Gov. Roy Cooper announced at a briefing on Tuesday afternoon that he recently signed an Executive Order to prohibit utility companies from shutting off services for people who are unable to pay. The order comes on the cusp of April 1, when many bills are due, and targets utility companies that provide electric, gas, water, […]
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Sheriff’s Blotter March 1, 2020 – March 31, 2020 Dare County Unincorporated Areas March 10, 2020 Breaking and Entering Motor Vehicle. 200 block of Williams Drive, Colington. Nothing taken. March 26, 2020 Obtaining Property by False Pretenses. 100 block of Sea Gull Court, Colington. Bank account compromised. March 26, 2020 Larceny. 7000 block of 64 […]
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Virtually every day, on social media and elsewhere, rumors and stories surface about people finding ways to circumvent the restriction on non-residents and non-resident property owners entering the Outer Banks. Conversations with Dare County and Currituck County officials, many of them private, produce a general consensus that there can be little doubt that some people, […]
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In North Carolina, there are currently 1,498 cases of COVID-19 in 77 counties. There have been eight fatalities in NC associated with COVID-19. Currently, the state is reporting 157 hospitalizations across the state from COVID-19 illness. The second positive test result in Dare County was announced earlier today. The individual has been self-isolating since being […]
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The Dare County Division of Public Health has announced the second positive test result for COVID-19 in Dare County. The first positive test was reported on Wednesday morning, March 25. The two cases are not connected. “The individual has been self-isolating since being tested last week and continues to be monitored,” according to Dr. Sheila […]
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The Dare County C&D Landfill, Buxton Transfer Station, Rodanthe Recycle Center and Manteo Recycle Yard will be closed on Friday, April 10, 2020 in observance of Good Friday. The trash collection for the week of April 6th through April 10th will be as follows: Residential Trash Collection: Monday, April 6 – Kitty Hawk, Colington, Buxton, […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Rudder, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Rudder, 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/
In North Carolina, there are currently 1,498 cases of COVID-19 with 23,106 tests complete, per a Tuesday morning update from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. There have been eight fatalities in N.C. associated with COVID-19. Currently, the state is reporting 157 hospitalizations across the state from the COVID-19 illness. North Carolinians ages […]
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HATTERAS — Franklin Danford “Dan” Burroughs, 86, passed away peacefully in his home in Hatteras on March 27, 2020, surrounded by family. Dan was born in Charlotte, NC, on January 15, 1934. He grew up in Charlotte and spent summers at his grandmother’s boarding house in Scotland Neck. At 14, he became an Eagle Scout […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Sharon Elizabeth Siskind, 69, of Kill Devil Hills, NC passed away at home on March 29, 2020 after a brief illness. Sharon is survived by her husband, Richard; siblings, Barbara, Scott and Bill; and beloved Walker Hound, Willow. Thanks are extended to the staff of Dare County Home Health and Hospice […]
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