The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will collect red snapper carcasses from recreational fishermen during the upcoming red snapper season. Also, new gear requirements for the snapper-grouper fishery will go into effect shortly after the red snapper season opens. The division has set up four new freezer locations, in addition to the seven carcass collection […]
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July 4th is Independence Day, also known as America’s birthday in the United States. We celebrate the 4th of July because it represents the day that America became separate from British rule. In 1941, it became a federal holiday, but people had been celebrating it decades before. Independence Day is celebrated on July 4th because on […]
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The Dare County Department of Information Technologies GIS (Geographical Information Systems) Division has released a new flood map tool for Dare County. The web application allows users to drag a layer across the map and visually switch between the previous flood maps from 2006 and the newly adopted flood maps. The tool is available here https://gis.darecountync.gov/floodzones The updated […]
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Dare County announced 16 additional positive COVID-19 test results on Wednesday, July 1, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 113. The 16 additional cases consist of 4 residents and 12 non-residents, and include the following: 1) non-resident, male, 18-24, isolation in Dare 2) non-resident, male, 25-39, transferred isolation 3) non-resident, female, […]
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Governor Roy Cooper today shared that North Carolina will continue working with schools, teachers, parents, and health experts to ensure that plans for school this coming year will protect everybody, especially those at high-risk. “We want to get our students back in the classroom, and we want to make sure we get this right. My […]
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December 16, 1928 – June 22, 2020 SOUTHERN SHORES — Phyllis Wise Hooper completed her earthly life of 91 years on June 22, 2020 at her home in Southern Shores. Married to Dwight Hooper for 63 years, she is survived by her four children Betty, Buddy, David, and Mike plus two grandsons, Jamie and David […]
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If you’re planning on boating over Fourth of July weekend, be prepared for increased enforcement from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. The commission’s law enforcement division’s “Operation Dry Water” runs from July 3-5. During the annual campaign, enforcement officers will conduct sobriety checkpoints and promote public awareness to deter impaired operation of vessels. In North […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Astrid, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Astrid, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/
A bill signed by Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday has authorized funding to restart the Ocracoke-Hatteras passenger ferry service in 2020, which is slated to begin on Friday, July 3. On Wednesday morning, the Ocracoke Express passenger ferry was docked at the Hatteras ferry terminal, and was being inspected by NCDOT personnel to ensure […]
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by Robert Michelson Red drum, North Carolina’s official state saltwater fish, live in coastal and estuarine waters from Massachusetts to Mexico. The colors can range from a deep blackish, coppery color to almost completely silver. The most common color is reddish bronze. In 1971, the North Carolina General Assembly designated red drum as the state saltwater […]
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