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UPDATE: Bill with shrimp trawling ban in coastal N.C. waters up for vote Wednesday in state Senate
A pair of state Senate committees have approved a bill that requires opening recreational flounder and red snapper seasons ...
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N.C., S.C. governors send bipartisan joint letter opposing offshore drilling
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The governors of North and South Carolina sent a joint letter to the Trump Administration on Monday ...
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Shrimp trawling ban in coastal N.C. waters may be added to flounder/red snapper bill in General Assembly
From SamWalkerOBXNews.com An amendment that would ban shrimp trawling in the North Carolina sounds and ocean near-shore is ...
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‘No Kings’ Protest held in Avon on Saturday
Across the nation, people took to the streets this past Saturday, June 14, to protest the recent actions of the Trump ...
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National Weather Service to host Hurricane Community Forum in Wanchese on August 14
Hurricane Community Forum in Avon in 2025. Photo by Joy Crist. The National Weather Service (NWS) recently announced three upcoming Hurricane Community Forums in North Carolina, which include an Outer ...
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Flood Watch remains in effect for northern OBX, Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands have slight risk of rain-driven flooding
A Flood Watch remains in effect for the northern Outer Banks until 2:00 a.m. Tuesday, while Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands ...
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Division of Marine Fisheries to implement Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact next month
Starting July 1, the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries will implement requirements of ...
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Doralea “Dee” Pepper
Doralea “Dee” Pepper, 91, of Southern Shores, NC, went to be with her Lord on June 11, 2025. Dee was born August 19, 1933, in Passaic, NJ, to Andrew and Elsie Doychak. Growing up in New Jersey, Dee ...