Widespread rainfall over the past several days has set the stage for potential localized flash flooding from Tuesday through the middle of the week, as an upper-level low brings the potential for periods of heavy rainfall, per the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. An additional 4-6 inches of rain is possible for […]
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Dare County reported four new positive COVID-19 test results on Monday, June 15, bringing the total amount of cases in the county to 39. The four new cases are all non-residents of Dare County, and include a female in the 50-64 age bracket, and three males in the 18-24 age bracket. All four patients have […]
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Division of Marine Fisheries Director Steve Murphey has announced the 2020 commercial flounder seasons. The southern flounder season will open and close as follows: Sept. 15 to Oct. 6 in the Northern Management Area, which includes Albemarle, Roanoke, and Croatan sounds and their tributaries; Oct. 1 to Oct. 19 in the Central Management Area, which […]
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North Carolina emergency management officials have launched a new initiative for the state’s coastal counties as hurricane season gets underway — predetermined evacuation zones based on the most vulnerable areas. North Carolina Public Safety Secretary Erik Hooks and Emergency Management Director Mike Sprayberry said the state worked with 20 coastal counties, including Dare, Hyde and […]
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Coast Guard crews aided a disabled vessel across the bar Sunday after the sport fisher experienced steering complications. The incident happened about 6:35 p.m. about eight miles offshore, Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet said in a Facebook post. “The vessel had been experiencing steering system complications and the possibility that they could potentially lose steering while […]
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March 13, 1935 – June 13, 2020 MANTEO — Sandra Ann Himber Cohen, 85, of Manteo, NC died Saturday, June 13, 2020, at Accordius Health at Creekside Care in Ahoskie, NC. Born in Wilmington, DE on March 13, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Charles Himber. Sandra is survived by two […]
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The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Commercial Resource Fund Committee and the Funding Committee for the N.C. Commercial Fishing Resource Fund are accepting proposals for the 2021 funding cycle from the N.C. Commercial Fishing Resource Fund. There are two requests for proposals for this funding cycle: Comprehensive Request for Proposals – This request for proposal is […]
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A slight risk of excessive rainfall is forecast for the Outer Banks as heavy rains from the weekend continue for the next several days, per a Monday morning update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. 1-2 inches of rain are likely along the coast on Monday, with locally higher amounts possible, […]
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On Friday, June 12, crew members from the U.S. Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet responded to a vessel approximately six nautical miles off the Diamond Shoals abandoned lighthouse that had lost their engines, propulsion, and was drifting further offshore. The crew made their way out Hatteras Inlet, found the vessel, and proceeded to place them […]
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Dare County announced another positive COVID-19 test result on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 35. Another positive case was identified on Saturday, June 13, and prior to Saturday, the case count had remained at 32 since June 7, 2020. The two new cases include a female non-resident who […]
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