One of the real treasures of the Outer Banks will reopen on May 16. Here is the message sent out on May 8 by Executive Director Carl Curnutte: As we open during this phase, we will allow only 50 guests into The Gardens at any one time. Just like we take care of our gardens, we […]
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Editor’s note: The Observer will publish a comprehensive list of what’s open and closed in a future post. As of 5 p.m. Friday, Phase 1 of North Carolina’s Stay at Home order became effective, which allows limited opening of businesses. Ocracoke Island is gearing up to receive visitors–May 11 for non-resident property owners and May […]
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Dare County Public Works will complete a previously postponed large item pick‐up for residential customers in Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo and Avon on Wednesday, May 13. Materials must be at the curbside no later than 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 13. There will not be a second-day pick-up. Please note, no commercial business debris will be […]
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Dare County reminded residents that Phase 1 of North Carolina’s Stay at Home Order becomes effective starting at 5 p.m. today in their Friday COVID-19 update. Additional COVID-19-related updates from the county for Friday, May 8, are below. Department of Health & Human Services State Cases of COVID-19 In North Carolina, there are currently 13,868 […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has cancelled or postponed nearly every community event for the months of April and May, and this includes final activities for the high school graduating class. Sports and academic banquets, baccalaureate and other moments of recognition have all been curtailed by current state and local ordinances. The Hatteras Island community did not […]
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Avon’s annual Independence Day celebration, “Fireworks at the Beach 2020,” (which was originally scheduled for July 7), has canceled. Amid growing concerns for the health and safety of everyone, Avon Pier Concessionaire Joe Thompson, Fireworks Committee Chair Pat Weston, and the Avon Property Owners Association made the decision on Thursday, May 7, to cancel the […]
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In a coordinated effort among the three counties of the Outer Banks, the area will reopen to visitors on Saturday, May 16. When the rental homes, hotels and motels do reopen, it may appear to be business as usual. But for the people who work in the hospitality business, it will be anything but. “This […]
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On Saturday, March 14, Gov. Roy Cooper ordered all North Carolina schools to close. Classes would continue, but instruction would be entirely online. Two days later, the nonprofit Outer Banks Community Foundation rolled out the first of its COVID-19 Rapid Response Grants, which it awards in times of crisis. The $4,500 grant awarded to the Dare Education Foundation helped […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore Superintendent David Hallac on Thursday said the park service hopes to have seashore campgrounds and restrooms open by Memorial Day weekend. The news came as U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt stopped by Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge and Cape Hatteras on Thursday in a tour of national parks and […]
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By the staff at the Institute for the Study of the Americas, UNC Chapel Hill Ocracoke Island’s residents can trace their ancestry to many parts of the world. In March, the Ocracoke community welcomed a group of visitors from UNC Chapel Hill the week of March 9 to learn about the island’s connections to Latin […]
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