From SamWalkerOBXNews.com After the driest month of June on record, July may break records for one of the wettest across Northeastern North Carolina and the Outer Banks as a stagnant weather pattern is forecast to continue the rest of this week. But there may be a bit of relief on the horizon, as drier conditions […]
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Test pilings for replacement Alligator River bridge completed
July 23, 2024 | Local News | By: Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Contractors have completed the installation of eleven test pilings into the bottom of the Alligator River that are the first step in the replacement of the U.S. 64 bridge between Dare and Tyrrell counties which could start by the end of this year. Problems with the draw span of the 64-year-old Lindsay C. […]
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Recent rains help some areas of North Carolina bust drought while rest of the state suffers
July 19, 2024 | Local News | By: Sam Walker
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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Outer Banks home prices near quarterly record, total inventory bouncing back
July 19, 2024 | Real Estate | By: Sam Walker
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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Another round of rain will break the latest heat wave across the Outer Banks
July 17, 2024 | Local News | By: Sam Walker
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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Dare commissioners approve moving up Buxton, Avon beach nourishment projects to 2026
July 17, 2024 | Local News | By: Sam Walker | 1
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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Dare commissioners to vote on moving up Buxton, Avon beach widening to 2026
July 14, 2024 | Local News | By: Sam Walker | 2
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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School board, commissioners hold public hearing on Dare Early College
July 12, 2024 | Local News | By: Sam Walker
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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Drought eases in some parts of North Carolina, worsens in others
July 6, 2024 | Local News | By: Sam Walker
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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Special meeting, public comment session on Dare Early College set for July 10
July 4, 2024 | Local News | By: Sam Walker
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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