Buxton, N.C., finishes major Outer Banks beach nourishment
OUTER BANKS, N.C. — Outer Banks village Buxton finished a multimillion-dollar beach nourishment project after about 69 days of work that placed roughly 1.9 million cubic yards of sand along a shoreline hit hard by erosion. Local reporting describes the finished dune and beach as a sharp turnaround from last fall, when stretches of the
Outer Banks, N.C., under Flood Watch for Isaias weekend rain
OUTER BANKS, N.C. — A Flood Watch covers portions of coastal eastern North Carolina this weekend as National Weather Service forecasters warn that heavy rain, coastal flooding and rough marine conditions tied to the larger Hurricane Isaias pattern could hit Hatteras and Ocracoke islands and other Outer Banks communities. In a 4 p.m. Friday, Oct.