conferences will be similar to the ones offered in 2022 through WebEx, and will be free of charge to the public, insurance agents, adjusters, real estate agents, engineers, […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com College of The Albemarle President Dr. Jack Bagwell has been named the 2024 President of the Year by the North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges. The award, sponsored by the John M. Belk Endowment, “recognizes Bagwell’s exceptional leadership qualities, steadfast commitment to the community college mission, and achievements in furthering higher education […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Retail sales in Dare County set a new annual record in 2023, while January’s rough weather likely led to a sharp decline in occupancy and meal collections to start 2024. According to figures that will be presented to the Dare County Tourism Board at their March 21 meeting, retail sales in Dare County […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com After being canceled in February due to the funeral of Ray White, the Dare County Housing Task Force held its second meeting on Tuesday at the Dare Government Center in Manteo. One of the main accomplishments of the meeting was the establishment of a mission statement for the 26-member panel: To collaboratively develop […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is already the king of all the nation’s lighthouses, the unmistakable icon of the Outer Banks, and treasured by locals and visitors alike. This is probably why a survey last summer of over 20,000 Southern Living magazine readers for their The South’s Best 2024 lists ranked the lighthouse in […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com A new study shows Dare County had one of the highest rates of pedestrian fatalities in the country over a five year period. Of the 18 vehicle-related fatalities in Dare County between 2017 and 2021, seven were pedestrians, 38.89%, to rank 13th highest in the country. “It is alarming how high Dare County […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com At a meeting of a N.C. General Assembly commission in Manteo on Wednesday, members of the Outer Banks’ fishing and marine industries and other local officials called on lawmakers to stop regulatory measures that have hampered dredging of local waterways. A handful of members of the legislature’s Environmental Review Commission spent the day […]
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