From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is already the king of all the nation’s lighthouses, the unmistakable icon of the Outer Banks, and treasured by locals and visitors alike. This is probably why a survey last summer of over 20,000 Southern Living magazine readers for their The South’s Best 2024 lists ranked the lighthouse in […]
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Dare County pedestrian fatality rate among highest in the U.S.
March 12, 2024 | Local News | By: Sam Walker | 1
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com A new study shows Dare County had one of the highest rates of pedestrian fatalities in the country over a five year period. Of the 18 vehicle-related fatalities in Dare County between 2017 and 2021, seven were pedestrians, 38.89%, to rank 13th highest in the country. “It is alarming how high Dare County […]
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Outer Banks watermen call on lawmakers to cut dredging red tape
March 7, 2024 | Fishing | By: Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com At a meeting of a N.C. General Assembly commission in Manteo on Wednesday, members of the Outer Banks’ fishing and marine industries and other local officials called on lawmakers to stop regulatory measures that have hampered dredging of local waterways. A handful of members of the legislature’s Environmental Review Commission spent the day […]
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Creef, Burrus, Woodard win Dare commissioner primaries
March 6, 2024 | Local News | By: Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com There will be at least three new members of the Dare County Board of Commissioners in December, after a pair of newcomers won their Republican primaries on Tuesday. Carson Creef defeated incumbent District 1 Commissioner Wally Overman by a 56.04% to 43.96% margin (2,924 to 2,294), according to unofficial results. Creef will be […]
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Coastal low sets new daily rainfall record at Cape Hatteras; More rain expected tonight and tomorrow
March 5, 2024 | Local News | By: Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com A slow-moving coastal low dumped a record amount of rainfall on the Outer Banks and northeastern North Carolina on Monday, with more rain possible the rest of the week from additional weather systems. The National Weather Service said 3.13 inches of rain had been recorded at Cape Hatteras as of 5:30 p.m. on […]
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UPDATE: Boating accident off Oregon Inlet early Monday turns fatal
March 4, 2024 | Local News | By: Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com It is a sad day for the Outer Banks fishing fleet, following an incident involving a vessel trying to navigate Oregon Inlet in the dark on early Monday morning. The operator of that vessel was Capt. Charlie Griffin, according to the Facebook page for his boat “Reels Of Fortune.” Known as “Griff,” […]
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National Hurricane Center adding inland watches/warnings to cone maps
February 24, 2024 | Local News | By: Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The National Hurricane Center (NHC) plans to make what may seem like a minor change to its graphics during the upcoming tropical cyclone season, but they hope it has major implications on how people prepare for a storm. As part of eight updates to the center’s products and services for 2024, the Experimental […]
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All that smoke is from ‘good fire’ – It’s marsh burning season again on Outer Banks
February 21, 2024 | Local News | By: Sam Walker
While there are no immediate burns scheduled for Pea Island, early March marks the beginning of the prescribed burning season on the Wildlife Refuges of the Outer Banks. Story 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 […]
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Massive internet outage across the Outer Banks and northeastern N.C. reported on Friday
February 9, 2024 | Local News | By: Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Government offices, schools, and businesses across eastern North Carolina and on the Outer Banks were affected by an internet outage for Brightspeed and Lumen customers that lasted for more than four hours on Friday. “While doing a routine infrastructure update, we experienced an outage that impacted the eastern part of North Carolina,” according […]
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Questions for the Candidates: Dare Commissioner District 1 – Bea Basnight, Michael Burrus
February 8, 2024 | Local News | By: Sam Walker
As a service to voters ahead of the 2024 party primaries in North Carolina, SamWalkerOBXNews.com has asked each of the candidates running in Dare County to answer a series of questions on various issues. Primary Day in North Carolina is set for Tuesday, March 5. To be as fair as possible to each candidate, the […]
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