On April 24, 2020, the Hyde County Board of Commissioners amended the Local State of Emergency Order (SOE) adopting the guidelines laid out in the Governor’s Executive Order 135. The amended local SOE also extends the stay at home order until May 22, 2020 and lifts the Ocracoke non-resident property owner entry restrictions on May […]
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Gov. Cooper released a recommended budget plan on Friday to invest $1.4 billion in emergency funds to help North Carolina respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding for this proposal would come predominantly from the state’s share of the federal CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) and would be appropriated by the North Carolina General Assembly […]
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced that North Carolina K-12 public schools will continue remote learning through the end of the 2019-2020 school year. Cooper was joined by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark Johnson and the Chair of the State Board of Education Eric Davis for the announcement. “School buildings will stay closed to […]
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September 8, 1944 – April 22, 2020 WANCHESE — Viola O’Neal Midgett, 75, of Wanchese, NC died Wednesday, April 22, 2020, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. A native of Buxton, she was born September 8, 1944, to the late Sally Rainy O’Neal and Randolph G. O’Neal, Sr. In addition to her parents, she was preceded […]
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State Cases of COVID-19 In North Carolina, there are currently 8,052 cases of COVID-19 in 93 counties. There have been 269 fatalities in NC associated with COVID-19. Currently, the state is reporting 477 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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Dare County Board of Elections In an effort to be proactive and eliminate possible election problems, Dare County Board of Elections has taken extra steps to try to ensure that our voting rolls are up to date and accurate. The 2020 election promises to be a big one, so put your stay-at-home time to good […]
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VIRGINIA BEACH, VA —Willis “Eukie” Price, Sr., 95, of Kill Devil Hills, NC, formerly of Virginia Beach, VA, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2020, at The Outer Banks Hospital. After growing up in Norfolk, VA, he joined the United States Army serving his country honorably during World War II in the Pacific Theater. He […]
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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and a statewide Stay at Home order, Hyde County has begun work on how to safely reopen the county, said Kris Noble, Hyde County’s manager, in a recent interview. “This week, we are beginning with the county’s health care workers, the health department, medical center and EMS as […]
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By Alex Granados The landscape for student grades is changing this spring semester after the North Carolina State Board of Education voted to pass new guidance today in reaction to a pandemic-spurred move to remote learning. Students in elementary school will receive no final grades under the plan passed today. Instead, teachers will provide year-end […]
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Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperation (CHEC) will require planned power outages in Avon and the Tri-villages on Tuesday, April 28, as crews will work to connect to the new transmission line near the Pea Island Visitors Center. The power outage schedule for Tuesday is as follows: Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, and Avon will experience two 30-minute outages at […]
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