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NWS to promote Rip Current Awareness Week April 27 through May 3

Local News Staff Reporter - April 23, 2025

The National Weather Service offices that serve the coastal Carolinas (NWS Charleston SC, NWS Wilmington NC, NWS Newport/Morehead City, and NWS Wakefield) are joining...

U.S. 158 repairs near Jockey’s Ridge will close northbound lanes starting Monday

Local News Sam Walker - April 21, 2025

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Emergency repairs to the roadway will require the northbound lanes of West U.S. 158 near Jockey's Ridge in Nags Head to close for...

Buxton needs volunteers to join in the efforts to build the 7.6-mile Frisco-Buxton Pathway

Local News Joy Crist - April 19, 2025

The Buxton Civic Association (BCA), in conjunction with the Outer Banks National Scenic Byway Committee, is looking for volunteers for a new subcommittee that...

Hatteras Island CERT establishes Starlink system in Avon for emergency internet access

Local News Joy Crist - April 18, 2025

The Hatteras Island Community Emergency Response Team (HI CERT) announced on Thursday that the nonprofit organization’s Starlink system has been set up behind the...

State coastal commission to meet in Manteo April 30 – May 1

Local News Staff Reporter - April 18, 2025

The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) will meet April 30 and May 1 at the Dare County Government Center, 954 Marshall C. Collins Drive,...

IRS gives all North Carolinians more time to file 2024 taxes, but state returns are still due May 1

Local News Sam Walker - April 18, 2025

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Another automatic extension has been granted by the Internal Revenue Service for everyone in North Carolina to file their 2024 federal individual tax...

NC Senate wants tolls on Hatteras Inlet, Currituck Sound ferry routes, double Ocracoke-mainland and Ocracoke Express rates

Local News Sam Walker - April 17, 2025

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Another attempt by state lawmakers to add tolls to the currently free ferry routes along North Carolina's coast is underway at the General...

Superior Court Judge Jerry Tillett to retire on May 1

Local News Staff Reporter - April 16, 2025

From OuterBanksVoice.com In a letter to colleagues and friends, Jerry Tillett, the Senior Resident Superior Court Judge for the First Judicial District, announced he will...