Currituck County staff, in coordination with regional partners, has compiled the 2023 update for the county’s portion of the Outer Banks Regional Mitigation Plan. The purpose of this document is to track progress toward implementing the goals and actions set forth by the Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee. An updated progress report is required yearly as…Read More from Currituck County updates its portion of Outer Banks Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan

by WOBX staff

After a welcome break from the heat and humidity for the past week, northeastern North Carolina and the Outer Banks will be thrown back in the sauna for the next couple of days and inland areas will have to deal with the threat for severe weather on Monday. The National Weather Service has issued a…Read More from Steamy weather returns this week, inland Greater Outer Banks face severe storms threat

by Sam Walker

Dare County commissioners voted last month to provide about $1.5 million to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study the feasibility of a beach nourishment project in Rodanthe, where five oceanfront houses since 2020 have succumbed to the sea, with more still at risk.   North Carolina 3rd District Republican Rep. Greg Murphy told the county in…Read More from Coastal Review: Rep. Murphy assures Dare board that feds will study Rodanthe nourishment if funded

by Coastal Review

State officials have confirmed three people in North Carolina, including a Nags Head man, have died this summer after contracting a water-borne infection from a naturally-occurring bacteria found in coastal sounds, rivers and ocean. Vibrio are bacteria that normally live in warm seawater or brackish water (mixed salt and fresh water, as is found in…Read More from Three deaths reported this summer in N.C. from water-borne infections

by Sam Walker

It’s been a hot summer so far, and now it looks like the steamiest conditions of 2023 are on tap for northeastern North Carolina and the Outer Banks into the weekend. The National Weather Service office in Wakefield has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for Friday and Saturday for the mainland areas north of the…Read More from Excessive Heat Warning for border counties and Corolla, Heat Advisory for rest of eastern N.C. on Friday

by Sam Walker

The Dare County Department of Health & Human Services would like to remind the public of the importance of preventing recreational water-related illnesses, in light of two recent unrelated cases of Vibrio, a recreational water illness (RWI), between July 20 and July 25, 2023. The Outer Banks Voice reported Tuesday that one of those cases…Read More from Dare County health officials offer tips to avoid water-borne illness after two cases of Vibrio

by WOBX staff

The Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) took an initial step toward seeking federal funding for a beach nourishment project in Rodanthe at their monthly meeting on Monday evening, July 17. Per communications with Congressman Greg Murphy, who represents North Carolina’s 3rd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives, a feasibility study by the…Read More from Dare County takes a step toward federal funding for beach nourishment in Rodanthe

by Island Free Press