BUXTON, N.C. — Nine homes now in the ocean in Buxton and at least a dozen more remain threatened. Calls for change continues from Dare County leadership and longtime locals in Buxton.

“The swells pulse back in, and it's very concerning, and it's hard to just keep watching it over and over and over," said Brett Barley, longtime local and member of the Buxton Civic Association.

Another day of the relentless Atlantic Ocean battering the homes still standing on the Buxton oceanfront. A beach nourishment project and jetty repair in 2026 feeling like a lifetime away.

“We need to encourage those residents to to sandbag and do beach pushes. That's about as best we can do right now, until we get the nourishment done," said Bob Woodard, chairman of the Dare County Board of Commissioners.

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