The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) today took action to decrease barriers to COVID-19 testing by issuing a Statewide Standing Order for COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing, as well as a State Health Director Temporary Order on COVID-19 Diagnostic Test Reporting. These actions will help to increase access to testing across the state, […]
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Dare County released the following COVID-19 update for Tuesday, July 7, which details the county’s current 40 active cases, recent testing efforts, and additional community information. The number of positive COVID-19 tests in Dare County is 150, 40 of which are considered active and in home isolation. Of the 150 cases, 82 are residents and […]
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The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s “Operation Dry Water” boating safety campaign over the Fourth of July weekend resulted in 467 contacts with boaters in eastern North Carolina from July 3-5. Of those, patrol officers wrote 39 citations and charged six with boating under the influence. The highest blood-alcohol concentration of the weekend was 0.14, said […]
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July 7, 2020 Re: Outer Banks Chamber Op-Ed regarding Housing Efforts Dear Editor, The Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce was contracted by Dare County from 2017-2020 to handle economic development. Under the contract, the Chamber was charged with finding ways to diversify our local economy and add available year-round jobs to our community. The Chamber […]
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Wright Brothers National Memorial (Memorial) will be closed on Monday, July 13th to complete a pavement preservation project. If weather precludes work on the 13th, the park will be closed on July 14th. During the one day closure, the contractor, Bryant’s Land & Development Industries, Inc. (Burnsville, NC), will apply a fog seal, which is […]
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In cooperation with area municipalities, local businesses, and area locals, Current TV has released the first of a series of PSA’s highlighting why it’s important we all follow North Carolina’s Executive Order to wear a Face Covering in public places. All programs of CURRENT TV are available for streaming on CURRENT TV’s YouTube Channel […]
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July 23, 1955 – July 5, 2020 Oakland, MD — Rev. Mark Duane Hickman (64), of Oakland, MD, passed away unexpectedly, surrounded by his family on July 5, 2020 in Salvo, NC. Born on 23 July 1955, in Parkersburg, WV, Mark was a United Methodist pastor in Durbin, WV; Bethel United Methodist Church in Mt. […]
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December 6, 1960 – July 3, 2020 KITTY HAWK – Kimberly Ruth Allen Barriner, 59, of Kitty Hawk, NC died Friday, July 3, 2020, at her home. Born in Honolulu, HI on December 6, 1960, she was the daughter of Mary Jo Springer Martin and the late Scottie Allen. Having served our country honorably, Kim […]
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MANTEO –It is with a sense of great loss that the family of Savannah Lee Brill announces her passing on July 4 ,2020. Savannah was born on January 23,1987 and she lived a life that was full of mountain tops and deep valleys. She fought setbacks for the majority of her life, including some she […]
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NAGS HEAD — Christopher Anthony Furnari, 60, of Nags Head passed away on July 5, 2020 at Peak Resources. Chris was born in Brooklyn, NY and retired from construction to the Outer Banks many years ago. Chris was a very loving Sicilian family man that would do anything for you and loved to cook Chris […]
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