At a Thursday afternoon press conference, Governor Roy Cooper and NC DHHS Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen shared an update on where North Carolina stands in the fight against COVID-19, and urged North Carolinians not to let their guard down. “North Carolinians have made tremendous sacrifices and it is making a difference,” said Governor Cooper. “We […]
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The Hyde County Commissioners will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. on Monday (May 4) on two proposed amendments to the Ocracoke Development Ordinance. The Ocracoke Advisory Planning Board had approved two amendments at their Feb. 11 meeting. The first amendment would add church steeples to the list of accessory structures on buildings (antennae; […]
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Galaxies Continue to Keep me Busy. Many people wonder how to spend their time during this period of “shelter in place.” I spend a lot of time sheltering in place with my telescope. This is Messier 106. It was discovered by Pierre Mechain in 1781. Even though records show Mechain was Messier’s assistant, this spiral […]
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The Dare County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced the 16th confirmed case of COVID-19 in Dare County in their recently released COVID-19 Video #41. The total of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Dare County had remained at 15 for 18 days, until Thursday, April 30. Health and Human Services Director Dr. Sheila Davies […]
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The Coast Guard assisted eight people aboard a disabled and adrift 52-foot charter vessel 18 nautical miles offshore Cape Lookout, North Carolina, late Wednesday night. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watch standers received the initial notification at 3:05 p.m. from a commercial salvage company who was unable to assist due to deteriorating weather conditions. The […]
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When this whole novel corona virus thing started, I made a list of all the chores I never had time to get around to. My thinking was “Well, now I’ll have TIME! All those 14-hour days at the bookstore when I had to let things pile up at home……. now I can finally dig in […]
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Dare County released the total number of tests conducted in the county for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, stating that a total of 357 tests have been performed since March, in a recent video update. As of April 26, the number of tests in relation to the population is just below 1% […]
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A slow-moving cold front is forecast to move across Eastern N.C. today, bringing strong wind gusts, heavy rains, and possible coastal flooding, per a Thursday morning update from the National Weather Newport / Morehead City office. Strong southerly winds ahead of the front will result in Gale Force Winds over the coastal waters and sounds […]
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State Cases of COVID-19 In North Carolina, there are currently 9,948 cases of COVID-19 in 98 counties. There have been 354 fatalities in NC associated with COVID-19. Currently, the state is reporting 551 hospitalizations across the state from COVID-19 illness. County’s Positive Test Results Remains at 15 The number of positive tests results in Dare […]
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Hyde County Health Director Luana Gibbs is announcing the first official laboratory-confirmed case of COVID-19 in Hyde County. A case that was reported in Hyde County last week turned out to be one of 122 inaccurate test results. This means that the case reported today is the county’s official first positive test result. Gibbs states […]
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