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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · Nov 10

For LOCAL news and information on the #OuterBanks and in northeastern North Carolina, get the latest at samwalkerobxnews.com #obx

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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 20m

A significant number of Town of Nags Head water bills mailed recently have been returned, even when the mailing addresses were correct.

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U.S. Postal Service issues lead to significant number of Nags Head water bills not reaching customers | SamWalkerOBXNews.com

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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 12h

#LetsGoCanes #RaiseUp #CarolinaCulture

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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 13h

Welcome to the scoresheet the Champagne of Beers! #RaiseUp #CarolinaCulture

SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 16h

Local officials are urging residents and visitors to prepare for several days of hazardous weather as a powerful coastal storm develops off the Southeast U.S. coast and moves north this weekend — coinciding with one of the year’s highest astronomical tide cycles.

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Outer Banks officials warn of major coastal storm bringing flooding, strong winds, and dangerous surf through early next week | SamWalkerOBXNews.com

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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 18h

Visitors to Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Wright Brothers National Memorial, and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site — generated nearly $913 million in total economic output for Outer Banks communities in 2024, according to a new federal report.

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New report finds Outer Banks national parks generated $913 million of economic impact in 2024 | SamWalkerOBXNews.com

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Here’s @samwalkerobxnews.com and me answering every possible question you may have about the collapsing Outer Banks houses www.ncrabbithole.com/p/why-are-so...

Why Are SO MANY Outer Banks houses collapsing into the ocean?

Nine homes have been taken out by the Atlantic Ocean in just the last few weeks? Why so many? Why now? We asked a longtime Outer Banks journalist for some answers.

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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 1d

Forecasters are warning that a long-duration coastal storm will bring several days of strong northeast winds, flooding, and ocean overwash to the Outer Banks beginning Thursday and continuing into early next week — coinciding with one of the year’s highest tides.

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Strong coastal storm expected to batter Outer Banks through early next week | SamWalkerOBXNews.com

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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 1d

Due to the impending coastal storm along the Outer Banks, organizers have started making decisions about postponing or cancelling their plans for events scheduled over the holiday weekend.
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Event postponements, cancellations along the Outer Banks due to impending coastal storm | SamWalkerOBXNews.com

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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 2d

HUH! Same time all this is coming out, Hubert Davis was at ACC Tipoff talking about building team chemistry (including a weekend in Corolla in July) with 11 new players. Maybe a certain someone should take a stroll down Skipper Bowles Drive and learn a thing or two.

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Divided locker room, disastrous results: Players, parents blame Belichick culture for UNC problems

Multiple sources with knowledge of the inner workings of Bill Belichick's program say that UNC football's losses are a product of a divided locker room, a disorganized coaching staff and a failure to ...

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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 2d

The National Weather Service is warning of a long-duration coastal storm that could bring several days of strong northeast winds, coastal flooding, and ocean overwash to the Outer Banks beginning Thursday and continuing into early next week. www.patreon.com/posts/140699...

Another blast of winds and waves with full moon tides expected to begin Thursday, last through weekend along Outer Banks | SamWalkerOBXNews.com

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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 2d

Currituck County commissioners voted Monday to oppose proposed cuts to the Knotts Island and other ferry schedules due to the ongoing budget stalemate in Raleigh, calling the NCDOT’s plan to scale back runs by 60 percent “uncalled for” and “appalling.”

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Currituck commissioners call proposed cuts to ferry schedules statewide 'appalling' | SamWalkerOBXNews.com

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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 3d

Officials say the cleanup has become a race against time — and tide — as another round of wind-driven surf and flooding could scatter debris again and further erode beaches.

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Strong coastal storm, King Tide to bring another overwash threat as debris cleanup on Hatteras Island races ahead | SamWalkerOBXNews.com

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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 3d

The board voted Monday to grant fellow Commissioner Owen Etheridge a medical leave of absence through at least the end of the year, and to begin accepting applications to appoint a temporary replacement while he recovers.

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Currituck commissioners grant Etheridge request for leave-of-absence, will seek temporary replacement | SamWalkerOBXNews.com

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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 3d

We made a quick overnight trip from the Outer Banks to New York City on Sunday so Emily could rope drop the Morgan Julia Designs pop-up store #needlepoint #needlepointersofinstagram #needlepointnation
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Sam & Em On The Road: Morgan Julia NYC Pop-Up

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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 3d

Full moon rises over Corolla. Unfortunately going to play a role in the next Outer Banks coastal flood event...

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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 3d

The woman shot to death during an armed confrontation last week, and the name of the Manteo police officer involved, have both been identified by state investigators. www.patreon.com/posts/140610...

SBI releases name of woman that died, officer involved during armed confrontation in Manteo | SamWalkerOBXNews.com

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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 3d

Dare County commissioners spent much of their monthly meeting on Monday hearing about and discussing the recent oceanfront house collapses, while a contractor will start disposing of debris on Wednesday in an effort to beat the next big wave event this weekend.

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House collapses, clean-up dominate discussions at Dare commissioners meeting | SamWalkerOBXNews.com

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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 3d

Dare County commissioners voted 6–1 on Monday to approve $400,000 in startup funding over the next two years for a new nonprofit that will serve as the lead agency for local housing efforts, marking a major milestone for the county’s Community Housing Task Force. www.patreon.com/posts/140587...

Dare commissioners approve $400K for housing nonprofit group's start-up costs | SamWalkerOBXNews.com

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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 4d

We've got typical early fall conditions to start the week, before a cold front could drop some much needed rainfall on Wednesday followed by strong onshore winds and a coastal low over the weekend, coupled with the King Tide that starts with tonight’s full moon.

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Beautiful start to the week, but looks like another 'blow and a low' is coming | SamWalkerOBXNews.com

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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 5d

Sunday scenes...

SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 6d

Catch up on all the week's top stories from the Outer Banks in less than two minutes. For more on these and other stories, sign-up as a FOUNDER at SamWalkerOBXNews.com

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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 6d

This week's rough surf along the Outer Banks has claimed another oceanfront house, as a threatened structure in Rodanthe collapsed into the ocean Friday evening. www.patreon.com/posts/140395...

House in Rodanthe collapses Friday evening, tenth to fall on Hatteras Island in last two weeks | SamWalkerOBXNews.com

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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 6d

Despite the government shutdown, around 40 personnel from Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Wright Brothers National Memorial and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, along with volunteers, out today clearing debris from the eight houses that have collapsed this week. [All photos courtesy NPS]

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