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A new day dawns for LOCAL news and information on the #OuterBanks and in northeastern North Carolina. Come join us at https://t.co/VxK5kNpRO9 https://t.co/dEK7Imocq5 #obx #LocalNews

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The SS United States is scheduled to be sunk off Florida’s Panhandle to become what the world’s largest artificial reef. Take a look back at our 2025 story when she was towed by us, exploring the historic liner’s direct connections to the Outer Banks.
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But support for studying incorporation was considerably stronger than support for incorporation itself. More than half of respondents remained undecided or wanted additional information before taking a position on creating a town.

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An adult died Thursday afternoon, Nov. 5, in the ocean off Salvo on Hatteras Island, according to the National Park Service.

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A judge has ordered occupants without valid written leases or rental agreements to leave a North Spot Road home and restricted future access to the property as part of a civil nuisance case involving drug activity, overdoses and reports of sex trafficking
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Dare and Currituck counties are back in severe drought, part of a worsening pattern across northeastern North Carolina and the Outer Banks just over three months after the region became the first part of the state to emerge from a nearly yearlong drought.

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Currituck voters rejected a 1/4 cent sales tax increase Tuesday for the second time in two years, while approving the other two countywide measures: a switch to district voting for six of the seven commissioners and partisan elections for school board.

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No Corolla wild horses had been hit by vehicles through Nov. 2, compared with three in each of the previous two years, the Corolla Wild Horse Fund’s chief executive officer told Currituck County commissioners Monday.

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Updated: #ncga Democrats have flipped at least 16 House seats to take the majority next year. By my count, there are six other districts where the Democrat has a narrow lead but there could be a recount: https://t.co/lrrcAVgu2z #ncpol

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We'll be updating the returns from the elections held November 3, 2026 in Currituck, Dare and Hyde counties, as well as the statewide races.

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Currituck commissioners agreed Monday to begin the first steps toward a proposed $35M beach nourishment project in Corolla and investigate a property tax district to help pay for it, while saying mainland property owners would not be taxed for the work.
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This week on Fried Shrimp, Barbecue and Hush Puppies, presented by Marsh Fox Market, Fresh Catch: NC artists making their mark in the 2020s. Nnew country, soul, string bands and guitar rock, plus a two-fer from Kill Devil Hills' own Cor de Lux. Sunday 8am https://t.co/CUqiu6zHcO

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A beach nourishment project estimated at $35.3 million in northern Corolla and a program to buy and remove threatened oceanfront homes north of the horse gate lead the recommendations in Currituck County’s newly released final Beach Management Plan.

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N.C. 12 near the Pea Island Visitor Center reopened at 4 p.m. Thursday, restoring highway access to Hatteras Island and allowing visitors to return after a nor’easter forced the road’s closure Oct. 19.

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Thursday 11am: Quick progress getting the base layer of asphalt down at Pea Island Visitor Center.

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Jack Brown’s Beer & Burger Joint in Kill Devil Hills has a new owner after Florida investment firm and restaurant operator Green Shoot Brands acquired the chain’s 22 locations.

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THIS JUST IN: NCDOT is targeting noon Friday to reopen N.C. 12 near the Pea Island Visitor Center with a one-lane paved detour, providing a timetable for restoring roadway access between Hatteras Island and the northern Outer Banks.

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In a statement released Monday that detailed a letter sent to NCDOT about the toll rates proposal, the board warned that the added expense could burden families, discourage ferry use and threaten the route’s long-term viability.

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NCDOT outlined the plan Monday afternoon but did not provide a reopening date. High-tide overwash continues to interfere with work, and the schedule depends on weather and tidal conditions.

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Repeated ocean overwash continued to delay repairs to N.C. 12 on Pea Island on Sunday, while coastal flood advisories were extended through Thursday as king tides and persistent northeast winds prolong flooding and erosion concerns along the Outer Banks.

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@ozzieofnc @CarolinaWxGroup No. Not only is it a hardened structure, therefore illegal in NC, it is also a "hazardous material". Tar, chemicals, etc.