From SamWalkerOBXNews.com A fiber optic cable was damaged Tuesday morning in Nags Head, knocking out services to Spectrum internet customers on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands. The outage started around 8:15 a.m. for customers of the internet service provided by Charter Communications. The damage appears to have happened at Whalebone Junction, where a project began Monday […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com A hearing began Monday in Raleigh on a request by homeowners insurance companies to raise rates between 34 and 45 percent in Currituck and Dare counties. The hearing is expected to last several weeks with witnesses, evidence and arguments by attorneys for the state Department of Insurance and the North Carolina Rate Bureau, […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Dare County commissioners have approved funding of up to $415,000 to provide school meals for all students at the Manteo and Northern Beach schools at no charge for the rest of the 2024-25 academic year. The decision comes in the wake of community outcry over students at middle and high schools reportedly being […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The Outer Banks Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Coalition received a grant this spring from the North Carolina Department of Transportation to provide 100 free bike helmets to children in Dare County. And a pair of free events have been scheduled for this month, one on Hatteras Island and one on the northern beaches, to […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board spent Sunday afternoon making their initial observations of the scene at Wright Brothers National Memorial where a single-engine plane crashed, killing four adults and one child. But it will be some time before they can say what caused the fiery crash. A Cirrus SR22 went down […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Fiber optic cables damaged by flooding in Upstate South Carolina from Hurricane Helene was to blame for the lengthy outage for Spectrum internet service customers on the Outer Banks and across North Carolina. The outage started around 7 a.m. on Friday, as heavy rain from the hurricane fell on interior sections of the […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Damage caused by the remnants of Major Hurricane Helene are being blamed for causing an outage for much of Friday of Spectrum internet and cable television services on the Outer Banks. “There is a service interruption in that area,” said Charter spokesperson Scott Pryzwansky. “Our lines were damaged due to the storm.” Pryzwansky […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The Dare County Board of Education voted Thursday to formally request the Board of Commissioners approve funding for a universal meals program for all students at the northern beach and Manteo schools for the remainder of the 2024-25 academic year. The decision comes in the wake of community outcry over students at middle […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The remnants of what was Major Hurricane Helene are forecast to move across eastern North Carolina on Friday, prompting a Tornado Watch until 6 p.m. for the entire region. There is also the potential for minor coastal flooding on the beaches of Hatteras and Ocracoke, as well as along the shorelines and waterways […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The severe weather threat for eastern North Carolina from Hurricane Helene has increased, as well as the potential for minor coastal flooding on the beaches of Hatteras and Ocracoke, as well as along the sounds, rivers, and creeks in the border counties. Helene is expected to make landfall this evening along the Florida […]
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