Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order No. 142 to extend the prohibition of utility shut-offs and implement a moratorium on evictions. The Order goes into effect today with the Governor’s signature. “North Carolinians need relief to help make ends meet during the pandemic,” said Governor Cooper. “Extending housing and utility protections will mean more people can stay […]
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A coordinated effort to clean the Rodanthe shoreline after a house collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean is in full swing, with volunteers from Chicamacomico Banks Water Rescue and the Tri-villages community pitching in to remove miles of potentially dangerous debris. The home fell into the ocean at 1:30 a.m. on Friday, according to Chicamacomico Banks […]
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Dare County conducted a total of 178 COVID-19 tests in a drive-thru testing event on Tuesday. The county has received results back for 171 tests, with 169 test results returned as negative, and two marked as invalid. Additional updates from the county for Friday are as follows. COVID-19 Drive-thru Testing Event Now Includes Residents of […]
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Hyde County Health Department announced that they want to ensure that all Hyde County residents who are in need of testing for COVID-19 have access, and provided information on testing sites and events in the area via a Friday press release. To be tested, you should meet at least one of the following criteria: Displaying […]
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Photos and video footage of the shoreline close to Sea Oats Drive in Rodanthe show the extensive debris that is left over after an ocenfront house collapsed into the Atlantic on late Thursday night / early Friday morning. Per a Friday update from Chicamacomico Banks Water Rescue, the debris field stretches along the shoreline from […]
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Deep, standing water from consecutive days of heavy rains was reported on multiple stretches of N.C. Highway 12, and especially in the Tri-villages area of Salvo, Waves and Rodanthe, leading to treacherous driving conditions as of Friday morning, May 29. Scattered showers and storms will continue across eastern N.C. on Friday afternoon as the wet […]
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A house on the oceanfront in Rodanthe was destroyed by the Atlantic Ocean overnight, resulting in a large debris field and dangerous materials all along the adjacent shoreline, per a Friday morning social media update from Chicamacomico Banks Water Rescue. The collapsed house at the end of Sea Oats Drive was a vacation rental home […]
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The Board of Education met on Thursday afternoon in a special meeting and unanimously approved a recommended high school graduation plan for Dare County Schools’ graduating seniors. The plan includes both a “Drive-in” ceremony between June 1 and 12 and an opportunity for a traditional July ceremony, if conditions warrant the ability to safely hold traditional ceremonies while protecting the health and safety […]
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When our friends’ young son catches a great big cobia and then opts to share it, I am filled with such joy! An island tradition is being passed on! Hunter Ferguson of Buxton went out of Hatteras Inlet this late May morning with his dad, Sam, and brother, Carter. They didn’t fish long as the […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Bretta, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Bretta, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/
