March 11, 1955 – April 9, 2020 KILL DEVIL HILLS — The world lost a beautiful soul on the morning of Thursday, April 9, 2020. After fighting a long and courageous battle with an illness, Robert E. “Bob” Parker, Jr. is finally at rest. He quietly slipped away from us during his last prayer. He […]
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The National Park Service (NPS) published a Notice of Intent (NOI) in the Federal Register today to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for sediment management at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore). The purpose of the EIS is to develop a streamlined framework for implementing sediment management at the Seashore, including the method, location, and […]
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Hatteras Island Meals (HIM) is seeking new volunteers to help with delivery service to high-risk residents throughout the island community, and particularly in the Tri-villages area, per a recent social media announcement. The all-volunteer organization, which provides nutritious lunches to Hatteras Islanders in need, has recently received a financial boost thanks to funds from the […]
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Gov. Roy Cooper took additional steps on Thursday to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by issuing stronger social distancing requirements for retail stores, and speeding up the process to get benefits to people out of work, through a new Executive Order. Three key areas are addressed in Executive Order 131. The first requires retail stores […]
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The Roanoke Island Historical Association’s (RIHA) Board of Directors has cancelled its 83rd season of Paul Green’s The Lost Colony which is performed nightly each summer at Waterside Theatre on Roanoke Island. This is the first cancelled season since World War II in 1944 and comes as a result of the ongoing challenges posed by the COVID-19 virus. […]
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BUXTON — Nasa F. Jennette Jr., also known as “N.F.”, passed away April 8, 2020. He was born on August 12, 1930 to Nasa F. Jennette Sr. and Ethel Scarborough Jennette in Buxton NC. He was a US Army veteran serving during the Korean war and a retired Tugboat Captain with Maritrans. N.F. was a […]
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Governor Roy Cooper took action to provide more access to health care beds and get more medical workers to respond to the rising demand due the COVID-19 pandemic. He signed Executive Order No. 130, which to expands the pool of health care workers and orders essential childcare services for workers responding to the crisis. “In […]
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The Dare County Division of Public Health has received confirmation of three positive cases of COVID-19 linked to residents and staff at Peak Resources, a nursing and rehabilitation facility in Nags Head, NC. Of the three who tested positive, two individuals are Dare County residents and one resides in another county. The additional testing that […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities, closures or cancellations, and seashore conditions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News items and events related to the National Seashore for the week of April 9 include the following: Seashore Updates All indoor facilities at Cape Hatteras National […]
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The Dare County Department of Health and Human Services reported the first COVID-19 associated death in Dare County on Thursday morning The individual died this morning from complications associated with the virus. The individual was in their early 90s and had several underlying medical conditions. To protect the family’s privacy, no further information about this […]
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