The tourism dollars continue to flow into Dare County in record numbers in 2021. The July occupancy and meal revenue numbers represented “historic highs,” according to Lee Nettles, Executive Director of the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, who recapped the Dare County Tourism Board’s September meeting. When it comes to occupancy collections, the July 2021 figure [...]
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is reminding those who wish to apply for assistance from the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act (CARES Act II) Fisheries Relief Program that they must do so by Oct. 1. The financial assistance is available to eligible commercial fishermen and marine aquaculture operators, seafood dealers and processors, and for-hire fishing [...] Fishing | Full ArticleRobert Allen Fink…Bob to friends and Robbie to family, passed away on September 12, 2021, at the age of 77, at his home in Buxton, North Carolina. Bob is survived by the love of his life and best friend Sheryl, his wife for 53 years. Together, they created a beautiful life for each other, and [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleThe N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has certified a new state record golden tilefish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps). Robert M. Feldhaus, of Nags Head, caught the 52-pound fish in Oregon Inlet on Aug. 28. The previous state record golden tilefish weighed 46 pounds and was caught off Cape Hatteras in 2013. The International Game Fish Association all-tackle [...] Fishing | Full ArticleDare County announced 23 new positive COVID-19 test results from September 15, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 5,237. With Wednesday’s new cases, the current number of active cases in the county is now 163. There are also 14 current hospitalizations, one recent COVID-19-related death, and 4 [...] Local News | Full ArticleBuxton pipe replacement will require closure of Cross Way Road on ...
September 16, 2021 | Local News
A section of Cross Way Road in Buxton will close Monday morning for approximately three days to allow a drainage pipe to be replaced. Cross Way Road will be closed to through traffic during the pipe replacement, but all local traffic will be able to get to homes in the area. Temporary traffic signs will be [...] Local News | Full ArticleDare school quarantines fall with mask mandate
September 16, 2021 | Local News | By: Michelle Wagner | From The: Outer Banks Voice | 1
Parents speak out against mandate during public comment Two weeks after mandating universal masking in district school buildings, the Dare County Board of Education received some good news at its Sept. 14 meeting from Superintendent John Farrelly about the declining numbers of quarantines in district schools. At the same time, the board also heard impassioned [...] Local News | Full ArticleCurrent TV Releases Video Highlighting Dare County’s Essential & ...
September 16, 2021 | Community News Brief
Current TV, in partnership with Dare County, has released a new video titled, “Essential & Workforce Housing in Dare County,” as part of its Destination Dare series for September 2021. The video addresses some of the concerns expressed by area residents and business owners regarding the lack of available housing options within Dare County for [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleDare County Video Reminds Residents of Local Substance Abuse & ...
September 16, 2021 | Community News Brief
Dare County is re-releasing a video highlighting the Saving Lives Task Force as a reminder about the resources that are available locally to those who are struggling with substance abuse and addiction. In the video, Dare County Commissioner Ervin Bateman discusses the issue of substance abuse in Dare County—which has averaged 13 opioid deaths each [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleFor decades, the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge served as a transportation lifeline for people headed to the Outer Banks until it was dismantled a few years ago to make way for a new bridge. Now, pieces from the Bonner Bridge are serving another purpose – to help engineers build better bridges in the future. Girders [...] Local News | Full Article70% chance of tropical development late this week; High risk of ri ...
September 16, 2021 | Local News
A low pressure system slowly developing off the coast will bring a high threat of rip currents to area beaches on Thursday from Oregon Inlet to Cape Lookout, with a moderate risk at all other beaches, per a recent update from the National Weather Service. Further development of this system in the next several days [...] Local News | Full ArticleWaterways Commission weighs options for dredging Hatteras Inlet
September 16, 2021 | Fishing | By: Catherine Kozak
Chronic shoaling in Hatteras Inlet’s South Ferry Channel persists despite numerous dredging projects over the last five years, but now the Dare County Waterways Commission is facing a tough decision on how to proceed in the face of stubbornly intractable issues. Before the dredge Merritt’s scheduled return on Oct. 1, the panel has to decide [...] Fishing | Full Article-
69 new COVID-19 cases reported from September 17-19 in Dare County
September 20, 2021 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
Dare County announced 69 new positive COVID-19 test results from September 17 through September 19, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 5,342. With the weekend’s new cases, the current number of active cases in the county is now 108. There are also 14 current hospitalizations, and 21 [...] Local News | Full ArticleHigh rip current risk continues on Saturday as offshore Tropical S ...
September 18, 2021 | Local News
A high risk of rip currents is forecast from Buxton to Duck on Saturday, as offshore Tropical Storm Odette heads north and away from the Mid-Atlantic coastline, per a recent update from the National Weather Service. A moderate risk of rip currents is also in place for southern Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island. A high risk [...] Local News | Full Article
69 new COVID-19 cases reported from September 17-19 in Dare County
September 20, 2021 | Local News | By: Joy Crist
Dare County announced 69 new positive COVID-19 test results from September 17 through September 19, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 5,342. With the weekend’s new cases, the current number of active cases in the county is now 108. There are also 14 current hospitalizations, and 21 [...] Local News | Full ArticleHigh rip current risk continues on Saturday as offshore Tropical S ...
September 18, 2021 | Local News
A high risk of rip currents is forecast from Buxton to Duck on Saturday, as offshore Tropical Storm Odette heads north and away from the Mid-Atlantic coastline, per a recent update from the National Weather Service. A moderate risk of rip currents is also in place for southern Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island. A high risk [...] Local News | Full ArticleThe Dare County Sheriff’s Office has recently been contacted about several possible scams that have occurred in the Outer Banks area. Per a September 17 public service announcement from the Sheriff’s Office, in these cases, the scammers want to send individuals money through either a cashier’s check or an online payment, utilizing Outer Banks-centric marketplace [...] Local News | Full ArticleHigh risk of rip currents forecast for Friday as potential tropica ...
September 17, 2021 | Local News
A low pressure system slowly developing off the coast will bring a high threat of rip currents to area beaches on Friday, per a recent update from the National Weather Service. The low pressure system off the Southeast coast remains unorganized as of Thursday night, though is likely to form into a tropical depression in [...] Local News | Full ArticleDare County announced 23 new positive COVID-19 test results from September 15, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 5,237. With Wednesday’s new cases, the current number of active cases in the county is now 163. There are also 14 current hospitalizations, one recent COVID-19-related death, and 4 [...] Local News | Full ArticleBuxton pipe replacement will require closure of Cross Way Road on ...
September 16, 2021 | Local News
A section of Cross Way Road in Buxton will close Monday morning for approximately three days to allow a drainage pipe to be replaced. Cross Way Road will be closed to through traffic during the pipe replacement, but all local traffic will be able to get to homes in the area. Temporary traffic signs will be [...] Local News | Full ArticleDare school quarantines fall with mask mandate
September 16, 2021 | Local News | By: Michelle Wagner | From The: Outer Banks Voice | 1
Parents speak out against mandate during public comment Two weeks after mandating universal masking in district school buildings, the Dare County Board of Education received some good news at its Sept. 14 meeting from Superintendent John Farrelly about the declining numbers of quarantines in district schools. At the same time, the board also heard impassioned [...] Local News | Full ArticleFor decades, the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge served as a transportation lifeline for people headed to the Outer Banks until it was dismantled a few years ago to make way for a new bridge. Now, pieces from the Bonner Bridge are serving another purpose – to help engineers build better bridges in the future. Girders [...] Local News | Full Article70% chance of tropical development late this week; High risk of ri ...
September 16, 2021 | Local News
A low pressure system slowly developing off the coast will bring a high threat of rip currents to area beaches on Thursday from Oregon Inlet to Cape Lookout, with a moderate risk at all other beaches, per a recent update from the National Weather Service. Further development of this system in the next several days [...] Local News | Full ArticleWaterways Commission weighs options for dredging Hatteras Inlet
September 16, 2021 | Fishing | By: Catherine Kozak
Chronic shoaling in Hatteras Inlet’s South Ferry Channel persists despite numerous dredging projects over the last five years, but now the Dare County Waterways Commission is facing a tough decision on how to proceed in the face of stubbornly intractable issues. Before the dredge Merritt’s scheduled return on Oct. 1, the panel has to decide [...] Fishing | Full ArticleSpeed limits are being increased on N.C. Highway 12 throughout Hatteras Island today, September 15, which includes a seasonal increase from 35 mph to 45 mph within the villages of Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon and Frisco, and an increase from 45 mph to 55 mph in between the villages of Avon and Buxton, and in between Frisco [...] Local News | Full ArticleVIDEO UPDATE: Jug Handle Bridge is 88% complete as of September
September 15, 2021 | Local News | By: Rory Kelleher
The 2.4 mile-long Jug Handle Bridge is 88% complete as of September 2, with a projected opening date of early 2022, per an early September update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation. The southern end of bridge operations have stopped as of August 14, and the two work trestles met as of August 31, [...] Local News | Full ArticlePassenger ferry service between Hatteras and Ocracoke was popular in its third season More than 16,500 people got out of their cars and onto the Ocracoke Express passenger ferry this summer, and surveys revealed that the third season of passenger ferry service was a popular one. The season, which began June 21 and ended on [...] Local News | Full ArticleDare County reports highest number of weekly COVID-19 cases since ...
September 14, 2021 | Local News
Dare County released the following update for Tuesday, September 14, which provides details on recent Coronavirus cases, vaccine data, and more COVID-19 information. Dare County COVID-19 Case Update Dare County continues to experience widespread community transmission of the COVID-19 virus and remains in the red category on the CDC’s Level of Community Transmission map. Red indicates [...] Local News | Full Article
Public comment period open for project to repair the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse and surrounding landscape
September 17, 2021 | Seashore News
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) is preparing a plan for a project to repair the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse and surrounding landscape. The public can assist the Seashore in identifying issues, concerns and opportunities to be considered as part of an environmental assessment. The public comment period is 30 days, starting Sept. 17 and ending Oct. 17, 2021. The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse repair project is necessary because there are deteriorated interior and exterior elements of the lighthouse that need repair or replacement. There are also missing character-defining features and additional modern treatments that have diminished the integrity of the lighthouse. In addition, heavy visitation to the site, combined with limited formal pedestrian walkways has resulted in patches of bare soil and an unclear circulation route along which to visit the site. Read the public scoping newsle [...] Seashore News | Full Article
Night driving reopens, and other National Seashore updates for the ...
September 15, 2021 | Seashore News
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities and seashore conditions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News items and events related to the National Seashore for the week of September 15 include the following: Seashore Updates Night driving (24 hours a day) will be allowed at [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleCape Hatteras National Seashore sees busiest August since 2002
September 15, 2021 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) hosted 427,384 visitors in August of 2021, making it the busiest August at the Seashore since 2002. Visitation totals for January-June 2021 were 26% higher than the first six months of 2002, the year that currently has the distinction as being the busiest year on record. With 491,061 visits [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleArchaeologists to embark on new search for clues to solve America& ...
September 13, 2021 | Seashore News
Archaeologists will probe new locations at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site from Sept. 15-24, as part of ongoing efforts to solve America’s oldest unsolved mystery – the fate of Sir Walter Raleigh’s “Lost Colony” that went missing more than 400 years ago. The public is invited to view the dig for clues. The First Colony [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleOn Friday morning, Cape Hatteras National Seashore law enforcement rangers and the Avon Volunteer Fire Department responded to a significant off-road vehicle (ORV) fire near the exit to Ramp 38, located just south of Avon, North Carolina. No injuries were reported in the incident, and the fire was successfully extinguished. “The Seashore strongly recommends that [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleFacility improvement project begins next week at Frisco Beach Access
September 10, 2021 | Seashore News
A facility improvement project at Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Frisco Beach Access is scheduled to begin Wednesday, Sept. 15. The popular beach access is located just south of Frisco, North Carolina. The $896,506 project, awarded to T.D. McGhee Co. from Wilmington, N.C., will include the following improvements at Frisco Beach Access: The existing 44-space parking [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleCape Hatteras National Seashore hosts two beach cleanups on Sept. 18
September 10, 2021 | Seashore News
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) will host drop-in volunteer beach cleanup efforts at Coquina Beach Access and Ocracoke Beach Access from 7:30-11 a.m. Sept. 18. Volunteers should meet Seashore staff near the restroom facilities at each location. Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. All beach cleanup [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleThe Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities and seashore conditions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News items and events related to the National Seashore for the week of September 6 include the following: Seashore Updates Ranger-led educational programs at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleInterruption in water service scheduled for several CHNS facilitie ...
August 31, 2021 | Seashore News
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) has been notified by the Ocracoke Sanitary District that water service to several Seashore facilities will be interrupted temporarily tomorrow, Sept. 1, due to a water line leak in the northern region of Ocracoke Village. Tomorrow, from 6 a.m. until late afternoon, the following Seashore facilities will not have water [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleThe Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities and seashore conditions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News items and events related to the National Seashore for the week of August 19 include the following: Seashore Updates Cape Hatteras National Seashore partnered with Outer Banks Forever and the Outer Banks [...] Seashore News | Full ArticleThis season was the 50th for our motel. We celebrated in a number of ways, and most recently, held an “end of season” gathering for family, friends, and staff to say thank you for all the support we’ve received during those five decades. Fifty years is a long time in the hospitality business. We work up close and personal with people on a daily basis, and quite often, we find ourselves sharing in some of their most important life celebrations as well. Some are happy, some are terribly sad and poignant, some are filled with hope, and others are shattering. Sitting at the innkeeper’s desk, we witness life unfold in all its beauty and, at times, all its tragedy. If we start at the beginning, we know for a fact that babies have been conceived at the motel. Interestingly enough, when the families come back with the little ones in tow, parents have proudly pointed to little John or l [...] Island Features | Full Article
Night Sky: Great Views of Jupiter and Saturn, and other Highlights ...
August 31, 2021 | Island Features | By: Gerry Lebing
September offers great views of Jupiter and Saturn, and you should be able to spot Saturn as soon as it gets dark on September 1. Look for it about 21° above the SE horizon. Saturn is the second-largest planet in our solar system and the sixth planet from the sun. It’s about 886 million miles [...] Island Features | Full ArticleGeographer explains origins of Outer Banks place names
August 27, 2021 | Island Features | By: Jennifer Allen | From The: Coastal Review Online | 1
Bodie Island, Jockeys Ridge, Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, Monkey Island, Nags Head, No Ache Island, Ocracoke Island – these and Outer Banks place names come with rich stories about their origins, but how many are accurate? Geographer Roger Payne made it his mission long ago to get to the truth. Payne’s interest in the [...] Island Features | Full ArticleToo excited to sleep, we set out in the middle of the night. Our heavy, steel-frame, 10-speed bikes were overloaded—tents, sleeping bags, and too many clothes. But despite the weight, the first few miles seemed effortless. Soon, the city’s streetlights receded and, without headlights, we rode down the dusky center line of the rural road [...] Island Features | Full ArticleHow Hurricane Irene Changed the Outer Banks, 10 Years Later
August 25, 2021 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist
Every generation or so, the Outer Banks experiences a major storm that changes the landscape. These changes include alterations to the literal geography of the islands, for sure, but they also entail shifts in our perspectives, and in how the local community responds to storms going forward. Hurricane Irene was one of these life-altering storms, [...] Island Features | Full ArticleThe Lost Colony cancels remainder of season after cast member test ...
August 18, 2021 | Island Features | By: Kari Pugh | From The: OBX Today | 1
The Lost Colony has canceled the last remaining performances of the season after a cast member tested positive for COVID-19. The announcement came on Facebook hours before its annual Virginia Dare baby night performance, a long-held Outer Banks tradition celebrating the birth of the first English child in the New World with live babies [...] Island Features | Full ArticleAn introduction to Outer Banks jellyfish, sea nettles and other st ...
August 18, 2021 | Island Features | By: Kari Pugh | From The: OBX Today
What is that blob in the ocean and does it sting? Why am I so itchy after swimming? Why are there so many jellyfish this year? Lifeguards can tell you if jellies, sea nettles or sea lice are active before you swim, and offer tips for how to take the sting out, said Ben Battaile, [...] Island Features | Full ArticleTop
The first-ever designated kayak launch within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore opened on Monday, August 23, thanks to funding provided by the official nonprofit partner of the Outer Banks’ national parks, Outer Banks Forever. Located at the south end of the Oregon Inlet Marina, the new Oregon Inlet Kayak Launch officially made its debut to the public at a ribbon-cutting ceremony [...] Watersports | Full ArticleHatteras Island junior sailors road-tripped to Hampton VA this past weekend to participate in the US SAILING and CBYRA (Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association) Junior Olympic Festival at Hampton Yacht Club. This was the first large sailing competition for Hatteras Sailing youth since its start last summer. From the Invitational/Advanced Sailing Program 5 of the [...] Watersports | Full Article
The first-ever designated kayak launch within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore opened on Monday, August 23, thanks to funding provided by the official nonprofit partner of the Outer Banks’ national parks, Outer Banks Forever. Located at the south end of the Oregon Inlet Marina, the new Oregon Inlet Kayak Launch officially made its debut to the public at a ribbon-cutting ceremony [...] Watersports | Full ArticleHatteras Island junior sailors road-tripped to Hampton VA this past weekend to participate in the US SAILING and CBYRA (Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association) Junior Olympic Festival at Hampton Yacht Club. This was the first large sailing competition for Hatteras Sailing youth since its start last summer. From the Invitational/Advanced Sailing Program 5 of the [...] Watersports | Full ArticleWinter Storm Brings Big Waves for Hatteras Island Surfers
February 2, 2021 | Watersports | By: Joy Crist
While Winter Storm Olena brought several feet of snow to the New England region, (and a small bout of ocean overwash close to home), the storm also brought some big waves for Outer Banks surfers who braved the roughly 45-50 degree water temperatures and not-quite-freezing air temperatures to take advantage of the swell. The moderate [...] Watersports | Full ArticleHatteras Sailing Organization Keeping our local kids off the electronics and into our great Hatteras Island outdoors is an ever challenging task. We need Sports! In an effort to contribute in one small way, Phillips Boatworks is donating use of its Charter Cat and other small boats to initiate a fun new option exclusively for [...] Watersports | Full ArticleA Safe New Way to Sail the Sound
August 21, 2020 | Sponsored | Phillips Boatworks
Fall Sailing Tours from Avon are getting great reviews from Vacationers! For centuries people have been sailing up and down the shores of the beautiful Outer Banks. Known as the “Graveyard of the Atlantic,” the oceanside of Hatteras Island, in particular, is not for the inexperienced sailor. I have a replica map of some of [...] Watersports | Full ArticleCome Hear NC presents the 9th annual Surfalorus Film Festival – back for another session of amazing, surf-inspired films certain to delight and intrigue surfers and ocean-minded types of all ages. This year’s festival kicks off Thursday, September 24th at 7pm with a Drive-in event at the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island, a unique [...] Watersports | Full ArticleThe N.C. Department of Transportation is reminding water sports enthusiasts on Pamlico Sound to stay at least ‘a football field away’ from the Rodanthe ‘Jug Handle’ Bridge as work accelerates on the $145 million project. The area around the bridge is considered an active construction zone, and safety is the main concern. “There are cranes [...] Local News | Full ArticleWorrell 1000 Race Will Return for 2021, with a Hatteras Island Landing
May 26, 2020 | Watersports | By: Joy Crist
“They said it couldn’t happen. They said that the Worrell would never again be the revered event it once was. So, the Organizing Authority, made up of former Worrell competitors, race officials, and a few fans, started planning its comeback for 2019. And even as the start date loomed and the naysayers speculated that it [...] Watersports | Full Article
Dare’s occupancy and meals dollars hit record highs
September 20, 2021 | Real Estate | From The: Outer Banks Voice
The tourism dollars continue to flow into Dare County in record numbers in 2021. The July occupancy and meal revenue numbers represented “historic highs,” according to Lee Nettles, Executive Director of the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, who recapped the Dare County Tourism Board’s September meeting. When it comes to occupancy collections, the July 2021 figure of $159.99 million exceeded what had been the July 2020 record-breaking number of $152.25 million by 5%. For the year to date overall, the 2021 numbers are up 54% from 2020, but that margin is skewed by the closure of Dare County to visitors for several months last year. And despite the problems that restaurants have had in finding and retaining sufficient staff this summer, the July 2021 meals collections were up significantly over the same month last year – a 49% jump to $55.98 million from $37.53 million in 2020. Again, [...] Real Estate | Full Article
Hatteras Island Real Estate: What’s behind the surge in Hatteras ...
July 21, 2021 | Real Estate | By: Tom Hranicka | 1
One of the most frequent topics of conversation these days is the number of visitors that are on the island. Comments range from long lines at restaurants to difficulty getting onto Highway 12 from side streets to fully booked rental accommodations. Are these just anecdotal impressions or is there substantive data to back up our [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleThe Outer Banks Association of REALTORS® (OBAR) is holding its annual expo on Tuesday, November 9, 2021. The event is hosted at the R/C Movie Theatre and includes vendor tables, lunch, and multiple educational presentations held simultaneously in 3 different theatre rooms. Says event Co-Chair Christi Bryant, “This is a great event that is open [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleHatteras Island Real Estate: Patterns in the Hatteras Island Real ...
June 3, 2021 | Real Estate | By: Tom Hranicka
Watching the real estate market on Hatteras Island is always a fascinating and challenging experience. Rarely do all of the statistics point in the same direction making definitive statements about where the market is at any point in time difficult. Some who track the market data over long periods of time have voiced the opinion [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleHatteras Island Real Estate: Hatteras Island Construction Update
April 12, 2021 | Real Estate | By: Tom Hranicka
The real estate news these days is dominated by the surge in residential sales, both locally and nationally, as well as the drastic reduction in the number of homes available for purchase. Driving around the island, there also appears to be a large amount of construction taking place – something we have not seen for [...] Real Estate | Full ArticleIn pandemic year, 2020 occupancy revenue exceeds 2019 numbers by 11%
March 12, 2021 | Real Estate | By: Mark Jurkowitz | From The: Outer Banks Voice
Some sectors of the local economy suffered a COVID pandemic recession in 2020. But that sure isn’t the case for one part of Dare County hospitality industry. The Dare County Tourism Board has just released its occupancy revenues for December 2020 and the results are clear. The pandemic year turned out to be a boom [...] Real Estate | Full Article
Application period for CARES Act II Fisheries Relief Program closes Oct. 1
September 20, 2021 | Fishing
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is reminding those who wish to apply for assistance from the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act (CARES Act II) Fisheries Relief Program that they must do so by Oct. 1. The financial assistance is available to eligible commercial fishermen and marine aquaculture operators, seafood dealers and processors, and for-hire fishing operators who can document a greater than 35% revenue loss in 2020 compared to the previous five-year average due to COVID-19. North Carolina stands to receive $4.5 million from CARES Act II to provide financial relief through direct payments to fishery-related stakeholder groups affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding is in addition to the $5.4 million in fisheries assistance the state received from the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and distributed earlier this year.Applicants for the [...] Fishing | Full Article
Current TV Releases Video Highlighting Dare County’s Essential & ...
September 16, 2021 | Community News Brief
Current TV, in partnership with Dare County, has released a new video titled, “Essential & Workforce Housing in Dare County,” as part of its Destination Dare series for September 2021. The video addresses some of the concerns expressed by area residents and business owners regarding the lack of available housing options within Dare County for [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleDare County Video Reminds Residents of Local Substance Abuse & ...
September 16, 2021 | Community News Brief
Dare County is re-releasing a video highlighting the Saving Lives Task Force as a reminder about the resources that are available locally to those who are struggling with substance abuse and addiction. In the video, Dare County Commissioner Ervin Bateman discusses the issue of substance abuse in Dare County—which has averaged 13 opioid deaths each [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleMeet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Bonner, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Bonner, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/Community Foundation Awards $29,000 in Grants to Five Nonprofits
September 14, 2021 | Community News Brief
The Outer Banks Community Foundation has awarded grants to five nonprofits during its third-quarter grants cycle. The grants will help preserve our region’s history and culture, support the arts in education, afford scholarships for nonprofit leaders, and address food insecurity, disaster response, and homelessness. Fair Haven United Methodist Church in Rodanthe received a Community Foundation [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticlePeople across our Outer Banks have stepped forward to address evolving local needs in new ways, by creating endowments that will support communities here for generations to come. Funds created in 2021 will start to award grants to nonprofits in 2022. An anonymous donor recently created the Helping People Help Animals Fund, an endowed, field [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleSponsors needed for Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation’s Annual 5K
September 9, 2021 | Community News Brief
The Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation’s (HICF) 5K is going virtual again this year, and sponsors are still needed to make this annual fundraiser, which is celebrating its 18th year in 2021, a success. Normally, held on the Saturday of Columbus Day weekend, this year participants have the option of running the 5K at any time [...] Community News Brief | Full ArticleDecember 6, 1943 – September 18, 2021 MANTEO — Lynda Fayssoux Midgett, 77, of Manteo, NC died Saturday, September 18, 2021, at her home. She was born December 6, 1943, in Greensboro, NC to the late Robert Gardner Fayssoux and Viola Kendrick Fayssoux. As a very young child, she and her mother moved to Danville, [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleOctober 31, 1934 – September 8, 2021 MANTEO — James Eubanks, 86, of Manteo, NC died Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at his home. Brother James Eubanks was born in Durham on October 31, 1934, to the union of the late Bishop Council, Sr. and the late Grace Eubanks. Of this union, three other siblings were [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleRobert Allen Fink…Bob to friends and Robbie to family, passed away on September 12, 2021, at the age of 77, at his home in Buxton, North Carolina. Bob is survived by the love of his life and best friend Sheryl, his wife for 53 years. Together, they created a beautiful life for each other, and [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleKILL DEVIL HILLS — Marilyn Kaufman O’Bleness, 79, of Kill Devil Hills, NC peacefully went home to be with Jesus after a short illness on September 15, 2021, with her daughter and son in law by her side. Born in Wartburg, TN, September 20, 1941, to David and Carrie Kaufman, Marilyn was the youngest of [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleKILL DEVIL HILLS — Connie Kelleher, of Spring Arbor Assisted Living, died peacefully September 15, 2021. She was born January 13, 1923, in the Bronx, New York. She was the youngest of six daughters born to Cornelius and Dolores Roche. Connie married James R. Kelleher, Jr., on December 2, 1944, and raised their two children [...] Obituaries | Full ArticleRachel Lee Cockerham, 29, died unexpectedly Monday, September 13, 2021, in Manteo, NC. Rachel was born in San Diego, California on December 24, 1991, to Wendy and William Cockerham. Rachel is survived by her mother, Wendy of Manteo; her two children, nine-year-old Gabriella (dad Darion) and six-year-old Bryce (dad Noel); her older sister, Kelli (and [...] Obituaries | Full Article
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