From SamWalkerOBXNews.com With the holidays coming to an end, residents are reminded that there are differing policies regarding the disposal of Christmas trees depending on where you live. And there are multiple ways to recycle your tree in a way that benefits the dunes along the Outer Banks, even if you don’t live close by. […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com NOAA Fisheries has announced voluntary slow zones have been put in place in off the Outer Banks after endangered North Atlantic right whales were spotted offshore. There are approximately 360 individual North Atlantic right whales remaining, including fewer than 70 reproductively active females. Vessel strikes are considered the primary threat to the whales […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com It’s been a busy last few days at the license plate agency in Manteo ahead of its closure on New Year’s Eve. And while there has been some progress on a new contractor locating on the Outer Banks sooner than later, it could still be several months before they are able to open. […]
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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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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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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The license plate agency located in Manteo will close at the end of the year, likely leaving Dare County without a place to purchase and renew plates in person for at least several months. And that also leaves in limbo access to the exclusive, standard issues plates that start with “OBX” and are […]
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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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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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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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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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