Renewal packets for fiscal year 2021 commercial and for-hire fishing licenses and permits are in the mail, and the Division of Marine Fisheries is asking fishermen to complete and return the applications without delay. Division offices are currently closed to the public, and the division is only facilitating license purchases and renewals through mail or […]
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N.E.S.T. (Network for Endangered Sea Turtles) recently received a very generous grant from the Outer Banks Community Foundation to purchase two new ATVs for sea turtle beach patrol. Every day at dawn from May 16th to August 31st, a team of N.E.S.T. ATV riders patrol the 50 miles of beach from South Nags Head to […]
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In April, Dr. Anthony Fauci, a key member of the national COVID-19 task force, called out shaking hands as a particularly dangerous custom that should be relegated to the past. “ I don’t think we should ever shake hands ever again, to be honest with you,” he said in a Wall Street Journal podcast. “Not only […]
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Severe weather with strong winds, heavy downpours, and isolated tornadoes is possible for the Outer Banks on Thursday, per a Wednesday update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. The timing will be in the morning across the coastal plains for Eastern N.C., and Thursday afternoon into early evening along the coast. […]
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On March 17, North Carolina’s bars and restaurants were shuttered to the public, per an Executive Order from the governor, marking the first big move of soon-to-come social distancing guidelines. On March 20, access to Dare County was prohibited by local officials, (which barred non-resident property owners entry to the county), and on March 27, […]
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Dare County has received reports of flyers being placed, in some cases illegally, on cars with out-of-state license plates in parking lots and residences throughout the county. The flyer sends a hateful and negative message and Dare County does not condone this action or message. The flyer claims to be on behalf of Dare County […]
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MANTEO – Jonathan Chad Jones, 42, of Manteo, NC died Saturday, April 25, 2020. Born in New Bern, NC on April 10, 1978, he was the son of John Wilson Jones (Rebecca) and the late Bernice Taylor. A graduate of Manteo High School, Chad began his career as an EMT later becoming a flight paramedic. […]
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Due to the impacts of COVID-19, the N.C. Department of Transportation has canceled its 2020 contract for the Ocracoke Express passenger ferry, per an April 28 press release. The passenger ferry was introduced in 2019 as a transportation alternative for people traveling between Hatteras and Ocracoke islands on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. More than 28,600 […]
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The Ocracoke Occupancy Tax board will entertain new, modified or additional grant proposals for essential needs focusing on infrastructure. The board made the announcement after meeting via Zoom on Thursday morning. The board has not yet made decisions on grant requests submitted for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. These are typically discussed and at a public […]
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) announces today the Carolina Community Tracing Collaborative, a new partnership with Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC) and the North Carolina Area Health Education Centers (NC AHEC) to help stop the spread of COVID-19. This new initiative builds on the long-standing relationship NCDHHS has with […]
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