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4 days ago · October 30, 2024 | Seashore News. The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) recently awarded a $1.7 million contract to Yorkshire Industries of New York, New York to remove the top layer of asphalt, regrade and apply a new layer of asphalt in the approximately 195,650 square foot parking lot at CHNS' Oregon Inlet Marina.
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Nov 5, 2024 · Nearly 31K have already voted in OBX counties, 4.4M statewide. November 4, 2024 | Local News | By: From SamWalkerOBXnews.com North Carolina has set a new record for in-person early voting, while almost 31,000 ballots have been accepted in the three Outer Banks counties ahead of Election Day 2024. “I am proud of all of our 100 county boards of ...
Spectrum internet outage reported across the country
Oct 10, 2024 · From SamWalkerOBXNews.com. Internet services through Spectrum appears to be down across the country on Thursday morning, including the Outer Banks and northeastern North Carolina. Business and residential customers of the service provided by cable giant Charter Communications began reporting their internet dropped out around 8:30 a.m.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues response actions at …
Oct 9, 2024 · The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following press release on Wednesday, October 9, which provides an update on the ongoing work to remediate petroleum contamination at Buxton Beach. Excavation of petroleum-impacted soil continues as part of an ongoing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District phased response action at the Buxton ...
Slash Creek Bridge replacement project to begin Monday
Oct 2, 2024 · Work to replace the aging Slash Creek Bridge on N.C. 12 in Hatteras Village will begin Oct. 7, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation. The $4.5 million project will replace the 68-year-old wooden structure with a two-span cored slab bridge. The work also includes drainage improvements and the leveling and resurfacing of [...] Local News | Full Article
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5 days ago · October 28, 2024 | Obituaries. March 19, 1963 – October 25, 2024 Heidi von Schmertzing Blackwood, 61, passed on Friday, October 25, 2024 while surrounded by her husband, her son and some of her closest family and friends. Heidi was born in Bethesda, Maryland on March 19, 1963. Heidi graduated from Leon High School in Tallahassee, FL in 1981.
Dare to apply for FEMA grant to pay for purchase, demolition of ...
Oct 11, 2024 · From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The Dare County Board of Commissioners voted Monday to apply for a FEMA grant that could be used to buyout oceanfront houses threatened by rapid beach erosion along Rodanthe. The Flood Mitigation Assistance grant would be used to target around 20 properties in Rodanthe that are located close to the ocean and within [...] Local News | Full Article
Kirk’s impacts will linger into Tuesday, distant Milton may affect …
Oct 7, 2024 · As the remnants of Hurricane Kirk move further out to sea, attention along the Outer Banks will turn to Hurricane Milton over the next few days. Milton is forecast to pass well south of Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands after cutting across Florida, but the storm will likely produce coastal and marine impacts, according to a [...] Local News | Full Article
Damage from Helene to blame for Spectrum outage on Outer Banks
Sep 27, 2024 · Damage caused by the remnants of Major Hurricane Helene are being blamed for causing an outage for much of Friday of Spectrum internet and cable television services on the Outer Banks. “There is a service interruption in that area,” said Charter spokesperson Scott Pryzwansky. “Our lines were damaged due to the storm.”.
Damaged fiber at S.C. data hub the cause of Spectrum internet …
Sep 28, 2024 · Fiber optic cables damaged by flooding in Upstate South Carolina from Hurricane Helene was to blame for the lengthy outage for Spectrum internet service customers on the Outer Banks and across North Carolina. The outage started around 7 a.m. on Friday, as heavy rain from the hurricane fell on interior sections of the southeastern United States ...