Ocracoke and Mattamuskeet schools will begin the first nine weeks of the academic year online only. The Hyde County Board of Education voted unanimously Saturday to begin the school year Aug. 17 with the state Plan C. Prior to the vote, Superintendent Steve Basnight briefed the education commissioners on the options of Plans B and […]
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Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, Mushmouth, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on Mushmouth, 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/
SOUTHERN SHORES — Outer Banks native Larry Gray rode his first wave in 1954. Sliding down a beautiful glassy right and into a passion that would bring thousands more waves and last a lifetime. On Tuesday, July 21, 2020, Larry rode one final wave to eternal peace. In between those two waves, one real and […]
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Commercial and recreational fishers have been dealing for decades with the unpredictability of Oregon Inlet navigation but with the recent go-ahead by Dare County for its private partner to move on a contract to build a new hopper dredge, there may be an end in sight. Legislation passed in 2017 to provide Dare County with […]
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MANTEO — Jefferson “Sonny” Lee Albarty V [A Legend to many] of Manteo NC, was born December 19, 2001 and went home to be with the Lord Thursday, July 23, 2020. He is survived by the family he adored, his father and mother, Lee and Amy Albarty, his sister Grace Albarty, grandparents, and extended family. […]
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After months of waiting and deliberating the impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic, it is with regret that the CHAC Board of Directors including President, Larry Griffin and Vice President, Ervin Gaskins, voted unanimously at our Board of Directors meeting on July 9, 2020 to cancel the remainder of 2020 events for the safety of all. […]
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The National Hurricane Center is now issuing advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone #9, which has a 90% chance of becoming Tropical Storm or Hurricane Isaias, (pronounced ees-ah-EE-ahs), within the next 48 hours, per a Tuesday evening update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City Office. While the track and intensity forecast remains very […]
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Dare County announced 4 additional positive COVID-19 test results on Tuesday, July 28, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 335. The 4 additional cases consist of 3 residents and one non-resident, and include the following: 1) resident, 18-24, female, home isolation 2) non-resident, 50-64, male, transferred isolation […]
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With actions to slow the spread of COVID-19 beginning to have an impact, Governor Roy Cooper is doubling down on prevention measures with the signing of Executive Order 153, which stops the sale of alcoholic drinks in restaurants, breweries, wineries, and distilleries at 11 p.m. North Carolina bars that are currently closed will remain closed. […]
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While 2019 was a record-breaking year for sea turtle nesting activity within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS), 2020 is shaping up to be a solid year for sea turtles as well, with a total of 193 nests recorded so far along the National Seashore beaches. Per http://www.seaturtle.org/, which has monitored sea turtle nesting activity […]
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