From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The Outer Banks and all regions of Eastern NC are under a Tornado Watch until 8:00 p.m., as the region is dealing with a one-two punch from the weather on Wednesday. Strong winds from the south and southeast with gusts of up to 50 mph possible in some areas, especially along the coast. […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Dare County property owners will see a significant increase in their real estate values when the 2025 revaluation notices are mailed out at the end of this month. According to Dare County Tax Assessor Hosea Wilson, the overall countywide change in the tax base is estimated to be 67%, increasing from $16.4 billion […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com A report on the countywide revaluation of all properties in Dare County tops the agenda at the monthly Board of Commissioners meeting on Monday. Revaluation is the process of updating property values for all real estate in Dare County—including residential and commercial improved properties, as well as vacant land—to reflect their current market […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Tuesday at 5 p.m. is the deadline for eighth graders to apply to enroll in the first class at the Dare Early College this fall. Early colleges allow students to earn both a high school diploma and an associates degree at the same time, as they take classes that are taught both at […]
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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 the understory of forests to benefit the environment and help prevent out-of-control wildfires. Controlled fires are important to the conservation of birds and wildlife along coastal North Carolina’s […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Dare County set a new record for prepared meals sales in 2024, while gross occupancy collections were the third highest all-time, and retail sales figures were on pace to finish second-best ever. Predictions called for declines in tourism-related revenues due to the continued reset from the record visitation during and after the COVID-19 […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com A project will begin next month on Dominion Energy’s 115,000 volt transmission lines that run through Nags Head from near Whalebone Junction to Oregon Inlet. From early March to late May, crews will be replacing insulators on the tall poles from the substation at milepost 15 to the Oregon Inlet Distribution Point adjacent […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The largest ever passenger ship built in the United States, which has multiple connections with our area, is on her final voyage and passed just offshore of the Outer Banks on Friday and Saturday. The SS United States had an illustrious career from 1952 until 1969 carrying royalty, celebrities and immigrants over the […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com UPDATED, Tuesday 2:45 p.m.: Due to the winter storm forecast to hit the area on Wednesday, the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission meeting scheduled for this week in Kitty Hawk has been postponed to March 12-13. EARLIER STORY: For the first time since November 2018, the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission will hold a regularly […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission says it is currently tracking highly-pathogenic avian influenza in birds across the state, including multiple cases in northeastern North Carolina. The commission said new cases of what’s also known as “bird flu” are emerging due to the high numbers of migratory waterfowl that congregate in North Carolina, […]
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