During the mandated school closure and corresponding remote learning program, Dare County Schools announced that the School Nutrition Department will serve breakfast and lunch to all children that live in Dare County, ages 0-18. These meals are at no cost and will be available as long as North Carolina schools are closed due to the Governor’s […]
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Following a meeting of the Dare County Control Group this morning, a State of Emergency has been put in place to allow the county and individual towns to quickly implement restrictions necessary to help combat the spread of COVID-19. At this time, the State of Emergency restricts mass gatherings of 50 people or more, guidance that was […]
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Hyde County will be part of a planned outage on Ocracoke for telephone and data services due to work on the new submarine transmission cable being installed between Hatteras and Ocracoke Island. The telephone and data services outage will begin at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday night. Service is expected to be restored before 7 a.m. Wednesday […]
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As of 10:15 a.m. on Monday morning, the state of North Carolina had a total of 33 presumptive positive and confirmed positive cases of the novel Coronavirus, however, there were still no cases of COVID-19 reported in Dare or Hyde Counties. The total number of cases on Sunday morning was 32, indicating a slight increase […]
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As might be expected, the recent distribution of new tax assessment revaluations has raised question in the minds of property owners about the accuracy of the new assessments. One of the most frequently heard comments is, “This new assessment is too high. I could never sell my property for that amount.” At the risk of […]
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On March 10, 2020, at approximately 11:40 pm, Aaron Robert Silver (20/M), 4800 Block Quidley Lane, Buxton, NC, was contacted by C-District Deputies in the parking lot of the Red Drum Tackle Shop in Buxton, NC. When Mr Silver walked past the Deputies a strong odor of Marijuana was coming from his person. During the encounter, the Deputies […]
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Crew members from the U.S. Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet recently released 30 sea turtles back into the ocean after the turtles made a full recovery and were deemed ready to return to the water. The sea turtles were originally part of a wave of turtles that had to be treated after they were cold-stunned […]
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The Dare County Control Group is meeting on Monday morning to discuss the coronavirus response on the Outer Banks and to map out appropriate next steps as needed. The Dare County Control Group is a multi-jurisdictional policy-making body which is activated for emergencies and disasters, and after the meeting, the control group plans to activate […]
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Per a Sunday afternoon announcement from the Fessenden Center in Buxton, all activities and classes at the community center are canceled starting on Monday, March 16. “This includes all youth and adult activities and fitness classes,” read the statement. “There will be no open gym or activity room use. More information regarding the duration of […]
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On Sunday afternoon, Dare County Schools (DCS) Superintendent John Farrelly released the following message for DCS students and their families on the mandated closure of schools across North Carolina, per an executive order by Gov. Roy Cooper. The message in its entirety from Superintendent Farrelly is below. Good afternoon Dare County Families, While there […]
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