The Outer Banks Seafood Festival Board of Directors announced today that the 2020 Outer Banks Seafood Festival will be postponed until October 2021. With the health and safety of our attendees, volunteers and staff uppermost in mind, as well as the many unknowns regarding crowd gatherings, the decision was made to ensure that the Festival […]
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Standing water from days of heavy rainfall has led to challenging driving conditions at several popular beach accesses on Hatteras Island. As of June 17, the rain gauge at the Billy Mitchell Airport in Frisco indicated that the region’s rainfall is approximately 15 inches above normal for mid-June, due to wet weather that inundated the […]
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A northern Virginia man was seriously injured on Friday, June 19, after he was knocked overboard while riding on the bow of his brother’s boat in the Pamlico Sound off of Hatteras Island and was hit by the propeller. The Dare County Sheriff’s Office, Hatteras Island Rescue Squad and Dare EMS and N.C. Wildlife Resources […]
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Dare County announced three new positive COVID-19 test results on Sunday afternoon, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 49. The three new cases are all non-residents who have transferred to their home counties, and who are recovering in isolation. The cases include a male in the 25-49 age range, a male […]
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Dare County announced two new positive COVID-19 test results on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 46. The two new cases are both non-residents who have transferred to their home counties, and who are recovering in isolation. The cases include a 17-year-old male, and a female in the 18-24 age range. […]
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Dare County officials met Friday afternoon and have updated the Emergency Declaration for COVID-19 to include a mandate that face coverings be worn in indoor and outdoor public spaces where social distancing cannot be maintained. This measure becomes effective Sunday, June 21 at 9 a.m. To view the full order, click here. The updated declaration covers all areas […]
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Per a Friday afternoon update, the number of positive COVID-19 tests in Dare County is 44, 10 of which are considered active. (Nine are residents and one is a non-resident). Since the last Dare County DHHS Update issued, on Tuesday, June 16, there have been two new positive cases. The Dare County website has already […]
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Luana Gibbs, Health Director for Hyde County reports three (3) more cases of COVID-19 in Hyde County. All of the individuals are in isolation at home and close contact investigations have occurred. This brings Hyde County’s total count of laboratory confirmed cases to six (6); however, three (3) of those cases have recovered. There are […]
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A 16-year-old male from Oak Ridge, North Carolina reportedly received a non-life-threatening injury from a shark off Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore). The incident occurred at approximately 4:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon. Last evening, Dare County Dispatch notified Seashore Law Enforcement Rangers that a 16-year-old male was being treated at a medical facility in Nags Head […]
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Dare County reported its 44th case of COVID-19 on Thursday, June 18. The new case is a female non-resident who is 18-24 years of age, and who has transferred to her home county to recover in isolation. There have been a total of 12 new positive cases in the county since the last Dare County DHHS update was […]
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