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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 7h
Drivers leaving Hatteras Island faced delays of up to two hours through Pea Island around midday Wednesday, while emergency ferry service to the mainland was scheduled to end this afternoon ahead of Thursday’s reopening to visitors. www.patreon.com/SamWalkerOBX...
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Pea Island traffic outbound experinces delays; emergency ferries end Wednesday ahead of visitors’ return | SamWalkerOBXNews.com
By Sam Walker Drivers leaving Hatteras Island faced delays of up to two hours through Pea Island around midday Wednesday, while emergency fe
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 14h
N.C. 12 reopened to traffic in both directions on Pea Island at 7 a.m. Wednesday, restoring a road connection off Hatteras Island after five days, with alternating traffic in both directions, and visitors will be allowed to return at 7 a.m. Thursday. www.patreon.com/SamWalkerOBX...
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UPDATE: NC 12 open to traffic in both directions on Pea Island with restrictions, Thur. 7 a.m. to everyone | SamWalkerOBXNews.com
By Sam Walker N.C. 12 reopened to traffic in both directions on Pea Island at 7 a.m. Wednesday, restoring a road connection off Hatteras Isl
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 29/09/2026
N.C. 12 reopened to northbound traffic on Pea Island on Tuesday, restoring a road connection off Hatteras Island after five days, with alternating traffic in both directions scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. Wednesday and visitors allowed to return at 7 a.m. Thursday www.patreon.com/SamWalkerOBX...
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UPDATE: NC 12 opens Wed. 7am to traffic in both directions on Pea Island with restrictions, Thur. 7am to everyone | SamWalkerOBXNews.com
By Sam Walker N.C. 12 reopened to northbound traffic on Pea Island at 3 p.m. Tuesday, restoring a road connection off Hatteras Island after
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Cory Lavalette @corylav.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Staal comes out last — with a friend.
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 29/09/2026
Live stream of the banner raising anywhere, or do we have to wait for top of hour and ESPN? #LetsGoCanes
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 29/09/2026
BREAKING NEWS: The N.C. Department of Transportation will reopen one lane of N.C. 12 on Pea Island to northbound traffic at 3 p.m. today, a day earlier than Wednesday’s scheduled reopening. www.patreon.com/SamWalkerOBX...
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NC 12 to reopen to northbound traffic through Pea Island at 3pm Tuesday | SamWalkerOBXNews.com
The N.C. Department of Transportation will reopen one lane of N.C. 12 on Pea Island to northbound traffic at 3 p.m. today, a day earlier tha
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 29/09/2026
Watching the Stumpy Point cam is like watching life-size Tetris! Watch a 15 minute loading process in less than 90 seconds:
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 29/09/2026
No injuries were reported following a fire Monday afternoon that burned a home in Aydlett to the ground, and damaged another house nearby. www.patreon.com/SamWalkerOBX...
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No injuries after fire consumes home in Aydlett; smoke visible from northern OBX | SamWalkerOBXNews.com
By Sam Walker No injuries were reported following a fire Monday afternoon that burned a home in Aydlett to the ground, and damaged another h
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 28/09/2026
Emergency ferry service between Rodanthe and Stumpy Point will expand Tuesday and Wednesday as NCDOT works toward reopening N.C. 12 on Pea Island to northbound traffic Wednesday morning. www.patreon.com/SamWalkerOBX...
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Runs added to Rodanthe-Stumpy Point emergency ferry starting Tuesday; N.C. 12 northbound reopening expected Wednesday | SamWalkerOBXNews.com
By Sam Walker Emergency ferry service between Rodanthe and Stumpy Point will expand Tuesday and Wednesday as NCDOT works toward reopening N.
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 28/09/2026
A temporary, one-lane detour on N.C. 12 at Pea Island is expected to open Wednesday morning for traffic leaving Hatteras Island, but officials have not set a timetable for southbound traffic or the return of visitors. www.patreon.com/SamWalkerOBX...
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N.C. 12 expected to reopen Wednesday for traffic leaving Hatteras Island; entry remains restricted | SamWalkerOBXNews.com
By Sam Walker A temporary, one-lane detour on N.C. 12 at Pea Island is expected to open Wednesday morning for traffic leaving Hatteras Islan
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 28/09/2026
Monday 9:55am: First look to the north in front of the Pea Island Visitor Center after the camera housing has been cleaned off. Overwash occurring just after high tide, still some work to be done there.
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 28/09/2026
Monday, 9:15am: High tide is right now, progress continues at Pea Island Visitor Center on a makeshift NC 12. No word yet on a possible reopening. Stay tuned.
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 28/09/2026
Officers M. Kennedy and D. Ramirez administered CPR and revived Billy Hicks, who was transported to The Outer Banks Hospital and then to the hospital in Norfolk. www.patreon.com/SamWalkerOBX...
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64-year-old surfer revived by Kitty Hawk police officers hospitalized in Norfolk | SamWalkerOBXNews.com
By Sam Walker A 64-year-old surfer was taken to the Sentara Norfolk General Hospital after suffering a medical incident in the ocean off Kit
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 27/09/2026
Those trying to leave the island will likely face a long wait, as hundreds of vehicles were already lined up at the harbor and out on to N.C. 12 in the Tri-Villages waiting to board, The Island Free Press reports. www.patreon.com/SamWalkerOBX...
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Emergency ferry now operating between Rodanthe and Stumpy Point | SamWalkerOBXNews.com
By Sam Walker The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division will begin 24-hour emergency ferry service between Stumpy Poi
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 27/09/2026
THIS JUST IN from The Island Free Press: Emergency ferry service begins between Rodanthe and Stumpy Point at 11:00 a.m.; 24-hour operations planned Monday Full details at IslandFreePress.org
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 27/09/2026
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 27/09/2026
NCDOT is preparing emergency ferry service between Stumpy Point and Rodanthe, with the starting time and departure schedule expected to be announced on Sunday. And plans are underway for a temporary road around the damage at the Pea Island Visitor Center. www.patreon.com/SamWalkerOBX...
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Rodanthe-Stumpy Point emergency ferry schedule to be announced Sunday; access to Hatteras Island will be restricted | SamWalkerOBXNews.com
Dare County News Release Effective today, Saturday, September 26, 2026, at 7 p.m., Hatteras Island is under a State of Emergency due the los
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 26/09/2026
NCDOT expects to complete a damage assessment of N.C. 12 later Saturday as Hatteras Island remains without road access following another round of ocean overwash. Officials will then discuss repairs, a possible reopening and whether to activate emergency ferry service www.patreon.com/SamWalkerOBX...
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N.C. 12 assessment expected Saturday as officials weigh restoring Hatteras access | SamWalkerOBXNews.com
By Sam Walker NCDOT expects to complete a damage assessment of N.C. 12 later Saturday as Hatteras Island remains without public road access
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 26/09/2026
N.C. 12 remained closed at Pea Island and on the north end of Ocracoke Saturday morning as ocean overwash continued with the morning high tide, prolonging travel disruptions while crews waited for conditions that would allow road repairs. www.patreon.com/SamWalkerOBX...
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N.C. 12 closed at Pea Island, Ocracoke; overwash still threatens Currituck 4WD access | SamWalkerOBXNews.com
By Sam Walker N.C. 12 remained closed at Pea Island and on the north end of Ocracoke Saturday morning as ocean overwash continued with the m
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 25/09/2026
All the latest information from Carova to Ocracoke as the coastal storm's impacts continue along the Outer Banks: www.patreon.com/SamWalkerOBX...
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No reopening estimate for N.C. 12 on Hatteras; emergency ferry service under consideration | SamWalkerOBXNews.com
By Sam Walker Dare County officials said Friday afternoon there was still no estimate for restoring road access to Hatteras Island, with N.C
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 24/09/2026
An initial view of the damage to NC 12 at Pea Island Visitor Center that appeared to have been a crack across the entire highway may actually have been a large piece of the shoulder from the northbound lane that was pushed across the road by the waves. Latest: www.patreon.com/SamWalkerOBX...
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Road, ferry access to Hatteras and Ocracoke cut off; more overwash tonight | SamWalkerOBXNews.com
By Sam Walker N.C. 12 is closed between the Marc Basnight Bridge and Rodanthe after Thursday morning’s high tide breached the dunes at the P
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 23/09/2026
Ocean overwash could reach vulnerable sections of N.C. 12 on Hatteras Island as early as Wednesday’s high tide around 6 p.m., Dare County Emergency Management Director Drew Pearson warned. www.patreon.com/SamWalkerOBX...
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Pea Island overwash could begin Wednesday evening; N.C. 12 remains open | SamWalkerOBXNews.com
By Sam Walker Ocean overwash could reach vulnerable sections of N.C. 12 on Hatteras Island as early as Wednesday’s high tide around 6 p.m.,
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 23/09/2026
Business starting to pick up...
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 22/09/2026
Tuesday afternoon coastal storm update. Full details: www.patreon.com/SamWalkerOBX...
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 22/09/2026
State highway crews are reinforcing dunes and staging equipment along the Outer Banks as emergency officials urge residents and visitors to prepare for possible N.C. 12 closures, dangerous surf and several days of coastal flooding from an approaching nor’easter. www.patreon.com/SamWalkerOBX...
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Dare County warns of possible N.C. 12 closures as crews prepare for Outer Banks nor’easter | SamWalkerOBXNews.com
By Sam Walker State highway crews are reinforcing dunes and staging equipment along the Outer Banks as emergency officials urge residents an
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 22/09/2026
Coastal flood watches now cover the Outer Banks as a nor’easter threatens up to 3 feet of flooding along the beaches, with the most significant impacts on Hatteras and Ocracoke expected around high tide Thursday evening and Friday morning. Full details: www.patreon.com/SamWalkerOBX...
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 21/09/2026
Monday afternoon’s updated forecasts show increasing confidence that a strengthening offshore low will affect the coast. Its track and strength will determine how severe the winds and flooding become and how long they last. www.patreon.com/SamWalkerOBX...
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Nor’easter expected to peak Thursday into Friday along Outer Banks | SamWalkerOBXNews.com
By Sam Walker A nor’easter is expected to bring several days of dangerous surf, coastal flooding and travel problems to the Outer Banks this
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 21/09/2026
Demand for Dare County vacation rentals declined in August while hotels posted small gains in occupancy and revenue, according to the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau’s latest monthly research report. www.patreon.com/SamWalkerOBX...
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Dare County vacation rental demand slips in August; hotels post modest gains | SamWalkerOBXNews.com
By Sam Walker Demand for Dare County vacation rentals declined in August while hotels posted small gains in occupancy and revenue, according
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 21/09/2026
National Weather Service forecasters expressed high confidence Sunday in a prolonged period of dangerous ocean conditions. The offshore low’s track and strength will determine peak winds and the extent of shoreline impacts. www.patreon.com/SamWalkerOBX...
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Nor’easter likely to affect Outer Banks by midweek; strength, duration remain uncertain | SamWalkerOBXNews.com
By Sam Walker A coastal storm is likely to bring strengthening northeast winds and dangerous surf to the Outer Banks by midweek, although th
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 20/09/2026
OMG! Doeren brought it back to life!
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Mikey in DFW @mdwdfw.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Remember that the Carolina Hurricanes only lost ONE game by more than 1 goal en route to winning the Stanley Cup. That one game? The night Dave Doeren sounded the siren ahead of puck drop. #SoundTheSiren
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 20/09/2026
A possible nor’easter could bring ocean overwash, coastal flooding and dangerous surf to the Outer Banks next week, with northeast winds and seas expected to build around midweek. www.patreon.com/SamWalkerOBX...
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Possible nor’easter could bring overwash, coastal flooding to Outer Banks late next week | SamWalkerOBXNews.com
By Sam Walker A possible nor’easter could bring ocean overwash, coastal flooding and dangerous surf to the Outer Banks next week, with north
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 20/09/2026
IT...IS...ALIVE!!!
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Ben Koo @bkoo.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
ESPN should rebrand ESPNews to either ESPN weather delay or ESPN Climate Change.
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 19/09/2026
I WANNA KNOW WHO WON!!!!!
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 19/09/2026
Live lightning tracker for UNC-Clemson...this could be a while... pickens.weatherstem.com/modules/zapm...
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 19/09/2026
The Ferry Division has multiple openings at multiple locations. The positions are entry level, training is provided, and employees will work a seven-days-on, seven-days-off schedule. www.patreon.com/SamWalkerOBX...
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Ferry Division holding job fairs next week in Currituck, Hatteras for toll collectors | SamWalkerOBXNews.com
Submitted story The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division will hold three career fairs next week to recruit temporary administr
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 18/09/2026
Players transferring, combining teams with Manteo or switching to eight-player football is not possible due to a host of eligibility restrictions, and administrative and scheduling obstacles. www.patreon.com/SamWalkerOBX...
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First Flight cancels varsity football season; JV offers only path forward in 2026 | SamWalkerOBXNews.com
By Sam Walker First Flight High School’s remaining football players can continue competing on its junior varsity team, including seniors wit
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 17/09/2026
A juvenile is facing at least one felony count after a reported social media threat prompted the evacuation of Kitty Hawk Elementary School and its adjacent ballfields Wednesday evening. www.patreon.com/SamWalkerOBX...
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Juvenile could face felony charge after Kitty Hawk Elementary threat | SamWalkerOBXNews.com
By Sam Walker A juvenile is facing at least one felony count after a reported social media threat prompted the evacuation of Kitty Hawk Elem
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 14/09/2026
The Outer Banks Association of Realtors’ August market report recorded 94 completed sales of single-family homes, townhouses and condominiums, down from 123 in August 2025. www.patreon.com/SamWalkerOBX...
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Outer Banks home sales fall in August as listings rise; Currituck remains ahead for the year | SamWalkerOBXNews.com
By Sam Walker Outer Banks home sales fell nearly 24% in August compared with a year earlier as more properties came onto the market, while s
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 14/09/2026
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Scorigami @nflscorigami.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
🏈 CHI 59 - 37 CAR FINAL ✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1096th unique final score in NFL history.
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 13/09/2026
Grab a plate at 8, it don't cost nothin'! And something special for the Canes fans in hour 2! On your radio and on 991THESOUND.COM Presented by Marsh Fox Market on 99.1 The Sound - WVOD
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 13/09/2026
The look of someone who has been on the road from Ohio to Outer Banks for 15 hours and finds out all the restaurants closed at 9pm
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Progress City @progresscityusa.com · 13/09/2026
Your annual reminder, as football season returns, that - for example, "ball on the thirty-fifth yard line" can be sung along to "all on a beautiful morning" from "Two Brothers".
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Jeff Moen @jeffmoen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
He's a distant relative of Sonny Sixkiller, who wore the same number at UW in the '70s
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 11/09/2026
Well played Sean Petty!
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 10/09/2026
The Atlantic hurricane season will likely reach an unusual milestone on Saturday: its longest wait for a first hurricane in the satellite era, surpassing a September benchmark shared by two previous seasons. www.patreon.com/SamWalkerOBX...
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Atlantic to set new record wait for first hurricane as season's peak arrives | SamWalkerOBXNews.com
By Sam Walker The Atlantic hurricane season will likely reach an unusual milestone on Saturday: its longest wait for a first hurricane in th
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 10/09/2026
Get your second helping NOW of Fried Shrimp, Barbecue & Hush Puppies on 99.1 The Sound presented by Marsh Fox Market. Carolina on Camera: The DAP, Hollywood East, Andy Griffith from Mount Airy to Manteo, Elizabeth City becomes Kodiak and the rescued Nights in Rodanthe house on 991thesound.com
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SamWalkerOBXNews 🎙📻📰🥍🦓 @samwalkerobxnews.com · 09/09/2026
A Kitty Hawk man faces impaired driving and resisting charges after police say his pickup truck triggered a chain-reaction crash involving five parked vehicles at a Kill Devil Hills beach access Labor Day evening. www.patreon.com/SamWalkerOBX...
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Kitty Hawk man charged with DWI after six-vehicle crash at Kill Devil Hills beach access | SamWalkerOBXNews.com
By Sam Walker A Kitty Hawk man faces impaired driving and resisting charges after police say his pickup truck triggered a chain-reaction cra
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