From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The recent heavy rainfall has helped bring some parts of eastern North Carolina out of drought conditions, but the rest of the state continues to dry out even further. According to Thursday’s update of the N.C. Drought Monitor map, Currituck, Camden, and parts of Pasquotank and Gates counties are the only parts of […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Median sales prices for homes on the Outer Banks neared record highs in the second quarter of 2024, while total inventory for the first half of the year is recovering. According to the latest MLS report from the Outer Banks Association of Realtors, the residential median sales price for the months of April, […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com For the second straight week in a row, the first half of the week has been dominated by heat, and the second half will be dominated by rain. And if the forecast holds, drought conditions that have been deepening across North Carolina may get washed away, at least in the eastern half of […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com With erosion occurring more rapidly than expected off Buxton, the Dare County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to shift the next beach renourishment project to 2026. Buxton’s stretch of beach took a beating this past fall and winter from offshore hurricanes and repeated nor’easters, including one of the worst incidents of erosion since […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com With erosion occurring more rapidly than expected off Buxton, the Dare County Board of Commissioners are expected to vote Tuesday to shift the next beach renourishment project to 2026. Buxton’s stretch of beach took a beating this past fall and winter for offshore hurricanes and repeated nor’easters, including one of the worst incidents of […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The Dare County Board of Education and Dare County Board of Commissioners held a special joint meeting and public comment session on Wednesday about the Dare Early College that has been proposed to open in August 2025. Early colleges allow students to earn both a high school diploma and an associate’s degree at […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Some beneficial rainfall fell on some parts of northeastern North Carolina over the past week, but other sections of the region and the rest of the state continue to dry out following the driest June on record. The North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council has expanded its drought classifications across the state, and […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The Dare County Board of Education and Dare County Board of Commissioners will hold a special joint meeting and public comment session on the Dare Early College that has been proposed to open in August 2025. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 10, at at 5 p.m. at First Flight High School […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The General Assembly has approved a bill that makes several changes to laws governing alcohol sales in North Carolina, including letting ABC stores open on certain holidays while having to stay closed on Sundays. The measure that makes a number of other changes to laws governing alcohol sales in the state still awaits […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Just ahead of the busy Fourth of July holiday, officials are reminding Outer Banks beachgoers to give Mother Ocean the respect she deserves, whether they are local or from out of town. Representatives from the various lifeguard services and public safety agencies covering Dare County gathered at Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head on […]
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