The Dare County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) stated that the Dare County COVID-19 case count is up to 25 as of Thursday, June 4, which is a slight increase from the total of 23 cases reported on June 2. Though there is no additional information reported by the county on the two new […]
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Unemployment claims exploded in Dare County as businesses completely shut their doors or significantly cut pay for workers that stayed on as the COVID-19 pandemic set-in, spiking to levels not seen in three decades. The state Department of Commerce reported Wednesday the unemployment rate for April was 24.5 percent, eclipsing the previous high mark of […]
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Cast your vote June 4th & 5th for the “Audience Favorite” category for the Ocrafolk Festival 2020 Poster Contest for the festival that Wasn’t at https://www.ocracokealive.org/ocrafolk-2020-poster-contest-…
Luana Gibbs, Health Director for Hyde County, announced Hyde County’s second laboratory-confirmed case of COVID-19 on Wednesday, June 3. The individual is in isolation at home, and close contacts have been identified and are quarantined as well. “Though we have been fortunate to have a very small number of laboratory-confirmed cases, we must not become […]
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The National Park Service has called off the extensive search for a Fort Bragg soldier missing at Cape Lookout National Seashore since May 22 — and has not commented on whether remains found in the area May 31 might be those of 21-year-old Enrique Roman-Martinez. On May 23, active search efforts began at South Core […]
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“We’re wide open,” announces Lee Nettles, Executive Director of the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, citing several recent accolades supporting the OBX’s front position for travel this summer. Forbes.com recently ranked the Outer Banks as Number One among The 20 Top Places Americans Are Dreaming About Right Now, and Cape Hatteras in Buxton, NC was just […]
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The weather still remains tricky at times, which continues to frustrate anglers, but when they can fish, the fishing is good. The Hatteras offshore fleets have been catching gapher dolphin, yellowfin tuna, blackfin tuna, some wahoo, a few blue marlins, and a couple of sailfish this past week. The inshore boats have been catching bluefish, […]
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November 14, 1975 – May 29, 2020 SOUTHERN SHORES — Robert Daniel O’Connell, 44, of Southern Shores, NC died Friday, May 29, 2020. Born in Richmond, VA on November 14, 1975, he was the son of Daniel O’Connell of Southern Shores, NC and the late Sandra Gene Hamlin. In addition to his father, Robert is […]
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April 9, 1939 – May 30, 2020 MANTEO — Connie Mae Burton Selby, 81, of Manteo, NC died at her home on May 30, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was the widow of Milton Selby and the daughter of the late Cora Mae McClease Burton of Manteo and Daniel Burton of Currituck, NC. She […]
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A high risk of rip currents is in effect for beaches south of Cape Hatteras, while a moderate threat of rip currents is forecasted for northern Hatteras Island beaches, per a Wednesday morning update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. A high risk of rip currents means that life-threatening rip […]
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